flash news
The latest report by Conperio shows that in 2025 almost one-third of the sick leave certificates that were inspected were being used improperly. Out of over 33,300 that were checked as many as 33%of them revealed irregularities.
At the request of the editors of Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, the Social Insurance Institution (Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych) clarified that a day on which an employee worked all or part of a day and then received a medical certificate for the same day is to be included in a period of sickness benefit.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced a major digitisation project – the Electronic Consular Services Platform (ePUK), which is to replace the existing tools used to manage consular matters for foreigners and Polish citizens (including the eKonsulat system). At the same time, an amendment to the Consular Law Act is being prepared to adapt the regulations to new e-services and technological realities, as well as to streamline and improve processes that are currently scattered, time-consuming, and inconsistent.
On 6 February 2026, details appeared in the legislative schedule of the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy about a draft regulation regarding countries whose citizens will not be entitled to work while visiting Poland under visa-free travel.
On 19 February 2026, Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki signed a bill repealing the provisions of the Act on Assistance to Ukrainian Citizens in Connection with the Armed Conflict in Ukraine, which abolishes a number of remedies for Ukrainian citizens and their families. The Act establishes definitive deadlines for entitlements and new verification obligations for Ukrainian citizens in Poland, which are crucial for legalising their stay and continuing their employment with Polish companies.
On 23 February 2026, representatives of the employers’ and employees’ sides affiliated with the Social Dialogue Council adopted a joint resolution on the draft PIP (the State Labour Inspectorate) reform submitted to the lower house of parliament. The reform envisages, among other things, granting PIP inspectors the right to issue administrative decisions converting civil law contracts into employment contracts.