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Work is underway on a draft bill on professional activity (list number: UD399). Its proposals are to replace the current Act of 20 April 2004 on employment promotion and labour market institutions starting on 1 January 2023.
On 22 September 2022, a parliamentary draft law amending certain bills to establish a 35-hour work week was published on the Sejm website.
This draft law regarding amendments to the Labour Code provides for a gradual reduction of the weekly work time norm from an average of 40 hours to an average of 35 hours, while maintaining the current level of remuneration. On the other hand, weekly work time, including overtime hours, is not expected to exceed an average of 43 hours in the adopted reference period.
The Council of Ministers adopted a decree on the minimum wage and minimum hourly rate in 2023.
As of January 1, 2023, the minimum wage will increase to PLN 3,490 gross, and as of July 1 next year to PLN 3,600 gross.
At the same time, the minimum hourly wage in 2023 will increase to PLN 22.80 gross from January 1 and to PLN 23.50 gross from July 1, respectively.
Less than a month after increasing per diems for domestic business travel, the Ministry of Family and Social Policy presented a new ordinance proposal that further increases the per diem rate applicable to domestic business travel from PLN 38 to PLN 45. This increase is justified by the current economic situation and the 2023 inflation forecast.
On 15 April, 2022, the Act on Foreigners was amended to enable national visas to be granted to foreigners residing in Poland (article 79a of the Act on Foreigners).
Meanwhile, a long-awaited regulation issued by the Minister of Foreign Affairs on issuing national visas to foreigners residing in the Republic of Poland was issued on 30 August, 2022. Under this regulation, citizens of Belarus and Ukraine residing in Poland can apply to the Minister of Foreign Affairs for a national visa.