Handles social insurance matters. Foreigners working in Poland are subject to the Polish social insurance system. The Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) collects monthly social security contributions on their income. ZUS is responsible for the payment of benefits such as pensions, disability pensions, sickness benefits and parental benefits. The Social Insurance Institution is also in charge of inspecting the correctness of the payment of social security contributions, as well as the correctness of the issuance of sick leave and the obligation to refrain from all professional activities while receiving sick pay. It can inspect whether an employee is actually sick and whether they are not working while on sick leave (it is worth knowing that even trivial activities, such as sending business emails, for example, are prohibited while on sick leave). The discovery of violations during sick leave will result in the obligation to reimburse benefits for the entire period of sick leave, and may also be grounds for dismissal.
Web address: www.zus.pl
The Social Insurance Institution operates an online platform designed to provide electronic services to social security participants. The platform operates at: https://www.zus.pl/portal/logowanie.npi
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