“It was very unfortunate that the discussion on free Christmas Eve took place so late,” Małgorzata Papłocka, head of the Presidency of the Republic of Poland, said on RMF FM radio.
A representative for Andrzej Duda was asked about the president's signing of a bill introducing additional holidays from next year.
“If it was an act that took place on a free Christmas Eve, there would be no doubt about it,” he said. – But the price is on the third working day, Sunday – she explained. – There are doubts here, and mainly trade employees are raising this issue, – she concluded.
Paprocka said the president will consider all positions. – Especially what was presented at a meeting with representatives of employees and employers last week. Of course, we are talking about millions of people taking time off from work, she added, stressing that the decision would be announced in December.
Will Christmas Eve be free in 2025? The president has organized a public consultation
A social consultation on the law on free Christmas Eve was held on 12 December at the Presidential Palace with the participation of Andrzej Duda and employees and employers.
The president emphasized that he is in favor of making Christmas Eve a work holiday. However, he added that the final version adopted by Parliament contained significant amendments compared to the original draft.
Mr Duda expressed regret that despite the introduction of a free Christmas Eve, the three Sundays preceding the holiday would become working days. He added that the situation had changed significantly after Congress passed the law, and that his attitude toward the law was “somewhat reserved.”
On December 6, Same adopted a Senate amendment to make Christmas Eve free. The regulations have now been sent to the president, who has 21 days to decide whether to sign the amendments, veto them or refer them to the Constitutional Court.
The bill to amend the law assumes that starting in 2025, Christmas Eve will be a holiday for all employees, including those at commercial facilities, but the three Sundays before Christmas Eve will be commercial holidays.
The amendment introduced by the Senate and approved by Seim also states that trade employees will only be allowed to work two Sundays in December. According to the regulations currently in place, Christmas Eve is a business day until 2:00 p.m., based on the Law on Restrictions on Transactions on Sundays and Public Holidays.
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