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In connection with the war in Ukraine and the massive influx of its population to Poland, the so-called Ukrainian special law introduced a provision temporarily limiting deadlines in cases concerning legalisation of residence in Poland. According to the current wording of art. 100d of the Ukraine special law, in the period until 30 September 2025, the course of deadlines for handling cases concerning temporary residence permits, permanent residence permits, and long-term EU residents does not start, and the one started is suspended for this period.
A draft amendment to the regulation on OHS training was published in the Government Legislation Center. Under the current applicable rules, an employee confirms the completion of general and job-specific training in writing on the initial training record, which is then kept in the employee’s personnel file.
On July 7, the Government Legislation Center website published a draft deregulation act that will make it easier for employers to verify the data contained in diplomas submitted by employees
From July 7, 2025, the Polish government has reinstated temporary border controls at the internal borders of the Schengen area with Germany and Lithuania. According to the authorities, the aim of this decision is to strengthen state security and prevent the uncontrolled flow of migrants.
The Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy has presented a new (third) version of a draft regulation on maximum temperatures at the workplace. Compared to the February version, two significant changes have been made.
On Friday, 27 June, the Ministry of Labour announced details of a pilot programme for reduced working hours.