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On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Constitutional Tribunal received a request from the President of the Republic of Poland for a review of the constitutionality of an amendment to the National Labour Inspectorate Act. It should be noted that, although the President signed the amendment in April, he simultaneously announced that he would be referring certain new provisions to the Constitutional Tribunal as part of a follow-up audit.
On 8 July 2026, the Senate passed in full the amendment to the Labour Code that is known as the anti-mobbying Act and it is now to be signed by the president. On Tuesday 7 July, the senate committee on legislation, the family, senior citizens, social policy, human rights, and the rule of law had had recommended it be adopted without change.
At a press conference on healthcare reform plans, the Health Minister announced her intention to introduce maximum individual pay levels and maximum expenditure limits within the budgets of hospitals funded by the National Health Fund. The initiative is part of efforts to tackle so-called excessive pay levels in the healthcare sector.
On 8 July 2026, new regulations come into force amending the manner in which the National Labour Inspectorate monitors civil law contracts. Key aspects of the reform are as follows:
On 8 May 2026, the District Court in Łomża issued a first ruling - following the amendment to the Labour Code of 26 September 2025 - concerning the inclusion of new periods in an employee’s length of service. The judgment is final (case no. IV P 31/26).
The number of collective disputes in Poland is steadily declining. The latest report from the National Labour Inspectorate shows that 220 collective disputes were reported in 2025. This is 9.5 per cent fewer than the previous year and nearly a third fewer than two years ago.