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Are the intended changes for the better? No more confirming the legality of foreigners' stay with a stamp in their passport.

Alongside the introduction of the EES (Entry/Exit System), which will ultimately replace passport stamps confirming foreigners’ entry to and exit from the EU, the Polish authorities are also planning to abandon other stamps relating to foreigners. These include stamps confirming the submission of residence permit applications and the legality of a foreigner’s stay while awaiting a decision on the issuance of the relevant permit.

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17 October 2025
Will we still have to wait for a draft bill comprehensively implementing the Directive on pay transparency?

Poland should implement the EU Directive on pay transparency by June next year. Thus far, a law implementing one of its articles has been passed, and a special team at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has been working on a draft second law since December 2024.

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14 October 2025
On Sunday, 12 October 2025, the EU launched the EES (Entry/Exit System)

The EES is a European Union IT system used to register data on third-country nationals crossing the EU's external borders for short stays (up to 90 days within a 180-day period).

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13 October 2025
Revised dates for excluding benefits from the minimum wage

The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy is delaying the implementation of regulations excluding benefits from the minimum wage.

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8 October 2025
New forms of communication between employers and employee representatives

The Ministry of Labour has published a bill meant to deregulate and simplify communication between employers and trade unions and employee councils.

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3 October 2025
The Supreme Court resolves the extent of pre-retirement protection applicable to fixed-term employment contracts

In August of last year, a three-member panel of the Supreme Court referred a legal issue that had been presented to it by the Regional Court in Katowice, for resolution by an enlarged panel of judges. 

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