Published: 2022-06-02

Admissibility of Suing an Employee from a Third State before a Polish Court on the Basis of the Regulation No. 1215/2012 and the Code of Civil Procedure

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Abstract

The EU Regulation 1215/2012, as well as the Polish civil procedural law regarding individual employment relationships are employee-interest oriented. The employee’s domicile is a specific form of privilege on the level of the national jurisdiction regulations establishing international competence of national courts. The domicile provides effective protection for the employee in case of a potential dispute with an employer,
who initiates the proceedings. Unfortunately, neither the Regulation 1215/2012 nor the Polish civil procedural law provides for equivalent protection for a third state employee (an employee from outside the EU) compared to an employee domiciled in Poland. The paper argues that despite a one-sided regulation, suing a third state employee before a Polish court is in principle impermissible. When applying the objective criterion to determine whether there is a national jurisdiction to hear the case, the court should
consider the need to protect the employee and his or her legitimate interests. The author posits that the employee’s interest constitutes a legal basis for assessing whether in the proceedings before a Polish court — as forum conveniens — it is possible to safeguard the rights of a weaker party of a particular legal relationship. If a choice of court agreement was concluded, suing a third state employee before a Polish court will not be possible. This is because the prorogation agreement is subject to Article 23 of the Regulation 1215/2012. This provision requires that for the prorogation of jurisdiction to be effective, the employee, as party to an agreement, must be domiciled in one of the Member States.

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Torbus, A. (2022). Admissibility of Suing an Employee from a Third State before a Polish Court on the Basis of the Regulation No. 1215/2012 and the Code of Civil Procedure. Problemy Prawa Prywatnego Międzynarodowego (“Problems of Private International law”), 30, 31–56. https://doi.org/10.31261/PPPM.2022.30.02

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Vol. 30 (2022)
Published: 2023-06-16


ISSN: 1896-7604
eISSN: 2353-9852
Ikona DOI 10.31261/PPGOS

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Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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