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The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy has been tasked with drafting the Council of Ministers’ position on bills regarding seniority pensions that are currently under consideration. The ministry document has been submitted to the Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers, which has commissioned inter-ministerial consultations on it. Although the government’s official position has not yet been published following a long period of the bills being ‘on hold’ in the Sejm, it is now clear that the government has taken concrete steps regarding the possibility of retiring up to seven years earlier.
At the end of the third quarter of 2025, over 1.5 million persons were working exclusively under civil law contracts, representing a 5.4% year-on-year increase and a 3.5% rise compared to the previous quarter.
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.