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On Friday, 26 September, Parliament adopted the changes proposed by the Senate to amendments to the law on calculating length of service The changes were mainly technical. However, one of the changes introduced the principle that for overlapping periods counted towards length of service, the period that is most favourable to the employee is to be included in the length of service.
In the first week after the commencement of calls for contributions to the government's pilot programme for reduced working hours on full pay 150 complete applications were submitted. In addition, as many as 694 applications are currently under application in the system according to the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy.
From 14 August to 15 September 2025, willing employers can apply to participate in the Ministry's pilot program for reduced working hours.
On Tuesday, 22 July, the Sejm held the first reading of the government (print no. 1426) and parliamentary (print no. 1404) bills amending the Labour Code and certain other acts.
On Friday, 27 June, the Ministry of Labour announced details of a pilot programme for reduced working hours.
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.