Objective Reasons on the Part of the Employer as a Premise for Entering into an “Unlimited” Fixed‑Term Employment Contract Cover Image

Obiektywne przyczyny leżące po stronie pracodawcy jako przesłanka zawarcia „nielimitowanej” umowy o pracę na czas określony
Objective Reasons on the Part of the Employer as a Premise for Entering into an “Unlimited” Fixed‑Term Employment Contract

Author(s): Karol Łapiński
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Labour and Social Security Law
Published by: Temida 2
Keywords: fixed-term employment contract; general clauses; objective reasons; umowa o pracę na czas określony; klauzule generalne; obiektywne przyczyny

Summary/Abstract: The current wording of Art. 251 § 4 point 4 of the Labor Code, valid since 22.02.2016, is an example of a general clause in labor law. At the same time, the “objective reasons” of the so‑called “unlimited” fixed‑term contracts entered into belong to the clauses that change their meaning depending on the person who applies an established rule of law. The use of “objective reasons on the part of the employer” on purpose to limit the abuse of “temporary employment” should generally be assessed as incorrect. According to this, the Court of Justice of the European Union may judge this regulation to be illegal according to Clause 5 of Council Directive 99/70 / EC of 28 June 1999, and as incompatible with the purpose and the effectiveness of the framework agreement. Therefore, it is necessary to replace the general clause used by the legislator with further, more specific premises of “objective reasons” for entering into “unlimited” fixed‑term employment contracts.

  • Issue Year: 2/2021
  • Issue No: 26
  • Page Range: 159-177
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish