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A group of Members of Parliament (MPs) sent a question to the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy (MRPiPS) regarding a possible revision of the regulations. The ministry has replied that it does not intend to make amendments to the regulations setting the minimum amount of the subsidy for eyeglasses and corrective lenses.
The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy is working on a draft of amendments to Labour Code provisions on bullying.
According to a Ministry press communique,
A parliamentary bill amending the Labour Code has been submitted, which aims to increase salary transparency. The proposed solutions are based on EU Directive 2023/970, about which we wrote here.
The draft establishes the general principle of salary transparency during an employment relationship, as well as prior to its establishment.
The amendment is to the Act on Counteracting the Threat of Sexual Crime and the Protection of Minors and is intended to be a response to problems that have occurred in the practice of that which is known as Kamilek’s Law.
As the end of the year 2024 approaches, employers need to be mindful of several specific obligations. The most important are:
- Settling annual leave. As a general rule, annual leave should be taken by the end of the year in which it is due. Employers should, therefore, check that employees do not commence the new year haing outstanding leave, and agree when that leave is to be taken.
The Sejm has passed a bill implementing the Directive on Corporate Sustainability Reporting (CSRD). The new regulations will broaden the current extent of non-financial reporting by including social and environmental issues. Furthermore, entities that meet at least two of the following three criteria: i) more than 250 employees, ii) revenues greater than EUR 40 million a year, or iii) assets in excess of EUR 20 million, will become subject to the bill’s obligations already from 31 December of this year.