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01.03.2016The government eliminates the so-called first day employment syndromeThe obligation to confirm essential arrangements to an employee in writing related to the conclusion of the employment contract before admission to work, i.e. the elimination of the so-called first day employment syndrome, is introduced by a draft amendment to the Labour Code adopted today by the Council of Ministers.
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29.02.2016Meeting with the Minister of Employment of the Kingdom of DenmarkOn 29 February 2016, Minister Elżbieta Rafalska met with Jern Neergaard Larsen, Minister of Employment of Denmark.
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26.02.2016100 days of work of the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social PolicyThe ‘Family 500 plus’ programme, the minimum hourly wage of 12 PLN for contracts of mandate and contracts for services and the amendment of the Labour Code are the most important tasks that the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy worked on during the first 100 days.
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17.02.2016President signed the Act on ‘Family 500 plus’The ‘Family 500 Plus’ programme will be launched in Poland already in April this year. Today, President Andrzej Duda signed the Act on state aid in raising children.
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15.02.2016Minister Rafalska appointed the new President of the ZUSOn 11 February, Prof. Gertruda Uścińska was appointed the President of the Polish Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) by Prime Minister Beata Szydło. The appointment was presented by Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy, Elżbieta Rafalska.
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09.02.2016Minister Rafalska presented the ‘Family 500 plus’ programme in the Sejm“We propose a systematic, groundbreaking solution to the family policy problems,” said Minister Elżbieta Rafalska presenting the draft Act on state aid in raising children Family 500 plus in the Sejm.
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19.01.2016Hourly minimum wage of PLN 12Since 1 July 2016, the hourly minimum wage of PLN 12 will apply for contracts of mandate and contracts for services. The bill was submitted to public consultation.
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13.01.2016Ministers in the regions – consultations on ‘Family 500 plus’Since 15 January, Minister Elżbieta Rafalska and deputy ministers will meet in all voivodships with representatives of communes and non-governmental organisations to talk about the ‘Family 500 plus’ programme.
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13.01.2016The Ministry of Family on plans for 2016The ‘Family 500 Plus’ programme, the hourly minimum wage of PLN 12, the amendment of the Labour Code and the Act on nutritional assistance are the key changes announced by the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy.
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12.01.2016The end of the year with single-digit unemploymentIn December 2015, the registered unemployment rate was 9.8 per cent. Such a good result at the end of the year has not been recorded since 2008.