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On Friday June 19, The Sejm has passed a bill amending the provisions of the Labour Code on mobbing and non-discrimination. Key changes include the introduction of a simplified definition of mobbing, an obligation on employers with at least 10 employees to adopt an anti-mobbing and anti-discrimination policy, and the establishment of minimum compensation for victims of mobbing amounting to six times the minimum wage. We have described the draft bill extensively on our website.
Last year, both the Polish authorities and EU institutions announced that the current extension of temporary protection for displaced persons from Ukraine would be the last. During this period, Member States were to develop solutions to encourage beneficiaries of protection to transition to the general rules governing the residence of foreign nationals (e.g. by obtaining residence permits) or to return to their country of origin.
The draft Internship Act (UD307), prepared by the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy, is causing increasing controversy among employer organisations. An assessment of the effect of the regulation is that mandatory remuneration and new formal requirements could mean that 47.8% of firms will cease offering internships.
A labour inspector can only order the payment of remuneration that is simultaneously due, payable, and undisputed – according to a judgment of the Provincial Administrative Court in Kielce of 6 May 2026 (II SA/Ke 195/26).
The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy will recommend to the Council of Ministers that the minimum wage for 2027 be set at PLN 4,986 and the minimum hourly rate at PLN 32.60. This represents an increase of PLN 180 (3.7%) and PLN 1.20 (3.8%) respectively compared to the current year.
The transitional period regarding the employment of certain types of foreign students in Poland will come to an end on 1 July 2026. Student status alone will no longer be sufficient to qualify for exemption from the requirement to obtain a work permit.