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From April 13, 2026, employers of fewer than 20 insured employees will also gain the right to monitor proper use of medical leave. Previously, that right was reserved for larger employers.
The year 2026 brought a significant change in how to communicate with the Social Insurance Institution (“ZUS”). From March 12 ePUAP communication system is disabled, and submissions sent this way are no longer processed.
On 4 March, the Central Statistical Office published a communiqué on the distribution of pay in the national economy in September 2025. The data shows that the median gross monthly pay in September 2025 was PLN 7,145.33, while the average gross monthly pay was PLN 8,649.13 – a difference of approximately 17%.
The Social Insurance Institution („ZUS”) is to provide a new service to inform business persons of arrears in contribution payments. To date payers were only informed of non-payments via a message in their account in the eZUS system.
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.