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    • Change of employment conditions - new employee entitlement (3)
      The new provisions of the Labor Code will give an employee who has been employed for at least 6 months a new entitlement. He will be able to ask the employer to improve his situation by, for example, changing the contract, position or type of work. The employer will have to take into account the will of the employee or explain why he cannot do so.
    • Work after 2025 - the necessary new competences (4)
      According to the report "The Future of Employment" of the World Economic Forum, more than half of all workers in the world will have to retrain by 2025. By listing the top 10 skills, the report helps you better understand the challenges that companies and employees will face in the years to come. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of our lives and will not be without consequences for the labor market. What competences will we all need in the near future?
    • Labor inspection controls compliance with the provisions of the PPK (6)
      The action program for 2022-2024 announced by the National Labor Inspectorate includes, inter alia, inspections of employers' compliance with the provisions on employee capital plans (PPK). What exact control activities is the labor inspection planned?
    • Amendments to the Accident Act (6)
      The form of notification by the Social Insurance Institution of the contribution payer about the rate of the accident insurance contribution applicable to him changed from 1 April. Instead of paper information, contribution payers will receive it electronically on the Electronic Services Platform of the Social Insurance Institution.
  • Questions and Answers
    • Is it possible to arrange only a standing workplace? (7)
      If the work process requires constant performance of duties while standing or walking, and if this is due to the nature of the work, the employer is obliged to provide the employee with the opportunity to rest in a sitting position near the workplace.
    • How to reduce the noise level in open plan offices (8)
      The perception of bothersome, tiring or annoying noise is an individual characteristic of a person and this level can vary by up to several decibels. The whisper volume is about 20 dB, and in a very quiet neighborhood, the noise level is about 30 dB. There are several ways to reduce noise.
    • What kind of tests to order for a catering employee (9)
      Employees working in the catering industry are subject to mandatory tests under the Food and Nutrition Safety Act and the Labor Code.
  • The subject of the issue
    • Contracts of mandate with a citizen of Ukraine - employment under the special act (10)
      Due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, special provisions have been introduced that make it easier for citizens of this country to stay and work legally in Poland. The adopted regulations contain important issues regarding the employment of refugees from Ukraine. Facilitations in employment also apply to persons employed on the basis of civil law contracts, including mandate contracts. The employer should therefore know that he can legally employ a citizen of Ukraine or the spouse of a citizen of Ukraine if their stay in the territory of the country is legal. What special solutions does the special act contain?
  • Working conditions
    • The advantages of having your own behavioral worker (12)
      An employer who employs up to 100 employees entrusts the performance of the health and safety service to an employee working for another job. The employer - in the absence of competent employees - may entrust the performance of health and safety services to specialists from outside the workplace. Which solution is more advantageous in practice for the employer? The answer to this question is not simple, as a lot depends on the involvement of the person who performs the tasks of the OHS service. an outsider may be a cheaper solution and therefore more beneficial for the employer. This does not mean, however, that it will always be of benefit to the work safety of people employed in the plant.
  • Health and safety training - Experts respond
    • When on-the-job training is valid after re-employment (15)
      Pursuant to Art. 237 § 2 of the Labor Code, the legislator allows the possibility of withdrawing from the training obligation in the event that an employee undertakes work in the same position as he held for a given employer immediately before entering into another employment contract with this employer. Therefore, this does not apply to re-employment after a break in employment, irrespective of the duration of the break.
    • Can the school nurse train school staff in first aid? (16)
      First aid training for school and institution employees, pursuant to Art. 21 of the regulation on health and safety in public and private schools and institutions, can be run by a system nurse. On the other hand, the Education for Safety teacher should have completed training (confirmed by a certificate) authorizing to conduct educational classes in the field of first aid - in accordance with the requirements and program specified in the regulation on the preparation of teachers to conduct educational classes in the field of first aid.
    • Can an OHS service employee refuse to provide initial training? (17)
      The immediate source of the obligation to provide initial training - general instruction by an OHS service employee is the regulation on training in the field of health and safety at work. Thus, regardless of the fact that the obligation to conduct general instruction is not directly exposed in the provisions of the ordinance on the health and safety at work service, the employee of this service should not refuse to conduct the initial training - general instruction.
  • Health and safety service
    • Applying for the imposition of sanctioning penalties - 4 - authorization of the health and safety service (18)
      The outstanding attitude of employees in terms of compliance with the regulations may be the basis for applications by the OHS service for the award of a prize. On the other hand, employees responsible for neglecting their obligations in the field of health and safety at work can count on a request from an employee of the health and safety service regarding the imposition of a sanction. Under no circumstances should such a conclusion be confused with the formal imposition of a penalty. The opinion of an employee of the OHS service will, however, be a special voice in the discussion on punishing the employee.
  • Court case law
    • The occupational risk also applies to contractors (20)
      A person employing under civil law contracts must assess the occupational risk of these persons. He must also provide the contractors and contractors for specific work with relevant information on hazards and risks at work.
  • Safety training
    • Salesman's job training (21)
      An employee working as a trader, sales representative or sales representative has a very wide range of duties, often balancing on the border between an administrative and office position and a worker position. In his work he is exposed to many dangerous, harmful and nuisance factors. The article discusses the salesman's job training and presents the issues that must be communicated to the employee during the training.

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