Changes in calculating work experience – new rules for counting periods of employment and activity in Poland
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Date27 Oct 2025
From 2026, the definition of the period of employment will be significantly broadened. On 15 October 2025, the President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, signed an amendment to the Labour Code...
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Changes in the employment of foreigners – what do employers need to know?
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Date24 Oct 2025
The proposed changes will affect employers hiring foreigners in terms of costs, documentation and exemptions from the obligation to obtain permits. On 1 June this year, the Act on the...
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Upcoming changes in labour law in Poland – monitoring sick leave, rules for paying sick pay and concluding contracts in electronic form
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Date14 Oct 2025
The Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) will gain new powers to monitor sick leave The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy has prepared a draft amendment to the Social Insurance...
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Minimum wage increase in 2026 – what will be the national minimum wage and hourly rate in Poland?
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Date24 Sep 2025
From January 2026, a new minimum wage will come into force in Poland. The change in the minimum wage and hourly rate has already been announced in a regulation of...
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Tax relief for Territorial Defence Force (WOT) and Active Reserve (AR) soldiers – rules for employers in Poland
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Date23 Sep 2025
As the tax year comes to an end, it is worth reminding about a new preference that entrepreneurs will be able to take advantage of for the first time in...
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Changes in the employment of foreigners in Poland: employer obligations, employees from Georgia and the new Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy regulation
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Date01 Sep 2025
New obligation towards foreigners: information on the right to trade unions From 1 June 2025, a new provision of the Act on the conditions for admitting foreigners in Poland to...
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New regulations and important rulings in labour law: collective agreements, prohibition of unpaid internships and limits on freedom of speech
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Date19 Aug 2025
“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...
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Day off for a holiday in Poland falling on a Saturday
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Date23 Apr 2025
In general, holidays are non-working days. If a holiday falls on a Sunday, the employer is not obliged to ‘compensate’ employees with a day off. However, if a holiday falls...
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Labour law in Poland 2025 – Changes that will affect your firm’s HR and payroll accounting
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Date15 Jan 2025
Minimum wage 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...
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Public holidays in Poland in 2025
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Date09 Dec 2024
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...
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