The President has requested the Constitutional Tribunal to review the constitutionality of the amendment to the National Labour Inspectorate Act
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Constitutional Tribunal received a request from the President of the Republic of Poland for a review of the constitutionality of an amendment to the National Labour Inspectorate Act. It should be noted that, although the President signed the amendment in April, he simultaneously announced that he would be referring certain new provisions to the Constitutional Tribunal as part of a follow-up audit.
The President has challenged two provisions introduced by the amended Act:
- Granting inspectors the right to convert civil-law contracts into employment contracts by means of an administrative decision;
- Tightening the penalties provided for in the Labour Code for offences against employees’ rights (doubling the current fine levels).
Until the Constitutional Tribunal has considered the matter, the new provisions will remain in force unchanged and the National Labour Inspectorate will be able to issue reclassification decisions.