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On 15 September, the European Commission adopted a package of three initiatives aimed at improving cross-border labour mobility:
- the Skills Portability Initiative,
- an amendment to the Directive on the recognition of professional qualifications,
- a directive for third-country nationals.
The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy has submitted a draft amendment to the Sickness Benefits Act and the Labour Code for inter-ministerial coordination, public consultation and opinion which significantly extends the care entitlements of parents of seriously ill children and parents of children older than 14.
The latest third version of the draft Internships Act has been referred to the Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers.
The Supreme Court has ruled that a failure to undergo vaccination is not linked to a loss of trust in an employee. If an employer does not dispute an employee’s proper performance of duties, yet cites a loss of trust as the reason for dismissal, such a reason ceases to be specific, rendering the dismissal to be invalid.
The Lewiatan Confederation has sent a letter to Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk, Minister for Family, Labour and Social Policy, requiring entry into force of the regulation amending health and safety at work to be suspended and for a public debate on the matter. The organisation wants urgent work to be undertaken to amend the content of the regulation, citing the need for a broader discussion with society and a thorough assessment of the effect on the economy.
The Council of Ministers has adopted a draft amendment to the Act on Higher Education and Science that will permit employers to verify the educational qualifications of job applicants, government spokesperson Adam Szłapka announced. To date employers have not been able to verify directly at a the higher education institution the authenticity of a degree because the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (UODO) states that the regulations do not provide that right.