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31 October 2024
Changes are coming to the rules on using sick notes and their verification

On 25 October 2024, a draft government bill was published amending the rules on taking sick leave and also clarifying how its proper use by insured persons may be verified. Below is a description of the key intentions of the draft bill.

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29 October 2024
Bill to establish 24 December a public holiday

A bill has been submitted to the Sejm according to which 24 December - Christmas Eve would permanently become a public holiday for all employees. The bill also stipulates that trading on the Saturday preceding Easter Sunday would only be possible until 14:00.

24 October 2024
New bill on health care insurance contributions

Bill on amendments to the Act on Publicly Funded Health Care Services was published on the website of the Government Legislation Centre.

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22 October 2024
PLN 18,000 for undermining an employee's self-esteem and professional usefulness

The Regional Court in Gdańsk upheld the judgment of the District Court awarding compensation of PLN 18,000 for unequal treatment and undermining an employee's self-esteem and professional usefulness.

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18 October 2024
The Government presents a bill on AI systems

On 16 October 2024, the Ministry of Digital Affairs published a bill on AI systems to facilitate application of the EU AI Act. The main features of the draft are:

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16 October 2024
Assumptions of Poland's migration strategy for 2025-2030

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:

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