To sweeten the difficulties related to the coronavirus pandemic, which will have a restrictive impact – this leaves no illusions – also for our summer holiday, we have definitely better conditions for using the social fund than before – not only in the form of such popular lump sums for holidays under the pear tree. In addition, families will receive vouchers of PLN 500 for each child for holiday rest – finally, from August 1, they can be activated and paid for holiday rest in the second part of the holiday, and more.
There was supposed to be a 1000+ voucher for every full-time employee with an income not higher than the average wage, eventually it ended with a 500+ voucher for each child intended for leisure: holidays, summer camps or camps. Not cash, but always a great help during the holidays.
On Friday, June 19, the Sejm passed the law late in the evening. Everyone who is currently entitled to the 500+ monthly benefit will get a voucher. It is a one-off worth PLN 500 and it cannot be converted into cash, but only used to pay for summer camps, camps, trips or other forms of leisure for children. It is to be valid until the end of 2022.
The Sejm immediately passed the relevant law in mid-June. but due to the Senate’s amendments, it had to be reviewed. Finally, on Wednesday, July 15, the Sejm adopted the law again.
It is true that the Senate proposed that the voucher should be worth PLN 1000 and that seniors would also get it, but eventually the Sejm rejected this amendment, although it adopted many others. Contrary to the permanent 500-plus benefit, the tourist voucher will also be given to children of parents working in other EU countries, and to children with disabilities, a double voucher, i.e. PLN 1000 Finally, from August 1, you can use the voucher.
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- The main principles of the 500 plus voucher are:
- The voucher is used to make payments for hotel services or tourist events carried out by a tourist entrepreneur or public benefit organization on the territory of the Republic of Poland.
- With the help of the voucher, the entitled person can make payments for hotel services or tourist events for the child. A child is entitled to one benefit in the form of a voucher in the amount of PLN 500.
- A disabled child is entitled to one benefit in the form of a voucher in the amount of PLN 500 and one additional benefit in the form of a voucher in the amount of PLN 500.
- If the amount of the child-care benefit is due to each parent separately, each parent is entitled to one benefit in the form of a voucher in the amount of PLN 250 per child, and in the case of a disabled child – one benefit in the form of a voucher in the amount of PLN 250 and one additional benefit in the form of a voucher. in the amount of PLN 250 per child.
- With the help of a voucher, the entitled person may make payments many times, until the amount of the benefit in the form of a voucher or additional benefit in the form of a voucher is exhausted.
- The voucher cannot be exchanged for cash, other legal means of payment and other means of exchange.
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It’s already working, but there’s no rush
The voucher in the form of an electronic document can be activated at any time, e.g. a few days before the planned tourist trip.
There is also no need to rush into using the voucher. You can pay with it many times until March 31, 2022, until the benefit is exhausted.
How to activate? The tourist voucher will be generated for you in the ICT system after registering on the ZUS Electronic Services Platform (PUE ZUS).
You will receive the voucher in the form of a unique, 16-digit number by text message to the telephone number or e-mail address provided by you. You must show this number when booking your stay or, at the latest, when you check in. And now you can enjoy your holidays with your children!
Here you will find a video tutorial on how to do it step by step (click the link below):
https://bonturystyczny.polska.travel/
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You can redeem the tourist voucher throughout the countrypaying for hotel services with it. So you can use it for a stay in a hotel, guesthouse, camping or agritourism farm. You can also use it to pay for tourist events organized by a tourist entrepreneur or a public benefit organization.
Remember that a package should be understood as a combination of at least two different types of travel services for the same trip or vacation. In this way, you will also finance your child’s stay at a “green school”, colony or camp – scouting, sports, recreation, both in summer and winter.
How to pay? You present the voucher when booking your stay or, at the latest, when you check in. The payment is made with the use of the voucher with the use of the ICT system of the Social Insurance Institution. The payment process is carried out by providing the voucher number to the entity in order to verify the balance and using two codes confirming the purchase at the time of payment for the service. You can pay with the voucher many times, until the funds are exhausted, but no longer than until March 31, 2022. You have plenty of time to enjoy traveling together!
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Three important code-numbers
[b1. ]Tourist voucher number[/b]
16-digit voucher number assigned to the entitled person and used in contacts with entities
2. Payment handling code
Code issued when the voucher is activated, received by e-mail, known only to the entitled party, used and disclosed during payment for services
3. SMS confirmation code
Code to confirm the payment made with the use of the voucher
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Greater benefit and greater exemption from PIT
Traditionally, the employee and family holiday expenses are supported by the company social Fund.
When choosing benefits for employees, the employer should first look at the issue tax settlements income and ZUS. According to the law, everything that the company offers to the employee is income from the employment relationship and is therefore taxable. However, there are some exceptions – cash and material benefits are exempt from taxation, e.g. gifts on the Children’s Day for employees’ children or subsidies for holiday and holiday events financed by the employer from the resources of the Company Employee Benefit Fund (ZFŚS) or trade union funds up to a certain amount .
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Before anyone was able to realize what consequences the pandemic would have on our lives, at the beginning of this year, for the first time in many years, the value of the write-off to the Company Social Benefit Fund (ZFŚS) was increased by as much as PLN 321 per employee employed under the conditions normal. In practice, this means an increase in the write-off to PLN 1,550.26.
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The second good news for both employers and employees – this time as a consequence of special regulations in connection with the coronavirus – is that the current amount of the exemption from fiscal burdens, which was PLN 1,000, has been increased twice – to the amount not exceeding PLN 2,000 in 2020 and 2021.
In which companies is there a social fund
According to the legal status as of January 1, 2020, the obligation to establish a ZFŚS applies to companies employing at least 50 full-time employees or if the application for the creation of funds was submitted by a trade union organization – this applies to enterprises employing 20 to 50 people. Moreover, the obligation to establish such a fund rests on all budgetary units and local government budgetary establishments.
– Funds set aside as part of the Company Social Benefits Fund must be collected by the employer on a separate bank account and used for social support of employees. Companies that plan to appreciate and motivate employees at this exceptional time, using the Social Fund for this purpose, must remember that, in accordance with applicable law, the value of benefits financed from this fund should be differentiated and depend on the family, material and life situation of employees. The conditions for allocating funds from the Company Social Benefits Fund for specific purposes and types of social activity are specified by the employer in the regulations, says Katarzyna Turska from Sodexo Benefits and Rewards Services Polska.
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