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13 May 2025
The Supreme Court: The court does not examine the rationality of a decision of an employer to eliminate a job for organizational reasons

The former head of the registrar's office was dismissed because of the elimination of the position and allegations of, among others, unauthorized network access and leaving the workplace without permission. After the termination, the mayor performed the duties and the position was not filled again.

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13 May 2025
Package of migration laws now in the Official Journal!

Yesterday,12 May, a package of migration laws, four laws comprising the so-called migration package, which were the subject of intensive legislative work in recent months, were published in the Dziennik Ustaw Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland), after they were signed by the President of Poland.

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President vetoes bill to lower health care premium for business owners

President Andrzej Duda vetoed a bill that would have lowered the health care premium for business owners.

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Changes to disability assessments - new rules for people with permanent disabilities

The Ministry of the Family, Labour and Social Policy has proposed amendments to the Regulation of the Minister of the Economy, Labour and Social Policy of 15 July 2003 on disability assessment and the degree of disability, which are intended to reduce the bureaucratic burden for people with permanent illnesses.

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29 April 2025
Ministry launches a pilot programme for reduced working hours

Analyses commissioned by the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy on opportunities for reducing working hours have been completed, their conclusions showing improvements in employee health at places where working time has been reduced, consequently fewer absences.

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25 April 2025
Two Days Off - Not for Blood Donors Working Under Civil Law Contracts

A group of MPs asked a parliamentary question whether the Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Policy plans to introduce changes to the regulations that would allow persons working under civil law contracts to also benefit from these rights upon donating blood.

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