Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki appointed Anita Czerwińska as the Secretary of State at the Ministry of Family and Social Policy and the Government Plenipotentiary for Social Economy.

On 1 June, a new benefit period under the „Family 500+” programme begins. More than 6 million children have already been granted the child-raising benefit.

Eurostat informed that in April the unemployment rate in Poland amounted to 3%. „Once again, these data confirm that we are in the lead of the EU countries with the lowest level of unemployment. In Poland, it is more than half lower than the EU average” – points out the Minister of Family and Social Policy, Marlena Maląg.

Employers have already employed 185 thousand citizens of Ukraine under the simplified procedure applicable since mid-March. Half of these persons found a job in the Mazowieckie, Dolnośląskie, Wielkopolskie or Łódzkie Voivodeships.

The registered unemployment rate at the end of April 2022 was 5.2%. “According to the Statistics Poland data, the situation in the labour market is even better than it was predicted by our estimates. The decrease in unemployment is very satisfying, we also want to constantly improve the quality of work, hence the amendments to the Labour Code prepared by the Ministry” - says the Minister of Family and Social Policy, Marlena Maląg.

On Thursday, the Sejm of the Republic of Poland passed the Act on the fourteenth pension. This year, about 9 million persons will receive an additional benefit, of which 7.7 million seniors will receive their payment in full, i.e. equal to the minimum pension. Payments of fourteenth pensions will start at the end of August.

The major objective of the equal treatment policy is to eliminate discrimination from social life in Poland. This means, inter alia, influencing the creation and application of law and influencing social behaviour so that the principle of equal treatment, which is defined, for example, in Article 32 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, is not violated. The policy related to this area will be defined in the National Action Programme for Equal Treatment for the years 2022-2030.

The possibility of performing remote work included permanently in the Labour Code – this is the main assumption of the draft act adopted by the Council of Ministers. - On the one hand, this is a response to changing trends in the labour market, and on the other hand – a chance to improve possibilities of employing, inter alia, parents of small children – says the Minister of Family and Social Policy, Marlena Maląg.

Minister Marlena Maląg, together with Deputy Minister Stanisław Szwed, met with the representatives of employer organisations. The subject of the meeting was an exchange of views on the future of the labour market. The most important challenges in the labour market were identified and views on the Ministry of Labour’s actions related to supporting the employment of citizens of Ukraine in Poland were exchanged.

Payments of fourteenth pensions will be started in August, seniors will not have to submit any applications – as the Minister of Family and Social Policy Marlena Maląg announced on Tuesday in Świercze. This year, about 9 million persons will receive the fourteenth benefit.