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On October 15th, the main assumptions of the document entitled ‘Take back control. Ensure security. Comprehensive and responsible migration strategy of Poland for 2025-2030’ were added to the list of the Council of Ministers’ legislative and programming work. According to the information published on the website of the Council of Ministers (for the time being still very general), the document is to set directions for changes in immigration law in terms of:
An employee concluded an employment contract and to complete formalities attended work for only one day. Immediately after that one day her children started to fall ill, and then the employee learnt that she was pregnant as a result of which she started to benefit from social security payments and did not return to work.
According to the law, restrictions on trading on Sundays and public holidays do not apply to retail outlets in establishments engaged in cultural, sporting, educational, tourism and leisure activities. Some traders are attempting to take advantage of this exception by setting up ‘book clubs' in their shops, which is intended to allow them to operate seven days a week.
On 1 October the Sejm (Polish parliament’s lower house) passed a bill (text in Polish) supporting businesses that employ staff who are also in the territorial defence or active reserve forces. Under the new law, employers will no longer be required to provide severance pay to employees called for active service in the territorial forces. Instead, the initial payment will be made by their military units.
The Central Institute for Labour Protection (CIOP) has decided to publish general guidelines on adapting working conditions for people with depression. In these guidelines, CIOP mentions categories such as quantitative work requirements, rewards or supervisor support and development.
In a judgment at the end of August this year, the European Court of Human Rights confirmed that a change to the terms and conditions of employment, because of not taking a vaccination against COVID-19, was justifiable under human rights law.