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According to the latest information from Statistics Poland (GUS) (published on 10 February 2026), at the end of August 2025, over one million foreigners (1.1 million) were working in Poland. Their share in the total number of people working in Poland was thus 6.7% which represents a 5.6% increase in the number of foreigners working in Poland (compared to the previous year's data).
The media are increasingly reporting on a new inspection model for the State Labour Inspectorate (“PIP”) that is to be based on targeted checks of entities selected on the basis of risk analysis. This is also confirmed by the PIP's programme for action in 2026.
In 2024, an EU Directive on workers on digital platforms was adopted. The deadline for Member States to implement the regulation is 2 December 2026. The Ministry of Labour has announced that a bill on this matter should be presented in the first quarter of 2026.
On 3 February, a bill was published of changes to regulations on preventing mobbing and employer obligations regarding work regulations and internal notices.
The end of January 2026 was the deadline for filing PIT-11 forms at the tax authority. Employers now have time only until the 28 February 2026 to provide tax information to employees. The document contains details on income, advance tax payments, and social security contributions, and is the basis for annual tax settlements.
The Sejm has received a bill to amend the Labour Code to repeal the obligation to use gender-neutral job titles and to formulate job advertisements in accordance with the criteria of linguistic neutrality.