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New Additional Leave for Parents of Premature Babies in Poland 

Edyta Nowak Skawska

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This new provision aims to provide crucial support to families during challenging times, ensuring they can care for their newborns without financial stress. 

On 18 December 2024, Poland announced a significant update to its Labour Code to support parents of premature babies and those requiring hospitalization after birth. Here are the key details: 

  • Eligibility: Parents of babies born prematurely or those hospitalized after birth. 
  • Application: Parents must submit an application to their employer along with a medical certificate detailing the week of pregnancy, birth weight, and duration of hospitalization. 
  • Allowance: The allowance for the period of additional maternity leave is 100% of the allowance base. Additional maternity leave must take place immediately after the standard maternity leave is over. 

Duration: Up to 15 weeks of additional maternity leave.  

  • Up to 15 weeks: For babies born before the 28th week of pregnancy or with a birth weight of no more than 1,000 grams. 
  • Up to 8 weeks: For babies born between the 28th and 36th week of pregnancy or full-term infants requiring hospital treatment.   

This new provision aims to provide crucial support to families during challenging times, ensuring they can care for their newborns without financial stress. 

Edyta Nowak-Skawska

Practice Leader Health & Benefits
GrECo Poland

T +48 882 366 293

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