SKL: make life easier for small firms to stop unemployment from rising

The National Conservative Alliance (SKL) presented a draft of 26 amendments to the Labor Code, which according to SKL president Jan Maria Rokita, should help small companies and stop the rise in unemployment. According to the SKL proposal, small companies would not have to adhere to regulations on mass layoffs. SKL also proposed changes in overtime regulations, to make it more flexible for employers. SKL also wants to enable employers to lay off employees who take medical leave for more than 1 month. This is already the second draft of amendments to the Labor Code, after the Freedom Union (UW) presented one. However, according to Rokita, SKL's proposals are more likely to be accepted by the Sejm. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p.8) A.D.