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On 1 October the Sejm (Polish parliament’s lower house) passed a bill (text in Polish) supporting businesses that employ staff who are also in the territorial defence or active reserve forces. Under the new law, employers will no longer be required to provide severance pay to employees called for active service in the territorial forces. Instead, the initial payment will be made by their military units.
The Central Institute for Labour Protection (CIOP) has decided to publish general guidelines on adapting working conditions for people with depression. In these guidelines, CIOP mentions categories such as quantitative work requirements, rewards or supervisor support and development.
In a judgment at the end of August this year, the European Court of Human Rights confirmed that a change to the terms and conditions of employment, because of not taking a vaccination against COVID-19, was justifiable under human rights law.
Yesterday on 26 September 2024, the Government’s Legislation Centre published the announced draft bill amending certain acts in order to resolve problems in the visa system of the Republic of Poland (we learnt of the premises for this bill a few weeks ago).
On 25 September 2024, a bill was submitted to the Sejm to amend the act on special solutions for remedying the effects of flood and also certain other acts.
Today, 25 September 2024, most provisions of the Whistleblower Protection Act, including those concerning internal reporting, come into force. Accordingly, entities employing, as of 1 January or 1 July of a given year, at least 50 persons, will be required, among other things, to implement an internal reporting procedure.