•  News
    • The minimum wage in 2022 higher than initially planned (3)
      The Council of Ministers adopted the regulation on the minimum wage for work in 2022.
    • From 2022, new powers of the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) in the field of sick leave control (3)
      The amended provisions are intended to enable ZUS to receive information from an employer or principal for whom the same person works at the same time, where he is sick in one place and in another does a job. What rights will ZUS obtain in order to verify the correct use of the sick leave by the contractor? Will ZUS be able to obtain data allowing verification from neighbors or customers?
    • Occupational burnout - an employee will receive a sick leave for this reason (4)
      From January 1, 2022, employees will be able to take sick leave if a doctor diagnoses them with occupational burnout. What is it? What factors may influence the occurrence of occupational burnout?
    • Occupational health and safety service during an epidemic, necessary, but without additional remuneration (5)
      The coronavirus pandemic did not change much in the approach of Polish employers and employees to OSH. The services responsible for occupational safety gained new duties, but as many as three out of four employees during the pandemic did not receive additional remuneration for their work. These are the results of the latest report of the Safe at Work Coalition "Safety at work in Poland 2021".
    • Get rid of waste before the end of the year - the last call for the forgetful (6)
      Due to the multitude of obligations, entrepreneurs often delay the obligation to settle the issue of the waste handed over. They are not aware that the lack of waste transfer cards in the BDO system will make it difficult to prepare an annual report on waste generated and on waste management. The fourth quarter is the perfect time to hand over waste to the recipient and issue waste transfer cards in 2021.
  • Recipes with a comment
    • New exemptions from periodic training and examinations of drivers (7)
      The works on the amendment to the act on road transport have been completed, which provides for changes in the training of professional drivers. Each driver will have his profile in the system, more drivers will be released from the obligation to undergo training, and new training-related documents will appear in circulation.
  • The subject of the issue
    • A drunk employee at a workplace - a review of the Supreme Court's jurisprudence (9)
      The obligation to stay sober while working is one of the basic duties of an employee. He is pregnant with him not only while working at the workplace. The subordinate must remain sober whenever he is in any other place during the time devoted to work. This is due to the law and the principles of social coexistence. Should an employee under the influence of alcohol be disciplined at all times? The case is not so obvious. Read the extensive case law of the Supreme Court on this topic.
  • Accidents at work
    • Analysis of a collective accident during electrical works on a scissor lift (13)
      The article presents an analysis of a collective accident at work, which occurred during electrical works of the tunnel construction. What exactly happened and what were the causes of the accident in the opinion of the labor inspector?
  • OHS service
    • Cooperation with a doctor as part of the 19 task of the health and safety service (14)
      The employer cannot admit an employee who does not have a valid statement of no contraindications to work, issued on the basis of a referral for examination. Monitoring of the health condition as part of preventive examinations is carried out by basic units of the occupational medicine service - the responsibility of OSH service employees is to cooperate with doctors who provide preventive health care, especially in the process of organizing periodic medical examinations of employees.
  • Working conditions
    • Winter obligations of the employer and employees (16)
      Both the employer and employees must be prepared for the working environment conditions which can be encountered in winter. It is important that not only employers, supervisors and the OHS service, but also the employees themselves care for work safety. This article covers some of the employer's health and safety obligations in winter. We also advise what requirements must be met by the rooms for heating employees and what to take into account when selecting heat-insulating clothing to the climatic conditions at a given workplace.
  • Questions & Answers
    • Does the employee have to return the workwear on termination of the employment contract? (20)
      In connection with the termination of employment, the employer has the right to demand the return of the workwear from the employee, if the period of use specified in the company allocation table has not yet expired. There is nothing to prevent the parties from agreeing that the employee will pay for it instead of giving it back, paying an amount adequate to the end of the useful life.
    • How often to take measurements of the respirable crystalline silica fraction (21)
      The presence of the respirable crystalline silica fraction in connection with the process carried out obliges to ensure measurements in accordance with the frequency for carcinogens.
  • OHS training - Experts answer
    • What time to conduct the initial training of the contractor (22)
      The person employed under a mandate contract is not an employee and therefore the principle that OSH training should take place during working hours and at the expense of the employer does not apply to him. In the case of an employee employed under a civil law contract, it can be considered that an acceptable procedure will be to organize training outside the established working hours - without the right to remuneration.
  • Poster
    • Attention! Construction work (23)
  • Health and safety instructions
    • Sample health and safety instruction in a plastic surgery office (24)

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