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30.08.2016Inter-ministerial body for assessing the situation of people with disabilities and their familiesThe inter-ministerial body for development of solutions to improve the situation of people with disabilities and their family members was created. Prime Minister Beata Szydło signed the ordinance on its establishment on August 29 this year.
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25.08.2016First contract, then work since 1 SeptemberThe amendment to the Labour Code, which enters into force on September 1 this year, assumes the end of the first day employment syndrome. The employer and every employee will be required to have a written contract or written confirmation of its terms – even before admitting the employee to work.
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12.08.2016Award for the Polish Government for the “Family 500 plus” programmeOn 12 August, Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy, Elżbieta Rafalska, accepted the Award of the European Large Family Confederation (ELFAC) on behalf of the Polish Government in recognition of outstanding achievements in pro-family policy, in particular for the implementation of the “Family 500 plus” programme. The award ceremony took place during the 8th European Large Families Conference in Riga.
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11.08.2016Meeting with the Ambassador of ArgentinaUndersecretary of State, Elżbieta Bojanowska, met with Patricia Beatriz Salas, Ambassador of Argentina to Poland.
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08.08.2016President signed the Act on the minimum hourly wageThe President signed the Act on the minimum hourly wage. Since 1 January 2017, the minimum hourly wage of more than PLN 12 will apply to people working on contracts of mandate and contracts for the provision of services.
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18.07.2016Meeting with the Japanese delegationSecretary of State, Stanisław Szwed, met with representatives of the Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare of the House of Representatives of the Japanese Parliament.
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15.07.2016Informal meeting of EU Ministers for Employment and Social PolicyState Secretary Stanisław Szwed took part in an informal meeting of EU Ministers for Employment and Social Policy, which took place in Bratislava on 14-15 July 2016.
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13.07.2016“500 plus” has already produced concrete results“Investment in the family is the best investment,” said Prime Minister Beata Szydło during the conference summarising three months of the “Family 500 plus” programme. “I am very proud, because the programme has already produced concrete results.”
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06.07.2016Poland among top 10 EU countries with the lowest unemployment rateIn May, unemployment in the European Union amounted to 8.6 per cent – the Eurostat reports. It has been the lowest level since March 2009. Poland is in the top 10 countries with the lowest unemployment.
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01.07.2016The Family 500 plus programme changes the lives of Poles“The ‘Family 500 plus’ programme allows many families to really live on plus,” said Prime Minister Beata Szydło at the conference summing up three months of the programme.