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Table of Contents
Introduction . . . 7
Chapter 1 Social Dialogue Council in the social and legal system of Poland . . . 9
1.1. Introductory remarks . . . 9
1.2. International and constitutional legal environment of social dialogue . . . 13
1.3. Origins of the Social Dialogue Council . . . 22
1.4. Legal nature of the Social Dialogue Council . . . 31
Chapter 2 Powers and competences of the Social Dialogue Council . . . 35
2.1. Introductory remarks . . . 35
2.2. Powers stemming from the Act on Social Dialogue Council . . . 38
2.2.1. Powers of the Council . . . 38
2.2.2. Competences of parties to the Council . . . 48
2.2.3. Powers of the organisations forming the Council . . . 68
2.3. Competences stemming from other Acts of Parliament . . . 72
Chapter 3 Composition of the Social Dialogue Council . . . 76
3.1. Introductory remarks . . . 76
3.2. Participants to the social dialogue . . . 78
3.3. Parties to the social dialogue . . . 85
Chapter 4 Organisation of the Social Dialogue Council . . . 100
4.1. Introductory remarks . . . 100
4.2. Bodies of the Social Dialogue Council . . . 101
4.3. Meetings of the Council and its way of proceeding . . . 104
6 Table of Contents 4.4. The Office, regulations and funding
of the Social Dialogue Council . . . 111
Chapter 5 Vovivodship social dialogue councils . . . 117
5.1. Introductory remarks . . . 117
5.2. Concept, creation, closure and composition of voivodship social dialogue councils . . . 118
5.3. Powers of the voivodship social dialogue councils . . . 123
5.4. Organisation of voivodship social dialogue councils . . . 129
Bibliography . . . 136
