flash news: #labour market
The Central Statistical Office reported that the registered rate of unemployment in Poland rose to 5.4 per cent in July 2025 in comparison to 5.2 per cent in June. That is unusual in the context of the seasonal labour market when unemployment usually stabilizes or declines during the summer. The number of registered unemployed exceeded 830,000 which is the highest level since the beginning of the year.
The Ministry of Health is working on an amendment to the Council of Ministers regulation on occupational diseases, dated 30 June 2009. From 21 December 2025, ovarian and gastrointestinal cancers are to be listed as occupational diseases.
The vacation season is underway and we remind you that some employers may forgo establishing a company social benefits fund and instead pay employees vacation pay.
The Supreme Court has ruled that when assessing the legitimacy of termination of a contract by serving notice the date on which the employer became aware of the situation that justify such termination is relevant.
Last week, the parliament finally adopted the Act on the Labor Market and Employment Services, which provides for new rules in the granting of subsidies to employers for employing senior citizens.
In line with the EU directives currently being transposed into Polish law, the obligation to publish an ESG report already this year will depend on financial criteria and the size of the workforce. Starting in 2025, the largest public entities will be required to submit a report for the previous year if they: