⚖️ Employee Rights in Practice

Workshop overview

Participants: youth aged 18–30, group of 15–20

Duration: 180 minutes

Main goal: participants understand different forms of cooperation (employment contract, mandate contract, specific-task contract, B2B), can check key contract elements, read a payslip, know the basics of leave/absences and OHS, and how to respond to irregularities. They prepare letters to the employer and a 30‑day plan.

⚠️ Important: This is an educational workshop, not legal advice. Regulations change — verify in official sources.

Learning objectives

💡 Knowledge

🛠️ Skills

🎯 Attitudes

Agenda (180')

0–12' Opening and ground rules
12–20' Icebreaker “My first job in Poland”
20–28' Mentimeter PRE
28–63' Module 1 – Forms of cooperation
63–93' Module 2 – Contract and payslip
93–103' Break
103–128' Module 3 – Leave and absences
128–153' Module 4 – OHS and equal treatment
153–175' Module 5 – Letters to the employer
175–180' Mentimeter POST + closing

Modules

📋 Module 1 – Forms of cooperation and “when to choose which”

Goal: Choose the right form and know what to expect.

Content: Employment contract (subordination, place/time, leave, OHS); mandate (flexibility, benefits depending on contract); specific‑task (result, no time records); B2B (company‑to‑company, invoice, own insurance).

Exercise: 6 cases → match the form + justification (PRW1).

📄 Module 2 – Contract and red flags + payslip

Goal: Check documents and understand remuneration/working time.

Content: Contract checklist (parties, position, place/time, remuneration, period, leave, OHS). Red flags: no written contract, pressure to sign, unclear deductions.

Exercise: Check a sample contract + find irregularities on the payslip (PRW2, PRW3).

🏖️ Module 3 – Leave and absences

Goal: Know the path and documents.

Content: Annual leave, occasional/on‑demand leave, sick leave (L4/e‑ZLA), childcare, training delegation.

Exercise: 4 mini‑cases → choose a branch of the decision tree and fill in the request (PRW4).

🦺 Module 4 – OHS and equal treatment

Goal: Act safely and respectfully.

Content: OHS training, protective equipment, reporting hazards, accident procedure. Equal treatment: microaggressions, discrimination, mobbing — internal and external paths.

Role‑play: Case from PRW6 → I‑message/DESC + OHS report (PRW5).

✍️ Module 5 – Letters to the employer

Goal: Write briefly and effectively.

Content: 4 templates: A) Request for a written contract, B) Leave request, C) Payslip clarification, D) OHS irregularity report.

Exercise: In groups of four, each writes one letter (max 12 sentences) + quality check (PRW7).

PRW Materials

PRW1 – Map of forms of cooperation
PRW2 – Contract checklist
PRW3 – Payslip/time record
PRW4 – Leave and absences
PRW5 – OHS and response
PRW6 – Case studies (role‑play)
PRW7 – Letters to the employer
PRW8 – Support map
PRW9 – 30‑day plan
PRW‑R – Assessment rubric

Evaluation