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In 2024, an EU Directive on workers on digital platforms was adopted. The deadline for Member States to implement the regulation is 2 December 2026. The Ministry of Labour has announced that a bill on this matter should be presented in the first quarter of 2026.
On 3 February, a bill was published of changes to regulations on preventing mobbing and employer obligations regarding work regulations and internal notices.
The end of January 2026 was the deadline for filing PIT-11 forms at the tax authority. Employers now have time only until the 28 February 2026 to provide tax information to employees. The document contains details on income, advance tax payments, and social security contributions, and is the basis for annual tax settlements.
The Sejm has received a bill to amend the Labour Code to repeal the obligation to use gender-neutral job titles and to formulate job advertisements in accordance with the criteria of linguistic neutrality.
From 1 January 2026, regulations will come into force permitting periods other than employment under a contract of employment to be added to a length of service.
The Sejm (lower house of parliament) has fast-tracked the government's bill on the expiry of provisions under the Act on assistance to Ukrainian citizens in connection with the war and on amendments to certain other acts. Its third version, which should go to the Senate this week, partially takes account of the demands of employers, rectifying the most controversial original provisions, although not all of them.