The University of Lodz (UŁ), as the only university in Poland has received the “Employee-friendly Employer” certificate for 2020.

The distinction is awarded to companies that respect the rights of employees and conduct social dialogue. The University of Lodz received the certificate for the second time, previously it happened in 2016.

The competition is organized by NSZZ “Solidarność” under the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland. It promotes employers who stand out in terms of compliance with labor law, in particular through employment stability, compliance with health and safety at work and the right to form trade unions. This is the only competition in which the candidates for the award are submitted by the employees themselves associated in the trade union “Solidarność”.