Employee sick leave costs total zł.7.6 bln in 2007
Over half of this amount was provided by the employers, while the remainder by the Social Insurance Office (ZUS) and farmers' insurance office KRUS.
"Currently the employer is burdened with the costs of 33 sick days. We demand that for the time being it be reduced to 14 days, and eventually to 3 days," said Adam Ambrozik of the Polish Employers Confederation (KPP).
Trade unions do not agree with such plans, but a cautious stance is also expressed by the Labor Ministry as this would mean boosting subsidies for the Social Insurance Fund (FUS) by another zł.1 billion. In terms of employment structure, the higher number of sick days concerned employees of the public administration, defense and education sector.
Source: Rzeczpospolita (M.M.)
"Currently the employer is burdened with the costs of 33 sick days. We demand that for the time being it be reduced to 14 days, and eventually to 3 days," said Adam Ambrozik of the Polish Employers Confederation (KPP).
Trade unions do not agree with such plans, but a cautious stance is also expressed by the Labor Ministry as this would mean boosting subsidies for the Social Insurance Fund (FUS) by another zł.1 billion. In terms of employment structure, the higher number of sick days concerned employees of the public administration, defense and education sector.
Source: Rzeczpospolita (M.M.)
