Sejm rejects proposal to prevent shops opening on Sundays and holidays

The Sejm voted yesterday to allow all commercial outlets to continue operating on Sundays and holidays, rejecting the proposal that only shops meeting basic needs and employing five or fewer workers should be allowed to open. The Sejm also rejected the proposal that all employees working on these days should be paid 50% extra. According to Tadeusz Sulkowski, director of the Department of Labor Relations under the Polish Confederation of Private Employers (PKPP), the restriction on opening would have led to a fall in demand for labor and a decrease in turnover, and this would ultimately have resulted in the loss of 7,000 to 12,000 jobs. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 7) A.K.