Background information

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.

Content of measure

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.

Use of measure

No precise data available. As of 11 May nearly 100,000 people remain under quarantine, according to the Ministry of Health.

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Does not apply to workers	Does not apply to businesses	Applies to all citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
National government Company / Companies	Companies National funds

Social partners

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
• Main level of involvement: Unknown

Involvement

No involvement.

Views and reactions

Social partners' positions are unknown.

Sources

• 02 May 2020: Ordinance of the Council of Ministers on Introducing Specific Restrictions, Orders and Prohibitions in the Context of the Current State of Epidemics (prawo.sejm.gov.pl)