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The year 2026 brought a significant change in how to communicate with the Social Insurance Institution (“ZUS”). From March 12 ePUAP communication system is disabled, and submissions sent this way are no longer processed.
The Social Insurance Institution („ZUS”) is to provide a new service to inform business persons of arrears in contribution payments. To date payers were only informed of non-payments via a message in their account in the eZUS system.
At the request of the editors of Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, the Social Insurance Institution (Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych) clarified that a day on which an employee worked all or part of a day and then received a medical certificate for the same day is to be included in a period of sickness benefit.
Applications may be submitted until 24 March 2026 for the competition concerning the maintenance of work capacity throughout the entire period of professional activity, organised by ZUS (the Social Insurance Institution).
The competition will select projects for 2027 that relate to improving health and safety conditions, reducing the risk of accidents or occupational diseases, or mitigating risk factors in the workplace. ZUS will grant funding for technical measures in the area of health and safety, such as the installation of appropriate lighting or the purchase of air purifiers or personal protective equipment. The maximum funding per project will amount to PLN 350,000.
From 1 January 2026, regulations will come into force permitting periods other than employment under a contract of employment to be added to a length of service.
The Senate has made amendments to the reform of medical certification in the Social Insurance Institution which are intended to streamline the process of certifying incapacity for work.