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The European Commission has approved the Polish government’s proposed changes to the National Recovery Plan. As part of the revision, the requirement to levy social security contributions on all civil law contracts (contracts of mandate, specific task contracts) has been replaced by a plan to reform the State Labour Inspectorate.
On Wednesday, 28 May, the Senate adopted with amendments the ‘Clear Earnings’ Act, which is to introduce mechanisms for transparency of remuneration at the recruitment stage. Today, 4 June, the Senate's amendments were approved by the Sejm's Extraordinary Committee for Changes in Codification.
The Ordinance of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of 26 May 2025, amending the Ordinance on applications to grant foreign citizens long-term EU residence permits, was published on 30 May.
Media reports indicate that the Labour Ministry proposes to increase the minimum wage in 2026 to PLN 5,020 gross (approximately PLN 3,750 net). The Ministry indicates that that amount will be in line with the forecast of salary growth in the national economy. The proposal is slightly higher than the PLN 5,015 gross postulated by the representatives of trade unions.
The consultation and opinion processes for a bill to amend the Labour Code regarding the provisions on mobbing, about which we wrote on our portal, have ended. A summary of this stage of legislative work shows that the Labour Ministry intends to make several significant changes to the bill.
The need to enact legislation on franchising was discussed at the aforementioned meeting, in addition to government members, by the Chief Labor Inspector, representatives of franchisees and other experts. Among arguments in favor of the legislative initiative, they mentioned, in particular, the advantage of franchisors and their ability to impose unfavorable terms of cooperation on their counterparties, e.g. as to work on Sundays, opening hours of premises or pricing policies.