Ultimately, however, the item was removed from a parliamentary committee's agenda. – Adjourn to a joint meeting of both committees (Economy and Family) to discuss this topic. Probably in December, Petr, chairman of the parliamentary economic committee, said at a meeting on November 26. When we contacted him, he acknowledged that this issue is very topical. He also explained why the debate was postponed.
*Prime Minister Petr told Inter that he had agreed with Family Committee Chair Katarzyna Weberhan to hold a public hearing on trade at the Joint Committee on Economy and Families on Sunday. – It's hard to talk about dating. We want an agreement, emphasized Family Minister Agnieszka Dzemianović Bunku, speaking about the government's proposed amendments in this regard.
Sunday trading. Concrete 21. No details
In fact, the issue of Sunday shopping was raised by Donald Tusk's team during the campaign, as part of K.O.'s now famous “100 details for the first 100 days of government.” Noda.
The details are listed in number 21, which states, “We will lift the ban on Sunday trading, but each employee will be given two Saturdays and Sundays off per month, and their compensation for working on holidays will be doubled.'' It added that following the election, the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy is currently conducting an analysis of social expectations regarding working hours and holidays. That's it.
In practice, no solution for weekend trading has been developed. We hear from the Prime Minister's Office that, as there is no agreement within the government, a suitable project should be submitted by the KO Club. What will happen? This is unknown.
– I don't know if this project will come out of KO Club. We need to do research and check social expectations – admits PO Joanna Fridrich, deputy chair of the Parliamentary Family Committee. – We just need to take into account the opposition of the left in the government coalition. On the other side is Poland 2050, which, looking at the approach of president Richard Petre, he added, is “for it”.
This means that the Poland 2050 project, which has been stuck in parliament's freezer since June, is still underway. It is difficult to estimate whether it will be possible to push through Same. The left will certainly have a perch.
– Ryszard Petru's project is poorly written. It is being checked by parliamentarians and I recently spoke to them about it, – says Katarzyna Uberhan, head of the Left Family Committee. – As they say, many changes are needed. They think it is unconstitutional and there are many doubts about it. It would be better if a new project was created, said Interlia's interlocutor.
Sunday shopping. Petr's project or the government's?
At a joint session of the Parliamentary Committee on Family Economy, Minister Agnieszka Dzemianović-Baku confirmed that the Petr project is being handled by the government and has been referred to the Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers. However, as she made clear, the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy's position on him is negative “at the moment”. why?
– Above all, this is the case. Around 30,000 small entrepreneurs, as well as trade employees, appealed to the government not to change the applicable rules. Katarzyna Weberhan explains that this is because the restrictions on Sunday trading for large chains have given smaller stores the opportunity to survive and compete with big companies.
This is not the end of the debate on weekend working, as the regulations currently in place are confusing, as left-wing lawmakers say. – Agnieszka Dzemianović-Bank and her ministries are always ready to consult and to regulate Sunday regulations more precisely in order to better protect all employees who have to work at that time, not just trade. He added that he is working on ways to do so.
Rishard Petr hits the ball. – I also make sure to talk about parliamentary projects in the context of Sunday work. This is a project that I carry out on behalf of the club. Although it is true that Minister Agnieszka Dzemianović-Baku has declared that a government version is being prepared, even the basic premise of such a project is not yet known, the politician said. But regardless of the controversy between the left and Poland 2050, KO sees light at the end of the tunnel. Donald Tusk's activists are optimistic after behind-the-scenes talks and a public declaration from the head of the Department of Families.
Works on Sundays. KO wants leftists to resign
– There is an agreement to comprehensively resolve the issue. The Ministry of Family Affairs seems to agree to some compromise. Regarding Sunday trading, we have received many emails and petitions from Polish women and men, said PO Waldemar Słogocki, vice-chairman of the Economic Committee. – Due to work and family circumstances, the only day we can go shopping together is Sunday. He added that he wants lawmakers to be smart and sensitive and look to create some kind of balance.
Joanna Fridrich: – It is undeniable that young people from small towns, often without financial means, worked in trades on weekends while studying in the city. They were eliminated, he says. – Conditions for teaching and learning should be created. On the other hand, he points out, some trade employees and employers are shielding themselves from Sunday shopping.
Sources in the largest ruling party do not want to make any preconceptions, but are hopeful for concessions from the left. It also promises friendly provisions for employees who express a desire to work on Sundays.
– The left will agree to some shopping on Sunday. Especially since public opinion expects it. A compromise needs to be found, says an Interia source close to the prime minister's office. – Appropriate regulations are necessary because some people want to work. Leave it up to employees and employers to decide whether to work on weekends. He argues that if a store wasn't profitable to open on Sunday, no one would open it.
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