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The vacation season is underway and we remind you that some employers may forgo establishing a company social benefits fund and instead pay employees vacation pay.
On 11 July, wage negotiations in the Social Dialogue Council ended, but without agreement between the government, trade unions, or employers. As a result, the Council of Ministers on its own will decide on the minimum wage for 2026.
In connection with the war in Ukraine and the massive influx of its population to Poland, the so-called Ukrainian special law introduced a provision temporarily limiting deadlines in cases concerning legalisation of residence in Poland. According to the current wording of art. 100d of the Ukraine special law, in the period until 30 September 2025, the course of deadlines for handling cases concerning temporary residence permits, permanent residence permits, and long-term EU residents does not start, and the one started is suspended for this period.
A draft amendment to the regulation on OHS training was published in the Government Legislation Center. Under the current applicable rules, an employee confirms the completion of general and job-specific training in writing on the initial training record, which is then kept in the employee’s personnel file.
On July 7, the Government Legislation Center website published a draft deregulation act that will make it easier for employers to verify the data contained in diplomas submitted by employees
From July 7, 2025, the Polish government has reinstated temporary border controls at the internal borders of the Schengen area with Germany and Lithuania. According to the authorities, the aim of this decision is to strengthen state security and prevent the uncontrolled flow of migrants.