In Poland, the reform on the early retirement system is starting up again (see our story n°070339). After excluding the 200,000 professors from this system, Anna Kalata, Minister of Labour and social policy has just reintegrated them, under union pressure. As a result of this union opposition, after a new consultation with social partners, the legislative process was started up again from the beginning with a second bill which has just been submitted to Parliament. (Ref. 070413)
Conjuring trick. After the reform, the Minister had announced that only 320,000 employees should enjoy the right to early retirement in 51 difficult trades. To this public figure, were added the 200,000 professors excluded from the plan and then reinstated under union pressure via a second bill. In total, the number of 320,000 beneficiaries remains the same. How did they do that? No one knows. “The way the Labour secretary is juggling with numbers is shocking!” said Michal Boni, former labor se
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