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“Compulsion” of collective labour agreements – new draft act on collective agreements and collective arrangements The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy has published the long-awaited draft act on collective labour agreements and collective arrangements. This draft, currently awaiting approval by the Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers (decision of July 24, 2025),…

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On 23 June 2025, an Act amending the Polish Labour Code was published in the Journal of Laws. It introduces the EU Pay Transparency Directive to a limited extent. The new provisions will come into force on 24 December 2025, which means that employers in Poland have limited time to adapt their recruitment processes and…

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I. Documentation The Act provides for full digitalisation of the procedure for issuing work permits to foreigners via the praca.gov.pl system. This means that all applications, explanations, appeals, complaints, documents, letters, and digital reproductions of documents must be signed with a qualified electronic signature, trusted signature or personal signature – as stipulated in Article 44(3)…

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On 10 April 2025, Polish President Andrzej Duda signed into law the Act of 20 March 2025 on the conditions for employing foreign nationals in the territory of the Republic of Poland. The act will enter into force on the first day of the month following 14 days from the date of its official publication….

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Starting from March 19, 2025, new regulations concerning supplementary maternity leave in Poland will come into effect. The amendment to the Polish Labour Code introduces measures to support parents of prematurely born children and newborns requiring hospitalization. The goal of these changes is to enable parents to dedicate more time to childcare and compensate for…

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On 19 February 2025 the President of the Central Statistical Office in Poland issued a notice on the average monthly salary in the economy in the second half of 2024, which amounts to PLN 7262.39. This amount constitutes the basis for calculating the amount of mandatory contributions pursuant to Article 5 of the Act of…

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Minimum wage Download» From 1 January 2025, the minimum wage will be PLN 4,666 gross. The minimum hourly rate will increase accordingly, from 1st of January it will be PLN 30.50 gross. The increase in the minimum wage will have an impact on other benefits determined on its basis, such as night work allowance, the…

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The year 2025 brings 14 statutory holidays. According to the Act of January 18, 1951, on Public Holidays and its later amendments, these days are exempt from work obligations in Poland. Below is a detailed schedule of holidays and the rules for taking time off for holidays that fall on Saturdays. Calendar of public holidays…

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