UW proposes new labor measures to counteract unemployment in Poland

A new project to amend the labor code will soon find its way to the Sejm.The brainchild of the coalition of Polish Private Employers Confederation, Polish Employers Confederation and Business Centre Club will be presented in Parliament by Freedom Union (UW). If passed, its provision would, among other things, allow employers to unlimited renewals of contracts hiring employees for specified lengths of time. After that, a regular contract would have to be signed. Laid-off workers would be entitled to paid leave, during which they would be able to look for another job. Managers of companies employing less than 50 people would not be obliged to create remuneration regulations. Overtime bonuses would be lowered from 50% and 100% to 25% and 50% of normal pay. The authors of the project claim their proposals would create better operating conditions for small and medium-sized companies. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 8)