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20 December 2024
Lunch voucher expenses can be checked using an application

The Social Security Institution (ZUS) has authorised the verification of receipts presented by employees for employer-funded lunches via a special app.

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18 December 2024
Polish ministry does not plan to set minimum subsidy for workers' glasses

A group of Members of Parliament (MPs) sent a question to the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy (MRPiPS) regarding a possible revision of the regulations. The ministry has replied that it does not intend to make amendments to the regulations setting the minimum amount of the subsidy for eyeglasses and corrective lenses.

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12 December 2024
Ministry reveals details of changes to bullying laws

The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy is working on a draft of amendments to Labour Code provisions on bullying.

According to a Ministry press communique,

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11 December 2024
Draft law on salary transparency published

A parliamentary bill amending the Labour Code has been submitted, which aims to increase salary transparency. The proposed solutions are based on EU Directive 2023/970, about which we wrote here.

The draft establishes the general principle of salary transparency during an employment relationship, as well as prior to its establishment.

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5 December 2024
The Ministry of Justice is drafting an amendment to Kamilek’s Law

The amendment is to the Act on Counteracting the Threat of Sexual Crime and the Protection of Minors and is  intended to be a response to problems that have occurred in the practice of that which is known as Kamilek’s Law.

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3 December 2024
The end of the year means additional obligations for employers

As the end of the year 2024 approaches, employers need to be mindful of several specific obligations. The most important  are:

  • Settling annual leave. As a general rule, annual leave should be taken by the end of the year in  which it is due. Employers should, therefore, check that  employees do not commence the new year haing outstanding leave, and agree when that leave is to be taken.
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