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14.12.2015Prime Minister Szydło at the first meeting of the Social Dialogue CouncilThe first meeting of the Social Dialogue Council was held on 14 December in the office of the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy. It was attended by Prime Minister Beata Szydło and Marshals of the Sejm and Senate.
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11.12.2015Minister Elżbieta Rafalska in the Social Dialogue CouncilToday, President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, appointed Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy, Elżbieta Rafalska, and Deputy Minister Stanisław Szwed, who is in charge of social dialogue at the Ministry, to the Social Dialogue Council.
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09.12.2015Single-digit unemployment rate maintainedIn November this year, the unemployment rate was 9.7%, as indicated by the estimates of the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy. This is another month in which unemployment remains at a single-digit level.
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07.12.2015Family gathering on Saint Nicholas' DayToday, family celebration of Saint Nicholas' Day was hosted in the office of the Ministry. Elżbieta Rafalska, Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy, met with foster families and families with many children.
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01.12.2015Launching the ‘Family 500+’ programme in April 2016“The child benefit of PLN 500 will be paid from the second quarter next year. Public consultation on the project will be held at the end of December this year,” Prime Minister Beata Szydło announced after the government meeting.
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23.11.2015Awards for social workersOn 23 November, Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy, Elżbieta Rafalska, presented awards and distinctions for outstanding, innovative solutions in social assistance. Awards are presented each year in connection with the Social Worker Day celebrated on 21 November.
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19.11.2015New deputy ministers appointedStanisław Szwed, Krzysztof Michałkiewicz and Marcin Zieleniecki were appointed Deputy Ministers of Family, Labour and Social Policy. Krzysztof Michałkiewicz assumed the position of the Government Plenipotentiary for Disabled People. The nominations were presented by Elżbieta Rafalska, Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy.
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18.11.2015Family as the main theme of exposé of Prime Minister Beata SzydłoLarger family support, PLN 500 for second and subsequent child, and in the case of the poorest ones – also for the first child, lowering the retirement age – these are the main themes of exposé made by Polish Prime Minister, Beata Szydło, in the Sejm.
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16.11.2015Elżbieta Rafalska – the new Minister of Family, Labour and Social PolicyOn 16 November 2015, the new government under the leadership of Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, Beata Szydło, was sworn in at the Presidential Palace.
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15.02.2015Higher pensions in MarchIn March this year, the retirees and pensioners whose benefits are up to PLN 2 thousand will receive a one-time bonus of up to PLN 400. The act introducing this solution was signed on Friday, 12 February, by the President of the Republic of Poland.