Entry #381: LGBT discrimination in Poland

Current Version

RegionPoland
IssueLGBT discrimination
StatusIllegal in some contexts
Start DateJan 1, 2003
End Datenow
Description"The Labour Code has contained anti-discrimination protections in employment since 2003. This prohibition is also reflected in the new Equal Treatment Law of 2010, which entered into force on 1 January 2011. The Equal Treatment Law bans sexual orientation discrimination in employment only.
Sourceshttp://www.non-discrimination.net/content/media/2010-PL-Summary%20country%20Report%20LN_final.pdf
Reports (1)
  • Sources are invalid or broken "404 Page not found"


Revision History (3)

Revision by chae

Old Value New Value (Current)
ValueIllegal in some contexts
Note"The Labour Code has contained anti-discrimination protections in employment since 2003. This prohibition is also reflected in the new Equal Treatment Law of 2010, which entered into force on 1 January 2011. The Equal Treatment Law bans sexual orientation discrimination in employment only. However it is ambiguous if these laws are enforced in the "LGBT-Free Zones"."The Labour Code has contained anti-discrimination protections in employment since 2003. This prohibition is also reflected in the new Equal Treatment Law of 2010, which entered into force on 1 January 2011. The Equal Treatment Law bans sexual orientation discrimination in employment only.

Revision by DuffdeNecker

Old Value New Value
ValueIllegal in some contexts
Note\"The Labour Code has contained anti-discrimination protections in employment since 2003. This prohibition is also reflected in the new Equal Treatment Law of 2010, which entered into force on 1 January 2011. The Equal Treatment Law bans sexual orientation discrimination in employment only. "The Labour Code has contained anti-discrimination protections in employment since 2003. This prohibition is also reflected in the new Equal Treatment Law of 2010, which entered into force on 1 January 2011. The Equal Treatment Law bans sexual orientation discrimination in employment only. However it is ambiguous if these laws are enforced in the "LGBT-Free Zones".

Revision by vviet93

Old Value (Original) New Value
ValueNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Start Date0000-01-012003-01-01
Start Date Unknownmonth
Note\"The Labour Code has contained anti-discrimination protections in employment since 2003. This prohibition is also reflected in the new Equal Treatment Law of 2010, which entered into force on 1 January 2011. The Equal Treatment Law bans sexual orientation discrimination in employment only.
Sourceshttp://www.non-discrimination.net/content/media/2010-PL-Summary%20country%20Report%20LN_final.pdf
Reports (6)
  • Status is not correct
  • Status is not correct "Now even politics in Poland discriminate them"
  • Status is not correct
  • Status is not correct
  • Status is not correct "I reported this previously as incorrect - Poland has laws making sexual orientation employment discrimination unlawful. This means that, at least in employment, LGBT discrimination is not legal. See the currently entry in the "LGBT employment discrimination" section."
  • Date is incorrect "The Labour Code has contained anti-discrimination protections in employment since 2003. This prohibition is also reflected in the new Equal Treatment Law of 2010, which entered into force on 1 January 2011. The Equal Treatment Law bans sexual orientation discrimination in employment only. See http://www.non-discrimination.net/content/media/2010-PL-Summary%20country%20Report%20LN_final.pdf"

PeterGalazka created this entry.