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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.
The Ministry of Labour has announced that the system for electronic handling of contracts began operating on 7 January.
The planned reform of the State Labour Inspectorate (“PIP”), which includes granting labour inspectors the authority to issue decisions transforming civil law contracts (e.g. contracts of mandate) into contracts of employment, has been called into question in recent weeks because of the position taken by the prime minister who is apparently opposed to the proposed form of the changes.
In his last statement, the Chief Labour Inspector Marcin Stanecki has emphasized that The National Labour Inspectorate does not have authority to impose fines for job advertisements that breach the principle of gender neutrality. However, that does not mean that employers bear no responsibility emphasises Marcin Stanecki, Chief Labour Inspector.
The Ministry of Family, Labour, and Social Policy (“MRPiPS”) has published an Action Plan to support collective bargaining that is intended to increase the number of collective labour agreements and revitalise social dialogue. The document implements obligations arising from EU law; however, according to experts, its current form is too general.