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04.10.2024Number of unemployed persons in September is record low in more than 30 yearsThe registered unemployment rate at the end of September this year, according to estimates by the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy, was 5%. 771,000 persons were still unemployed – September marks the lowest number of registered unemployed persons since the first measurement in 1990.
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03.10.2024Minister Dziemianowicz-Bąk has met with representatives of the International Labour OrganisationCooperation during the Poland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the priorities of the EPSCO Council were discussed today by the Minister for Family, Labour and Social Policy, Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk, and Beate Andrees, Deputy Director General of the International Labour Organisation.
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01.10.2024Parent, don't delay! Apply for the Active Parent benefit todayThe receipt of applications for a new benefit to support parents of young children in balancing professional and family life started on 1 October. Under the Active Parent scheme, the parents will receive up to PLN 1,500 monthly per child. The parents will receive the funds no later than two months after filing the application and, importantly, with adjustment.
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13.09.2024New rules for calculating length of service will redress inequalities in the labour marketA draft amendment of the Labour Code concerning the calculation of length of service is currently under interministerial consultations and assessment. It is authored by the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy.
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09.09.2024Number of unemployed at record low in August773.7 thousand unemployed were registered at labour offices in August this year. – This is according to preliminary data from the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy. A lower August number of unemployed people was recorded 34 years ago.
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04.09.2024‘The labour market needs to change’ argued Minister Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk at the Economic ForumAgnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk, the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy, gave a speech on the labour market at the Economic Forum in Karpacz. She focused on the fact that, when discussing the shortage of workers on the labour market, we must not look for blame in specific social groups, such as senior citizens or young mothers, but we must make a comprehensive reform of the labour market to enable them to be economically active.
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19.08.2024Partners of the 'Communication Center for People with Disabilities’ project selected!The inaugural meeting of the Communication Center for People with Disabilities was held on Monday 19 August. The Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Disabled People has selected the partners with whom it will jointly implement the Communication Center project. These are three organisations: MIGAM S.A., the Polish Association of the Deaf and the Polish Association for People with Intellectual Disability.
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09.08.2024Widow's pension with the President's signature! Restoring dignity to widows and widowersWidows and widowers will be able to collect their retirement benefit and survivor's pension of their deceased spouse. This means financial support for up to 2 million seniors who will see their retirement and pension benefits increase.
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06.08.2024Honorary benefits for centenarians guaranteed by the Act of law and indexed annuallyHonorary benefits for individuals who have reached one hundred years of age will be guaranteed by the Act law soon and, moreover, they will be indexed on an annual basis. The Council of Ministers has just adopted a draft Act on this issue. This is an important change for several thousand Polish seniors. Today, around 6 thousand centenarians receive the benefit, however, this number will increase year on year.
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06.08.2024Unemployment in July lowest in 34 years5 per cent - this was the rate of registered unemployment at the end of July 2024, as estimated by the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy. A lower July value of the unemployment rate was last recorded in 1990.