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Factsheet for measure PL-2020-12/836 – Updated – measures in Poland
Country | Poland , applies nationwide |
Time period | Open ended, started on 15 March 2020 |
Context | COVID-19 |
Type | Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Category |
Income protection beyond short-time work
– Paid sick leave |
Author | Jan Czarzasty (Warsaw School of Economics) and Eurofound |
Measure added | 11 May 2020 (updated 16 August 2021) |
With temporary closure of national borders (in force since 15 March 2020), the obligatory quarantine of 14 days have been introduced for people returning from abroad. Since 31 March quarantine has been extended to their household members. During the quarantine the persons concerned may apply for sick leave remuneration from employers or sick-leave allowance paid by social security if they are not able to perform their professional activities while being confined to home or a place of temporary isolation.
Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z 2 maja 2020 r. w sprawie ustanowienia określonych ograniczeń, nakazów i zakazów w związku z wystąpieniem stanu epidemii.
Note: the regulation has been updated several times since 31 March, when the state of epidemics was officially introduced.
Upon accepting the application, the person concerned will receive the sick leave remuneration from employers or sick-leave allowance paid by social security for the period of quarantine (14 days). Eligible are employees (sick leave remuneration, sick-leave allowance) and self-employed as well as holders of mandate contract (freelancers) (sick-leave allowance). It amounts to 80% of gross wages or average revenue.
The scale of support is difficult to determine. The only frame of reference is the number of persons being subjected to quarantine, yet not all of them are entitled to sick-leave remuneration or sick-leave allowance.
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
12 August 2021 |
The measure has been systematically extended and is expected to remain in force until the state of pandemic is over. |
No precise data available. As of 11 May nearly 100,000 people remain under quarantine, according to the Ministry of Health.
Workers | Businesses | Citizens |
---|---|---|
Does not apply to workers | Does not apply to businesses | Applies to all citizens |
Actors | Funding |
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National government
Company / Companies |
Companies
National funds |
Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:
Trade unions | Employers' organisations | |
---|---|---|
Role | No involvement as case not in social partner domain | No involvement as case not in social partner domain |
Form | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
No involvement.
Social partners' positions are unknown.
Citation
Eurofound (2020), Sick leave allowance for people returning from abroad and their household members under quarantine, measure PL-2020-12/836 (measures in Poland), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/PL-2020-12_836.html
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