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09.01.2018Poland among top 7 EU countries with the lowest unemployment ratePoland is in the top 7 countries with the lowest unemployment. In November 2017, the unemployment rate in EU-28 was 7,3% , down from 7.4% in October 2017 and from 8.3% in November 2016. This is the lowest rate recorded in the EU28 since October 2008.
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09.01.2018New organisation of day nurseries after New Year’s DayThree times higher budget expenses for supporting the development of day nurseries, easier setting up of these establishments, greater safety of children and possibility of exemption from charges and property tax – these are only a few changes in the care system for children under 3, which entered into force at the beginning of the new year.
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08.01.2018Women in managerial positionsWomen in Poland have appropriate qualifications and motivations to occupy key managerial positions. The Eurostat data shows that more than 76.8% of working women
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03.01.2018Gender Pay Gap in PolandStatistically, a woman performing the same or comparable work as a man, earns less. This problem, known as the „gender pay gap” has been analysed in many studies and occurs all over the world.
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29.12.2017New year in family and social policyWhat changes await us in 2018? They includes development of places of care for the youngest, investment in activity and support for seniors, and further steps of the “For Life” programme.
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28.12.2017Problem of violence against women in Poland against a background of the EUIn March 2015, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights published the results of the largest global survey on violence against women[1]. It shows the commonness of the phenomenon of violence, taking into account both the adult life experiences as well as the cases of physical and sexual violence, faced by the respondents in their childhood.
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21.12.2017Merry Christmas
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06.12.2017Elżbieta Rafalska, Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy received the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of HungaryElżbieta Rafalska, Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy received the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary on December 4rd. The award was conferred by Janos Ader, President of Hungary.
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01.12.2017Meeting in the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social PolicyOn December 1st Minister E. Rafalska met with British Ambassador Jonathan Knott.
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30.11.2017Eurostat: unemployment rate in Poland 4.6%Poland is in the top 7 countries with the lowest unemployment. In October this year, the unemployment rate in EU-28 was 7.4% , down from 7.5% in September 2017 and from 8.3% in October 2016. This is the lowest rate recorded in the EU28 since November 2008.