Unions reject employers' proposals on overtime pay, fixed-term contracts

The All-Poland Trade Unions Alliance (OPZZ) has rejected changes to the Labor Code proposed by the Polish Confederation of Private Employers (PKPP). The PKPP proposal contains two controversial clauses that are objected to by the unions, concerning reduced rates for overtime work and increased use of fixed-term employment contracts. "These proposals are unacceptable to the majority of the board," said OPZZ chairman Maciej Manicki. At the beginning of next week Labor Minister Jerzy Hausner will submit for union consultation the government's proposals for changing the Labor Code. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) A.Z.