flash news: #remuneration
The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy will recommend to the Council of Ministers that the minimum wage for 2027 be set at PLN 4,986 and the minimum hourly rate at PLN 32.60. This represents an increase of PLN 180 (3.7%) and PLN 1.20 (3.8%) respectively compared to the current year.
At the end of the third quarter of 2025, over 1.5 million persons were working exclusively under civil law contracts, representing a 5.4% year-on-year increase and a 3.5% rise compared to the previous quarter.
On Tuesday, 25 November, a draft bill comprehensively implementing the Pay Transparency Directive was entered into the Council of Ministers' list of legislative and program work (UC127). On this occasion, an outline of the new regulations was revealed.
Polish regulations are largely intended to replicate the requirements of the Directive. The following elements deserve particular attention:
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.
The Government Legislation Center website has published a changed version of the deregulation bill which we described on our portal. The bill relaxes the formal requirements that apply to certain documents that are mentioned in the Labour Code, and clarifies issues related to employee representation in matters concerning a Company Social Benefits Fund (ZFŚS) and the deadline for paying the cash equivalent for unused vacation leave.
On 11 July, wage negotiations in the Social Dialogue Council ended, but without agreement between the government, trade unions, or employers. As a result, the Council of Ministers on its own will decide on the minimum wage for 2026.