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08.02.2019Senior citizens: Internet users, caregivers, partners and citizensThey learn to surf the net, cook and attend inter-generational workshops - as part of projects implemented under the Programme for Social Engagement of the Elderly (ASOS).
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23.01.2019A centenary of the Public Employment ServicesThe centenary of the establishment of the Public Employment Services was celebrated with a festive gala with a participation of the Minister, Elżbieta Rafalska. The most distinguished employment offices were awarded.
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22.01.2019“Mother 4+” programme adopted by the governmentThe Council of Ministers adopted a bill on parental supplementary benefit. Due to the new provisions, persons who brought up at least four children and do not have necessary means of subsistence, will acquire the right to receive the benefit. Over 801 million zloty has been reserved for the “Mother 4+” programme in the state budget for the year 2019. The benefit will be paid as of March.
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11.01.2019We already have 500 homes and Senior+ clubsA record growth in the number of day homes and Senior+ clubs, a huge programme budget and an even stronger focus on the needs of senior citizens from rural areas - it was a crucial year for the senior citizen policy. In 2019, the budget of the Senior+ Programme was 80 million PLN!
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08.01.2019Unemployment at the end of 2018. The newest data of the Ministry of FamilyThe unemployment rate registered in December 2018 amounted to 5.9 percent, as results from the initial data of the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy. At the end of the last year, the number of the unemployed amounted to 971.3 thousand persons.
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31.12.2018Minimum wage up in 2019The minimum wage will amount to PLN 2,250 as of 1 January 2019. This is by PLN 150 more than in the previous year and by PLN 500 more than in 2015. Whereas, the minimum hourly rate amounts to PLN 14.70.
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31.12.2018Large families will gain even moreSignificant changes to the Large Family Card are coming. As of 1 January 2019 the card authorising to many discounts will be granted to parents who have or had at least three dependent children, irrespectively of their age at the moment of submitting the application.
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28.12.2018Changes in trade restrictions as of JanuaryAs of the beginning of the new year we are going to face changes in the act on limitation of trade on Sundays and holidays and some other days. Soon, shopping will be possible only on the last Sunday of the month and not, as it has been so far, on the first and last.
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28.12.2018Good, better and better. Labour market in 2018Systematically increasing remunerations, lower and lower unemployment rate and record number of 16.6 million of working Poles. Moreover, a few provisions facilitating employers’ lives. In 2018, the predominant aim was to further improve the situation in the labour market.
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28.12.2018Engagement and care - the senior citizen policy in 201880 million PLN to create and run Day Homes and “Senior+” Clubs, more than 380 municipalities in the “Care 75+” programme, continuation of the hugely popular Government Programme Social Engagement of the Elderly (ASOS), and more money to pensioners with the lowest income - this is, briefly, what the senior citizen policy of the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy was about this year.