It is extremely important, with all the fascination with the possibilities of digitisation, to approach its applications sensibly," said Minister Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk in her opening speech at the second conference organised by the Ministry of Labour as part of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. A meeting of European leaders focused on the impact of digitalization on the labour market is scheduled to occur in Warsaw on April 3-4 of this year.

In February this year Poland ranked first in the European Union with the lowest level of unemployment. This time we did not share our position as leaders with another country – the Czech Republic took second place. Third on the podium was Malta.

The acts drafted by the Ministry of Labour concerning the labour market and employment services and on the conditions for allowing foreign nationals to work on the territory of the Republic of Poland have passed the legislative process and are now only awaiting the President's signature.

On 19 March, Minister of Labour Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk took part in the Tripartite Social Summit for Growth and Employment in Brussels. In her speech, she raised the issues of the future of a united European community, as well as the challenges of the labour market in times of change.

19 March 2025 marks an important date for thousands of families in Poland. On this day, legislation introducing additional leave for parents of children born prematurely and hospitalised after birth came into force. We are giving them back the time they spent in hospitals - time they have lost before.

Supporting parents in raising children and returning to the labour market is an important part of the state's family policy. On Thursday, Minister of Labour Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk visited Bydgoszcz, where she spoke about additional spots in nurseries that are being created and will be created in the coming years thanks to the Active Toddler programme and funds from the National Recovery Plan.

On Wednesday 12 March, the third meeting of the Team for the Implementation of the Directive of the European Parliament and of the EU Council on Equal Pay for Men and Women was held at the Ministry of Labour.

The challenges of the silver economy and ideas for encouraging older people to work longer were the focus of Monday's meeting of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council. The meeting of European ministers was chaired by the Minister for Employment, Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk.

Great news from Eurostat! We caught up with the Czech Republic in January this year and, together with our neighbours, ranked first among the EU countries with the lowest level of unemployment. In previous months, we ranked second.

Minister Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk spoke about the government's policy to counteract the social exclusion of young people, as well as about the priorities of the Ministry of Labour related to the support and development of local communities during a panel held as part of the 10th European Congress of Local Governments.