National Labour Inspectorate (PIP) and Polish Amateur Radio Union (PZK) organize the Diploma Drive which is coordinated by Kielce District Labour Inspectorate and will be held from the 3rd of November till the 10th of December 2019.
The participants aim at obtaining the Diploma of the Centenary of the National Labour Inspectorate, after making QSO (communication) on all of the operational frequencies with every special event station, by all kinds of emission. 5 stations will be active during this special event, with its „centenary” callsigns containing the symbol „100PIP” in their names. They will be supported by PZK club stations in polish towns where the District Labour Inspectorates are situated – in Kielce, Warsaw, and Lublin among others.
Radio operators from Poland and from abroad can enter the Diploma Programme and obtain the Diploma after fulfilling its requirements. The cards confirming making QSO will also be valid after the event is finished until the edition is out.
The Radio Amateur Operator Diploma Drive is held in reference to the act of signing of The Temporary Decree on Establishing and Functioning of the Labour Inspectorate on the 3rd of January 1919.
The most important goal of inspectors was - from the very beginning - to secure the health and safety of all the employees. The protection of the rights of women and juvenile workers got a significant position in Poland between wars. The special department of the Chief Labour Inspectorate was established to supervise the protection of maternity rights, among others the realizing by employers their obligation to run nurseries, and protection of providing proper youthful worker´s medical care.
After the IIWW and nationalization of industry, the activity of Labour Inspectorate had to be changed. From 1950, staying under local authorities, Labour Inspectorate was obliged to perform different duties and its supervising role became soundly limited. In 1954 the control of the safety of work has been taken over by Trade Unions and it, unfortunately, resulted in the fierce growth of the number of accidents at workplaces.
Nowadays the National Labour Inspectorate reports to the Parliament of the Republic of Poland (its Lower Chamber – i.e. Sejm) and its priorities are to supervise and inspect the observance of labour law - particularly in the scope of occupational safety and health rules and regulations – by the employers and other entities for which work is performed. Only between 1998 and 2017 labour inspectors conducted 1,8 mln of inspections issuing 8,5 mln of decisions concerning health and safety and 211 400 of decisions ordering payment of remuneration, as well as 7 mln of improvement notices. The inspections resulted in the elimination of risks and hazards to 1,6 mln or employees and concluding 250 000 of employment contracts. Also, the remunerations in the sum of 3 billion PLN has been paid.
Another important field in the scope of Labour Inspectorate´s activity is supervision and inspection of the observance of labour law, including the right to proper remuneration, to holidays and to work within the strictly specified norms of time.
The legality of employment – concerning both Polish citizens and foreigners – is also under the Labour Inspectorate supervision. Free of charge legal advice may be obtained by every person in one of the 16 District Labour Inspectorates and by means of the Legal Advice Centre. Additionally, a dedicated phone number is available for foreigners from Eastern Countries, particularly from Ukraine.
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