Workplace Whistleblower Protection in the Visegrad Countries, France and Slovenia – Proposals for Changes

Dr hab., Professor at the University of Lodz, Faculty of Law and Administration, and an attorney at law at the Bar of Lodz. Author of monographs and other publications on Polish and European labour law in Poland and abroad. Speaker at Polish and international congresses and conferences Associate member of the International Academy of Comparative Law (AIDC-IACL). Member of the European Trade Union Institute’s “Worker Participation Europe network”. Former chairperson of the Polish section of Henri Capitant Association des amis de la culture juridique française (2012–2018). At present, coordinator of the Visegrad Grant Workplace Whistleblower Protection in the V4 Countries, France and Slovenia (WhistlePro).

Zbigniew Hajn graduated in law from the University of Lodz, has worked there ever since and is currently Full Professor and head of the Chair of European, International and Collective Labour Law at the Faculty of Law and Administration. From 2003, he was a judge of the Supreme Court, retiring in 2016. In addition, he was a member of the Labour Law Codification Commission (2002 to 2006) as well as a member of the Legislative Council (2006). From 1996 to 2009, he was the deputy editor-in-chief of the periodical Studia Prawno-Europejskie (Studies on European Law). At present, he is a member of the scientific councils of the periodicals Europejski Przegląd Sądowy (European Court Review) and Monitor Prawa Pracy (Labour Law Monitor) as well as a member of the editorial committee of the Państwo i Prawo (State and Law) monthly. His scholarly achievements include publications. Among these are books on the legal position of the employer, the legal position of employer organizations and the collective labour law system. He is also the editor and co-author of books on union representation at the workplace, free movement of workers within the EU, legal problems of workplace democracy, labour law in Poland (for the International Encyclopaedia of Labour Law and Industrial Relations), commentary to the labour code and others.