'These are allowances (additional payments) that will allow people to live with dignity and make them feel that their difficult work is respected in Poland', says Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk, Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy.

Statistics Poland confirmed the Ministry of the Family, Labour and Social Policy's estimates - the registered unemployment rate in Poland in March this year was 5.3 %. Lower unemployment in March was recorded for the last time in 1990.

On 22 April this year, the formal opening of negotiations for a draft agreement between Poland and Albania on social security took place. The meeting was opened by Sebastian Gajewski, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy, and Mimoza Halimi, Ambassador of Albania to Warsaw.

The Government Plenipotentiary for Disabled People, Deputy Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy Łukasz Krasoń, together with the Ministry of Finance, proposes a solution to meet the needs of the employee and employer community to support the professional activation of persons with disabilities. This is a mutual success of the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy and the Ministry of Finance.

Last Tuesday (9.04.), the Council of Ministers adopted a draft bill on supporting parents in their professional activity and in the upbringing of a young child, i.e. Active Parent. This is an expanded version of the ‘babciowe’ (grandma’s benefit), prepared by the Ministry of Family Affairs, Labour and Social Policy headed by Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk.

The MFLSP estimate of the unemployment rate recorded at the end of March 2024 was 5.3%, i.e. 0.1 pp lower than in the previous month. Compared to the end of March 2023, the indicator was 0.1 pp lower.

The head of the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy, Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk, announced changes for the profession of nursery carers. The aim is to raise the profile of the profession, to encourage carers to stay in the profession and to appreciate this highly responsible role of caring for children under three.

The Council of Ministers adopted a draft law on the protection of whistleblowers at its meeting on Tuesday (2.04). The document submitted by Minister Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk envisages protection for whistleblowers in a work-related context. The law aims to implement the EU directive, which the previous government has delayed for more than two years, exposing the state to financial penalties.

Today, the Council of Ministers adopted a draft bill amending the Act on Support for Families and the Foster Care System and the Act on Employment Promotion and Labour Market Institutions submitted by Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk. Thanks to the solutions contained therein, those who run foster family homes and perform the functions of professional foster families will receive salary supplements of PLN 1,000.

On Tuesday, 20 March, a meeting of the Tripartite Social Summit for Growth and Employment held in Brussels was attended by the Minister for the Family, Labour and Social Policy, Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk, together with the Polish delegation. Poland is returning to this group as an important partner after a 13-year break.