flash news - Labour and employment law

During its 72nd session, the Sejm adopted amendments to the Labour Code implementing two EU directives into Polish law :

• Directive 2019/1152 of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) of 20 June 2019 on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union;
• Directive 2019/1158 of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) of 20 June 2019 on work-life balance for parents and carers and repealing Council Directive 2010/18/EU.

On 6 June 2022, the Draft Act amending the Labour Code and certain other acts of 3 June 2022 (bill number: UC118) was published on the website of the Government Legislation Centre. It is intended to introduce numerous changes to the Labour Code concerning work-life balance. One proposed change is the ability to permit parental leave for  employees - parents of a child with a certificate stating a severe and irreversible handicap or incurable life-threatening disease which arose during the prenatal period of the child's development or during childbirth for the purpose of caring for that child and in the scope of up to:

• 65 weeks (in the case of giving birth to one child in one birth)
• 67 weeks (in the case of giving birth to two to five children in one birth).