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The Szczecin District Court found that, despite the justified nature of an employee’s absence, failure to inform the employer promptly of the absence was a legitimate reason for terminating the employee’s employment without notice following his return from sick leave.
The bill introducing the Registered Civil Unions Act, published in October, proposes a number of changes to the Labor Code to bring existing regulations in line with the new institution of family law.
On 29 October 2024, the government adopted a bill on new entitlement for working parents - complementary maternity leave. The leave is to be granted to parents of premature babies and babies requiring hospitalisation after birth. The additional leave will be up to 8 or up to 15 weeks, depending on the period of hospitalisation, the week of pregnancy in which the child is born, or birth weight.
On 25 October 2024, a draft government bill was published amending the rules on taking sick leave and also clarifying how its proper use by insured persons may be verified. Below is a description of the key intentions of the draft bill.
A bill has been submitted to the Sejm according to which 24 December - Christmas Eve would permanently become a public holiday for all employees. The bill also stipulates that trading on the Saturday preceding Easter Sunday would only be possible until 14:00.
Bill on amendments to the Act on Publicly Funded Health Care Services was published on the website of the Government Legislation Centre.