Official guidelines of the State Labour Inspectorate’s reform published
The guidelines of the bill amending the State Labour Inspectorate Act have been published in the government's legislative work list. The changes result from the need to implement the milestones written into the National Recovery Plan (KPO).
According to the guidelines:
- Regional Labour Inspectors are to be given the authority to issue decisions confirming the existence of an employment relationship (in cases where a civil law contract has been improperly concluded),
- the decisions may be appealed to the labour court,
- under labour law, the decisions will be immediately enforceable,
- under tax and social security law, the enforcement of the decision will be suspended until the expiry of the deadline for filing an appeal or until the date on which the appeal is forwarded to the labour court,
- A mechanism will be introduced for exchanging information and data between the Social Security Institution (ZUS), the State Labour Inspectorate (PIP) and the National Revenue Administration (KAS),
- PIP remote inspections and electronic maintenance of inspection records (including reports) will be enabled,
- PIP will draw up annual and multi-year inspection programmes based on risk analysis,
- The maximum amount of fines imposed by PIP is to be at least doubled.
The bill is expected to be approved by the Council of Ministers later this year.