During a special meeting in the Presidential Palace, the Social Dialogue Council summed up a year of its activity. Member of the Council, Minister Elżbieta Rafalska, participating in the meeting, summing up a year of work of the Council, which at that time was supervised by the head of NSZZ “Solidarność,” Piotr Duda, emphasised its high level and said that she was hoping that it would be maintained during the term of office of Henryka Bochniarz, President of the Polish Confederation Lewiatan.

On 18 October 2016, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy, Stanisław Szwed, met with Valeri Kvaratskhelia, Deputy Minister of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia.

The meeting of Minister Elżbieta Rafalska with Myriam El Khomri, Minister of Labour, Employment, Vocational Training and Social Dialogue of the French Republic, took place on 12 October 2016.

The International Day of Older Persons – the holiday established by the UN General Assembly – is celebrated on 1 October. This is not only a time for smiles and wishes for seniors, but also an opportunity to promote postulates aimed at improving the situation of people of mature years

On October 1, we observe the International Day of Older Persons. Traders frequently take advantage of senior citizens’ trust. UOKiK, the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy and the Trade Inspectorate are jointly reminding of the rights of consumers - elderly citizens.

On September 27th, a meeting was held between Minister Elżbieta Rafalska and Minister Mariusz Błaszczak with British Home Secretary Amber Rudd.

State Secretary, Stanisław Szwed, met with Qiu Xiaoping, Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Social Security of the PRC.

The meeting of ministers for labour and social policy of the Visegrad Group countries took place in the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy. The host of the meeting was Elżbieta Rafalska, Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy.

Today, 14 members of the new Codification Commission of Labour Law were appointed. Its purpose is, among others, to produce drafts of codes: individual and collective labour law.

The government proposes that in March 2017, in the framework of indexation, all pensions from the social security system, from the social insurance of farmers, the retirement benefit of the so-called uniformed services, pre-retirement allowances and benefits, be raised by a rate of 100.73 per cent.