At the invitation of the President of the Republic of Poland, Prof. Gertruda Uścińska, Rector of the Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School, took part in consultations on the law lowering the health insurance contribution for entrepreneurs. The meeting took place on May 5 at the Presidential Palace.
President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda invited representatives of the Council for Social Dialogue to the Presidential Palace to discuss the bill on lowering the health insurance contribution for entrepreneurs, passed in late April by the Polish Parliament. The law, which assumes a reduction of health insurance contribution to be paid by entrepreneurs, currently awaits the President’s signature.
“It is significant that this law has not been consulted with the Social Dialogue Council, which I consider to be an unacceptable situation,” said President Duda, opening the discussion. “Therefore, as the one who exercises a kind of patronage over the RDS, I wanted to hear your opinion before making a decision.”
As he stated, the situation is peculiar, because from the two largest trade unions, which often disagree with each other, i.e. the OPZZ and the NZSS “S”, came “practically unanimous appeals demanding that the bill be blocked.”
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“On the other hand, at least some of those associated with the entrepreneurial sector, have a different opinion,” he added. “There are two points of view, so I wanted to hear your voice directly.” Deploring the government’s way of proceeding with the bill, the President of the Republic of Poland noted that consultations on the issue are really important to him.
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Monday’s meeting at the Presidential Palace was attended by representatives of the trade unions (NSZZ Solidarność, OPZZ, Forum of Trade Unions and employers’ organizations (Employers of the Republic of Poland, Confederation Leviathan, Union of Polish Crafts, Union of Employers Business Centre Club, Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers, Federation of Polish Entrepreneurs and Polish Economic Society), as well as experts and members of the Presidential Councils for Health Care and Social Affairs.
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The Sejm of the Republic of Poland passed a bill amending the law on health care services financed from public funds and certain other laws on April 4, 2025. The document has been forwarded for the signature of the President of the Republic of Poland, who has to make a decision on the matter until May 15, 2025.
