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Poland - - Law, Act

Act of the 11th February of 2016 on state assistance in upbringing of the children (Text No. 195). (Ustawa z dnia 11 lutego 2016 r. o pomocy panstwa w wychowywaniu dzieci) -

Adoption: 2016-02-11 | Date of entry into force: 2016-04-01 | POL-2016-L-103877

Chapter 1. General provisions
Chapter 2. Childcare benefit
Chapter 3. Entities carrying out tasks in the field of childcare benefit
Chapter 4. Proceedings in childcare benefit matters
Chapter 5. Childcare benefit financing
Chapter 6. Amendments tot he existing legislation
Chapter 7. Transitional, adapting provisions, and final provision.

Poland - - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Action plan for the health sector response to HIV in the WHO European Region (2016-2021). -

Adoption: 2016 | INT-2016-M-111785

Poland - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy of 30th December 2015 on financial management of the Relief Fund of the Public Benefits Organization (Text No. 2363). (Rozporzadzenie Ministra Rodziny, Pracy i Polityki Spolecznej z dnia 30 grudnia 2015 r. w sprawie gospodarki finansowej Funduszu Wspierania Organizacji Pozytku Publicznego ) -

Adoption: 2015-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2016-01-01 | POL-2015-R-101460

Regulation sets up rules for:
1) specific tasks for which resources from the Fund supporting Public Benefits Organizations can be spend,
2) detailed rules for the financial management of the Fund.

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of 22nd December 2015 on conditions of qualification recognition, obtained in member states of the European Union (Text No. 65). (Ustawa z dnia 22 grudnia 2015 r. o zasadach uznawania kwalifikacji zawodowych nabytych w panstwach czlonkowskich Unii Europejskiej) -

Adoption: 2015-12-22 | Date of entry into force: 2016-01-18 | POL-2015-L-103876

Chapter 1. General provisions
Chapter 2. Proceedings on the recognition of professional qualifications for the pursuit of a regulated profession or regulated activity
Chapter 3. Common framework for learning and joint testing
Chapter 4. Providing of cross-border services
Chapter 5. Partial access to the regulated profession
Chapter 6. European professional card (EPC)
Chapter 7. Coordination of the recognition of professional qualifications
Chapter 8. Cooperation with the bodies of the Member States
Chapter 9. Changes in the existing regulations, transitional and final provisions.

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of 22nd December 2015 on Integrated Qualification System (Text No. 64). (Ustawa z dnia 22 grudnia 2015 r. o Zintegrowanym Systemie Kwalifikacji) -

Adoption: 2015-12-21 | Date of entry into force: 2016-01-15 | POL-2015-L-103875

Chapter 1. General provisions
Chapter 2. Polish Qualification framework and attribution of a level of the Polish Qualification framework to qualifications.
Chapter 3. Qualifications inclusion to the Integrated Qualification System and review of qualifications in the Integrated Qualification System
Chapter 4. Requirements for bodies validating and certifying marketable qualifications from the Integrated Qualification System and rules for obtaining certification power
Chapter 5. Assurance of validity and certification of marketable qualification, included in the Integrated Qualification System
Chapter 6. Supervision over validation and certification of marketable qualification, included in the Integrated Qualification System
Chapter 7. Integrated Qualification Register
Chapter 8. Coordination of functioning of the Integrated Qualification System
Chapter 9. Changes to existing regulations
Chapter 10. Final and transitional provisions.

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of 25th September 2015 to amend the Act on promotion of employment and on labour market institutions (Text No. 1814). -

Adoption: 2015-09-25 | Date of entry into force: 2015-11-21 | POL-2015-L-101458

Article 1. Amendment to the Act on promotion of employment and on labour market institutions in regard to the financing of workplace creation by local authorities.
Article 2. Entry into force.

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of 25th September 2015 on physiotherapist profession (Text No. 1994). (Ustawa z dnia 25 wrzesnia 2015 r. o zawodzie fizjoterapeuty) -

Adoption: 2015-09-25 | Date of entry into force: 2016-05-31 | POL-2015-L-101459

Chapter 1. General provisions
Chapter 2. Conditions for performing physiotherapist professions
Chapter 3. Right to practice the profession
Chapter 4. National Physiotherapists Registrar and certifications
Chapter 5. Postgradual education
Chapter 6. Physiotherapists authorities
Chapter 7. Professional responsibility
Chapter 8. Penal provisions
Chapter 9. Amendment to existing laws, final and transitional provisions.

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of 11th September 2015 on elderly people (Text No. 1705). (Ustawa z dnia 11 wrzesnia 2015 r. o osobach starszych) -

Adoption: 2015-09-11 | Date of entry into force: 2016-01-01 | POL-2015-L-101457

The Act defines the scope of monitoring and information transmitting about the situation of older persons. Defines also entities involved in the above task and the source of their financing.

Poland - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of the Minister of Health of 8th September 2015 on general conditions of contracts for providing of health care services (Text No. 1400). (Rozporzadzenie Ministra Zdrowia z dnia 8 wrzesnia 2015 r. w sprawie ogólnych warunków umów o udzielanie swiadczen opieki zdrowotnej ) -

Adoption: 2015-09-08 | Date of entry into force: 2016-01-01 | POL-2015-R-101453

Chapter 1. General provisions
Chapter 2. Subject of agreement for health care services providing and conditions of providing such services
Chapter 3. Method of benefits financing
Chapter 4. Contractual penalties
Chapter 5. Method of computing the amount of obligations for contract exceeding more than one year
Chapter 6. Method of contracts termination and expiry conditions.

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of 5th September 2015 to amend the Social Employment Act and some other acts (Text No. 1567). -

Adoption: 2015-09-05 | Date of entry into force: 2015-10-24 | POL-2015-L-101455

Article 1. Amendment to the Social Employment Act in regard to Labour Fund and social integration Club new section:
7a Social employment Council
Article 2. Amendment to the Code of Civil Procedure
Article 3. Amendment to the Act on promotion of employment and on labour market institutions: Activation and Integration Program
Article 4. Amendment to the Social Cooperatives Act in regard to the unemployed registered in job centerer
Article 5. Entry into force.

Poland - - Law, Act

Act to amend Unemployment Insurance Act -

Adoption: 2015-08-13 | POL-2015-L-101911

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of 5th August 2015 on unpaid legal assistance and legal education (Text No. 1255). (Ustawa z dnia 5 sierpnia 2015 r. o nieodplatnej pomocy prawnej oraz edukacji prawnej) -

Adoption: 2015-08-05 | Date of entry into force: 2016-01-01 | POL-2015-L-101450

Chapter 1. General provisions
Chapter 2. Unpaid legal assistance
Chapter 3. Legal education
Chapter 4. Task assessment in the field of unpaid legal assistance and legal education
Chapter 5. Unpaid legal assistance financing
Chapter 6. Amendments to the existing legislation
Chapter 7. Adapting and final provisions.

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of 5th August to amend the Social Assistance Act (Text No. 1310). -

Adoption: 2015-08-05 | Date of entry into force: 2015-10-05 | POL-2015-L-101452

Amendments in regard to social assistance, social aid for homeless, trainings for employees dealing with social assistance.

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of 5th August 2015 to amend the Act on the Social Security Scheme for Farmers and Act on the Social Insurance System (Text No. 1506). -

Adoption: 2015-08-05 | Date of entry into force: 2015-10-01 | POL-2015-L-101454

Article 1. Amendment to the Social Security Scheme for Farmers and Act dealing with cases of insured farmers receiving care benefits.
Article 2. Amendment to the Act on the Social Insurance System social contributions for persons on care benefits are not paid by local authorities.

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of 5th August 2015 on maritime labour (Text No. 1569). (Ustawa z dnia 5 sierpnia 2015 r. o pracy na morzu) -

Adoption: 2015-08-05 | Date of entry into force: 2015-11-09 | POL-2015-L-101456

Chapter 1. General provisions
Chapter 2. Minimal requirements for sailors for working on ship
Chapter 3. Recruitment agencies
Chapter 4. Conditions of employment and work organization on the ship
chapter 5. Conditions of work and live on the ship
Chapter 6.Health protection and social protection
Chapter 7. Specific obligations and authorizations of sailors and ship owner
Chapter 8. MLC documents, inspections and controls on the ship
Chapter 9. Procedures for complains
Chapter 10. Work on unconventional ships
Chapter 11. Penal responsibility
Chapter 12. Amendments to the existing laws
Chapter 13. Transitional and final provisions

Poland - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of the Minister of Health of 24th July 2015 to amend the Regulation on Safety and Hygiene of Work Related to Chemical Factors Present at the Workplace (Text No. 1097). -

Adoption: 2015-07-24 | Date of entry into force: 2015-08-12 | POL-2015-R-101445

New definition of hazardous chemical factor is given in line with the EU Directives.

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of 24th July 2015 on the Council for Social Dialogue and other social dialogue institutions (Text No. 1240). (Ustawa z dnia 24 lipca 2015 r. o Radzie Dialogu Spolecznego i innych instytucjach dialogu spolecznego ) -

Adoption: 2015-07-24 | Date of entry into force: 2015-09-11 | POL-2015-L-101449

Chapter 1. Objectives and tasks of Council for Social Dialogue
Chapter 2.Prerogatives of the Council for Social Dialogue and its counterparties
Chapter 3. Composition and organization of the Council for Social Dialogue
Chapter 4. Local social dialogue councils
Chapter 5. Amendments to the existing legislation
Chapter 6. Transitional, adjusting and final provisions.

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of 9th July to amend the Ombudsman for Child Rights Act (Text No. 1192). -

Adoption: 2015-07-09 | Date of entry into force: 2015-09-01 | POL-2015-L-101447

Article 1. Amendment the Ombudsman for Child Rights Act in regard to right of Ombudsman when dealing with sensitive personal information.
Article 2. Entry into force.

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of the 25 June 2015 to amend the Labour Code and some other acts (Text No. 1220). -

Adoption: 2015-06-25 | Date of entry into force: 2016-02-22 | Date of gradual entry into force: 2015-08-30 | POL-2015-L-101448

Article 1. Amendments to the Labour Code: definition of labour contracts: on probation, definite and indefinite period and procedures of their termination
Article 2. Amendment to the Act on common duty to protect the Republic of Poland in regard to different types of labour contracts as in article 1.
Article 3. Amendments to the Act respecting workers employed in State institutions in regard to different types of labour contracts as in article 1.
Article 4. Amendments to the Act on social security cash benefits in case of sickness and maternity entitlement for maternity grant after expiration on insurance
Article 5. Amendments to the Act on foreign service definition of family members
Article 6. Amendments to the Act on special rules on termination of employment for reasons not attributable to employees
Article 7. Amendments to the Act on Social Employment assistance in finding employment
Article 8. Amendments to the Act on the employment of temporary workers: employment contract through job agencies
Article 9. Amendments to the Act on substitute service: termination of fixed term job contract
Article 10. Amendments to the Act on Civil Service first contract for 12 months period
Article 11. Amendments to the Act on Local government employees first contract for no longer than 6 months period

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of 25th June 2015 on Consular Law (Text No. 1274). (Ustawa z dnia 25 czerwca 2015 r. Prawo konsularne) -

Adoption: 2015-06-25 | Date of entry into force: 2015-11-01 | POL-2015-L-101451

Part I. General provisions
Part II. Consuls and consular functions
Part III. Consular Proceedings
Part IV. Consular fees and expenses
Part V. Honorary consuls
Part VI. Amendments to the existing legislation, final and transitional provisions.

Poland - - International agreement

Agreement on social security between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of Quebec, done in Quebec on the 3rd of June 2015 (Text No 1511/2018) (Porozumienie o zabezpieczeniu społecznym między Rządem Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej a Rządem Quebecu, podpisane w Quebecu dnia 3 czerwca 2015 r) -

Adoption: 2015-06-03 | Date of entry into force: 2018-09-01 | POL-2015-IA-107948

Title I General provisions
Title II Provisions on appropriate legislation
Title III Provisions on benefits
Title IV Various and administration provisions
Title V Transitional and final provisions

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of 27th May 2015 on common agriculture policy financing (Text No. 1130). (Ustawa z dnia 27 maja 2015 r. o finansowaniu wspólnej polityki rolnej) -

Adoption: 2015-05-27 | Date of entry into force: 2015-08-25 | POL-2015-L-101446

Act sets rules for: organs competent in the field of recourses distribution in regard to common agriculture policy, originating from community as well as national level.

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of 15th May 2015 to amend the Family Benefits Act (Text No. 995). -

Adoption: 2015-05-15 | Date of entry into force: 2016-01-01 | POL-2015-L-101444

Amendments to the Act on Family Benefits: rules governing calculation of family benefits.

Poland - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Governmental Declaration of 30th April 2015 on binding power of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Text No. 962). (Oswiadczenie Rzadowe z dnia 30 kwietnia 2015 r. w sprawie mocy obowiazujacej Konwencji Rady Europy o zapobieganiu i zwalczaniu przemocy wobec kobiet i przemocy domowej, sporzadzonej w Stambule dnia 11 maja 2011 r.) -

Adoption: 2015-04-30 | Date of entry into force: 2015-08-01 | POL-2015-R-101443

The Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence has been ratified by the President of Poland and its binding power starts from the 1st of August 2015.

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of the 9th April 2015 to amend the Act on the Social Insurance System (Text No. 689). -

Adoption: 2015-04-09 | Date of entry into force: 2015-12-01 | POL-2015-L-101441

Article 1. Amendments to the Act on the Social Insurance System: interests on contribution due, its revaluation.
Article 2. Entry into force.

Poland - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of 7th April 2015 on granting assistance to foreigners (Text No. 515). (Rozporzadzenie Ministra Pracy i Polityki Spolecznej z dnia 7 kwietnia 2015 r. w sprawie udzielania pomocy cudzoziemcom) -

Adoption: 2015-04-07 | Date of entry into force: 2015-04-14 | POL-2015-R-101437

Regulation sets out rules for;
-obligations of local family assistance center in relation to integration program
-financial benefits amount accessible for foreigners for integration purposes
-documents required
-methods of integration progress monitoring.

Poland - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Governmental Declaration of 25th March 2015 on binding power of the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse done on Lanzerote on the 25th October 2007 (Text No. 609). (Oswiadczenie Rzadowe z dnia 25 marca 2015 r. w sprawie mocy obowiazujacej Konwencji Rady Europy o ochronie dzieci przed seksualnym wykorzystywaniem i niegodziwym traktowaniem w celach seksualnych, sporzadzonej w Lanzarote dnia 25 pazdziernika 2007 r.) -

Adoption: 2015-03-25 | Date of entry into force: 2015-06-01 | POL-2015-R-101440

The Convention has been ratified by the President of Poland and its binding power starts from the 1st of June 2015. Documents also names all parties of the Convention.

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of 5th March 2015 amending the Act on Old-Age and Disability Pensions from the Social Insurance Fund (Text No. 552). -

Adoption: 2015-03-05 | Date of entry into force: 2015-05-01 | POL-2015-L-101439

Amendments in regard to old age benefits calculation.

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of 6th February 2015 to ratify Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Text No. 398). (Ustawa z dnia 6 lutego 2015 r. o ratyfikacji Konwencji Rady Europy o zapobieganiu i zwalczaniu przemocy wobec kobiet i przemocy domowej, sporzadzonej w Stambule dnia 11 maja 2011) -

Adoption: 2015-02-06 | Date of entry into force: 2015-04-07 | POL-2015-L-101435

Permission is being given to ratify the Convention by the President of Poland.

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of 6th February 2015 to amend Act on Vocational and Social Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Text No. 493). -

Adoption: 2015-02-06 | Date of entry into force: 2015-06-01 | POL-2015-L-101436

Regulations from the Act on Vocational and Social Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities apply also in case of disable farmers and agricultural workers given that the social contributions are being paid.

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of 5th February 2015 concerning payments in a direct support scheme (Text No. 308). (Ustawa z dnia 5 lutego 2015 r. o platnosciach w ramach systemów wsparcia bezposredniego) -

Adoption: 2015-02-05 | Date of entry into force: 2015-03-15 | POL-2015-L-101434

The Act sets out:
- rules and tasks for pertinent bodies and organizational units dealing with direct payments in line with EU directives,
- rules and procedure of granting farmers direct payments, conducting audit in this matter.

Poland - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of 29 January 2015 concerning benefits for job protection (Text No 167). (Rozporzadzenie Ministra Pracy i Polityki Spolecznej z dnia 29 stycznia 2015 r. w sprawie przyznawania swiadczen na rzecz ochrony miejsc pracy) -

Adoption: 2015-01-29 | Date of entry into force: 2015-02-01 | POL-2015-R-101431

Regulation determines:
- application forms required for workplace protection benefits from the Guaranteed Employees Benefit Fund
- agreement draft for benefits payment from the Fund
- list of employees entitled
- deadlines and method of recourses settlement from the Fund.

Poland - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of 29 January 2015 to concern financing of training for employees covered by special solutions for job protection (Text No. 168). (Rozporzadzenie Ministra Pracy i Polityki Spolecznej z dnia 29 stycznia 2015 r. w sprawie dofinansowania kosztów szkolenia pracowników objetych szczególnymi rozwiazaniami na rzecz ochrony miejsc pracy ) -

Adoption: 2015-01-29 | Date of entry into force: 2015-02-01 | POL-2015-R-101432

Regulation sets out rules for:
- application specimen required for subsidizing of vocational training for employees covered by special solutions for job protection
- agreement specimen for vocational training financing
- application specimen for training recourses submitted by local authorities
-specimen of information concerning the use of funds allocated to subsidize the cost of vocational training.

Poland - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of 23rd December 2014 concerning reimbursement of additional costs for employing workers with disabilities (Text No. 1987). (Rozporzadzenie Ministra Pracy i Polityki Spolecznej z dnia 23 grudnia 2014 r. w sprawie zwrotu dodatkowych kosztow zwiazanych z zatrudnianiem pracownikow niepelnosprawnych) -

Adoption: 2014-12-23 | Date of entry into force: 2015-01-01 | Date of end of application: 2021-06-30 | POL-2014-R-98436

Regulation provides for grants to counter additional costs employers have when adapting the workplace for workers with disabilities including adapting or acquiring equipment or software. Sets out the reimbursement procedure, conditions etc. and contains the forms and documentation required and deadlines to be met.

Poland - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of 23rd December 2014 concerning co-financing the monthly wages of workers with disabilities (Text No. 1988). (Rozporzadzenie Ministra Pracy i Polityki Spolecznej z dnia 23 grudnia 2014 r. w sprawie miesiecznego dofinansowania do wynagrodzen pracownikow niepelnosprawnych ) -

Adoption: 2014-12-23 | Date of entry into force: 2015-01-01 | Date of end of application: 2021-06-30 | POL-2014-R-98437

The Regulation defines:
-specific conditions and procedures for the co-financing of monthly salaries for disabled workers;
-application deadlines for such co-financing and examples of information required;
- conditions needed to be met by employers submitting documents on-line.

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of 19th December 2014 on maritime fisheries (Text No. 222). (Ustawa z dnia 19 grudnia 2014 r. o rybolówstwie morskim) -

Adoption: 2014-12-19 | Date of entry into force: 2015-03-04 | POL-2014-L-101433

Part I. General provisions
Part II. Commercial fishing
Part III. Non-commercial fishing
Part IV. Administration organs of maritime fisheries
Part V. Monetary fines
Part VI. Amendments to the existing legislation, final and transitional provisions.

Poland - - International agreement

Agreement between the Republic of Poland and the Federal Republic of Germany on special benefits export for entitled persons, residents on the territory of the Republic of Poland, done in Warsaw on the 5th December 2014 (Text No. 714). (Umowa miedzy Rzeczapospolita Polska a Republika Federalna Niemiec o eksporcie szczególnych swiadczen dla osób uprawnionych, które zamieszkuja na terytorium Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, podpisana w Warszawie dnia 5 grudnia 2014 r. Abkommen vom 5. Dezember 2014 zwischen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der Republik Polen zum Export besonderer Leistungen für berechtigte Personen, die im Hoheitsgebiet der Republik Polen wohnhaft sind) -

Adoption: 2014-12-05 | Date of entry into force: 2015-06-01 | INT-2014-IA-101442

Chapter 1. Definitions
Chapter 2. Personal scope
Chapter 3. Objective scope
Chapter 4. Special benefits transmission
Chapter 5. Benefits confluence
Chapter 6. Agreement execution and submission of applications
Chapter 7. Benefits entitlement
Chapter 8. Period of validity and termination
Chapter 9. Entry into force.

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of 28th November 2014 amending the Act on Vocational and Social Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Text No. 1873). -

Adoption: 2014-11-28 | Date of entry into force: 2015-01-01 | POL-2014-L-98435

Amendments to provisions regarding cost reimbursement for employing disabled workers and unemployed. Sets limits for monthly workplace subsidy for the total of 70% of the cost of workplace creation.

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of 7th November 2014 to facilitate the exercise of economic activity (Text No. 1662). (Ustawa z dnia 7 listopada 2014 r. o ulatwieniu wykonywania dzialalnosci gospodarczej) -

Adoption: 2014-11-07 | Date of entry into force: 2015-01-01 | Date of gradual entry into force: 2015-04-01 | POL-2014-L-98409

The Act contains numerous amendments to existing legislation (inter alia):
Article 1. Amendment to the Labour Code regarding preliminary occupational medical examination.
Article 2. Amendment to the Chamber of Commerce Act regarding issuing universal certification of product origin.
Article 3. Amendment to the Personal Income Tax Act: concerning non-wage benefits and tax consideration.
Article 4. Amendment to the Income Tax from Legal Entities: setting the date of revenue occurrence.
Article 5. Amendment to the Act on export insurance guaranteed by the National Treasury regarding foreign components of exporting products.
Article 6. Amendments to the Act on Public Statistics regarding small entrepreneur gaining from state aid an its responsibilities of providing statistical data.
Article 7. Amendment to the Energy Law regarding warranties.
Article 8. Amendments to the Act on assurance and warranties from the Treasury or other Legal Entities minor changes - definition of resident.
Article 9. Amendment to the Act on Personal data protection
Article 10. Amendment to the Act on Social Insurance System regarding contribution payer.
Article 26, Amendment to the Excise Act: new section introduced 1A Binding Excise Information.

Poland - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of 7th August 2014 concerning classification of professions and specializations for use in the labour market and its scope of application (Text No. 1145). (Rozporzadzenie Ministra Pracy i Polityki Spolecznej z dnia 7 sierpnia 2014 r. w sprawie klasyfikacji zawodów i specjalnosci na potrzeby rynku pracy oraz zakresu jej stosowania) -

Adoption: 2014-08-07 | Date of entry into force: 2015-01-01 | POL-2014-R-98413

The Regulation sets classification of professions and fields of activities for the purpose of:
- job placement and career counselling;
- vocational training;
- data gathering to determine the employment policy and lifelong training;
- conducting research, analysis, forecasts and other labour market studies.

Poland - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of 25 June 2014 concerning refunds from the Labour Fund for wages paid to young workers (Text No. 865). (Rozporzadzenie Ministra Pracy i Polityki Spolecznej z dnia 25 czerwca 2014 r. w sprawie refundowania ze srodków Funduszu Pracy wynagrodzen wyplacanych mlodocianym pracownikom) -

Adoption: 2014-06-25 | Date of entry into force: 2014-07-01 | POL-2014-R-98412

The Regulation sets specific conditions and procedures for employers costs to be refunded by the Labour Fund for the
cost of wages paid to young workers and insurance premiums.
Also contains draft refund application, terms of submission, application criteria, and also entities entitled for cost reimbursement.

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of the 10th June 2014 amending the Act on Vocational and Social Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Text No. 877). -

Adoption: 2014-06-10 | Date of entry into force: 2014-07-16 | POL-2014-L-98405

The working time of a worker with a sever or moderate degree of disability can not exceed seven hours a day and 35 hours a week.

Poland - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of 6 June 2014 on Maximum Permissible Concentration and Intensity of Agents Harmful to Health in the Working Environment (Dz. u. z. 2014, poz 817). (Rozporzadzenie Ministra Pracy i polityki Spolecznej z dnia 6 czerwca 2014 r. w sprawie najwyzszych dopuszczalnych stezen i natezen czynnikow szkodliwych dla zdrowia w srodowisku pracy) -

Adoption: 2014-06-06 | POL-2014-R-99664

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of 30th May 2014 to amending the Act on the Protection of Workers' Claims in Case of Employer's Bankruptcy (Text No. 923). -

Adoption: 2014-05-30 | Date of entry into force: 2014-07-26 | POL-2014-L-98406

Provisions regarding starting date of employer's bankruptcy which is a date of issuing court decision, considers also other specific situations and methods of refunding claims.

Poland - - Law, Act

Act of 30th May 2014 on Consumer' Rights (Text No. 827). (Ustawa z dnia 30 maja 2014 r. o prawach konsumenta) -

Adoption: 2014-05-30 | Date of entry into force: 2014-12-25 | POL-2014-L-98434

The Act describes consumer rights especially:
- responsibilities of entrepreneur concluding an agreement with consumer
- conditions of concluding an agreement from remote location and outside enterprise location
-conditions and right of agreement cancelation by customer
-conditions of distance agreements in financial maters
Summary:
Chapter 1. General provisions
Chapter 2. Entrepreneurs obligation in agreements other than concluded outside premises or from distance
Chapter 3. Entrepreneurs obligation in agreements concluded outside premises or from distance
Chapter 4. Right of agreement cancelation
Chapter 5. Financial services agreement concluded from distance
Chapter 6. Amending provisions
Chapter 7. Final and transitional provisions.

Poland - - Law, Act

Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of 14th May 2014 concerning the Labour Market Councils (Text No. 630). (Rozporzadzenie Ministra Pracy i Polityki Spolecznj z dnia 14 maja 2014 r. w sprawie rad rynku pracy) -

Adoption: 2014-05-14 | Date of entry into force: 2014-05-27 | POL-2014-L-98400

Regulation defines the organization and operation of the labor market councils and the mode of financing training of its members. Elections and duties of Councils, mode of voting.

Poland - - Law, Act

Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of the 14th May 2014 concerning the profiling of support for the unemployed (Text No. 631). (Rozporzadzenie Ministra Pracy i Polityki Spolecznej z dnia 14 maja 2014 r. w sprawie profilowania pomocy dla bezrobotnego) -

Adoption: 2014-05-14 | Date of entry into force: 2014-05-27 | POL-2014-L-98401

Regulation describes:
- the establishment of profile of assistance for unemployed (local job centre performs analysis of unemployed circumstances and his chances in the job market), and
-Proceedings within profiling support, various ranges of personal profiling support.

Poland - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of the 14th May 2014 concerning special programs (Text No. 638). (Rozporzadzenie Ministra Pracy i Polityki Spolecznej z dnia 14 maja 2014 r. w sprawie programów specjalnych) -

Adoption: 2014-05-14 | Date of entry into force: 2014-05-27 | POL-2014-R-98402

The Regulation sets out rules for the development and organization of special programs to assist job-seekers and the unemployed to get back into the labour market. Contains provisions concerning:
- organization and realization of special programs
- scope of application
- selection of participants
- mode of financing from the Labour Fund.
The Regulation also repeals the previous Regulation of the Minister of Labour and social Policy on special programs from 23 March 2009.

Poland - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of the 14th May 2014 concerning specific conditions and implementation as well as procedure and methods of labour market services (Text No. 667). (Rozporzadzene Ministra Pracy i Polityki Spolecznej z dnia 14 maja 2014 r. w sprawie szczególowych warunków realizacji oraz trybu i sposobów prowadzenia uslug rynku pracy) -

Adoption: 2014-05-14 | Date of entry into force: 2014-05-27 | POL-2014-R-98403

Chapter 1. General provisions
Chapter 2. Work agency and intermediation
Chapter 3. Vocational guidance
Chapter 4. Organization of vocational trainings
Chapter 5. Workers in charge of labour market services
Chapter 6. Final and transitional provisions.

Poland - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of 14th May 2014 concerning the granting of funds from the National Vocational Fund (Text No. 639). (Rozporzadzenie Ministra Pracy i Polityki Spolecznej z dnia 14 maja 2014 r. w sprawie przyznawania srodków z Krajowego Funduszu Szkoleniowego) -

Adoption: 2014-05-14 | Date of entry into force: 2014-05-27 | POL-2014-R-98433

Regulation sets out detailed rules for funds granted from the National Vocational Fund for continuing education and training of workers and employers. Includes provisions on the:
- scope of needed information for application preparation; and
- agreement on vocational education and training funding.