Such a demand to subject labour law to the possibilities or needs of companies may arise out of a sincere desireto preserve it, especially in a system which has allowed civil law to manage work and labour issues, as is the case in Poland. It may also be the last step on the downwardslope to the end of labourlaw aswe know it. It is thus possible to wonder whether the central debate on the effectiveness of law has not become today, quite simply, that of its economic and social usefulness (Monteiro, 2006). It is true that the ‘‘trial of labour law’’ that started almost a quarter-century ago seems, at least to some observers, to be coming close to a final verdict. We are not longer at the stage of denouncing the anti-business character of social law, as a vector for introducing economic malfunctions into the free market. It does not matter that rules are necessary for the market to exist at all. We have come to the point of provoking a social rejection of labour law norms, considered counterproductive in terms of jobs and corporate life, and their relative ineffectiveness is simply an indication of their inappropriateness. Taken to its logical conclusion, this would indicate the necessity to eliminate all these laws as they are harmful – first and foremost for those they are intended to protect, i.e. the workers.