The Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers has adopted a draft law introducing a new definition of mobbing and strengthening employee protection - Labour and employment law

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3 December 2025

The Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers has adopted a draft law introducing a new definition of mobbing and strengthening employee protection

On 27 November 2025, the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy reported (Portal Gov.pl) that the Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers has adopted a draft law introducing a new definition of mobbing and strengthening employee protection. Although the approved draft has not yet been published, the Ministry's announcement already reveals its main assumptions.

The draft envisions a simplification of the definition of mobbing, stating in particular that:

  • it does not cover single incidents,
  • mobbing must have a recurring, persistent or constant nature,
  • the perpetrator may be a superior, colleague, subordinate, single person or group,
  • actions may be physical, verbal or non-verbal,
  • the perpetrator's intent or specific consequences have no significance,
  • mobbing also includes the order or encouragement of such actions.

The draft also introduces new compensation rules, which represent a change from the original proposal:

a) minimal compensation for mobbing – six times the minimum wage (from 2026 - PLN 28,836), instead of the previously proposed twelve times, even when the benefit is paid directly by the mobber.

b) minimum compensation for repeated violations of the principle of equal treatment – three times the minimum wage (from 2026 - PLN 14,418).

There will also be an obligation to define rules, procedures, and frequency of actions for counteracting violations of personal rights, discrimination, violations of the principle of equal treatment and mobbing. This information is to be included in the collective labour agreement, and in a notice in the case of employers without work regulations.

In proceedings concerning claims for mobbing, the court will also be required to assess whether there has been any other violation of the employee's personal rights. Importantly, the new regulations also exempt civil liability of the employer if the mobbing did not originate from the employee's superior, and appropriate and effective preventive measures were implemented. 

The approved draft will be submitted to the Sejm for consideration.