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19 November 2025
What will be the consequences of the CJEU ruling on the Directive on a minimum wage in the EU?

The draft minimum wage bill provides for a four-year minimum wage adjustment mechanism based on specific criteria, such as the purchasing power of a minimum wage, the general level of wages, wage distribution, wage growth rates and long-term productivity levels. In the ruling of 11 November 2025 (C-19/23), the Court of Justice of the EU declared that that criteria is invalid. As a result, the government will probably have to re-examine the bill, and consult social partners.

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14 November 2025
The government will deal with a new version of a draft law on mobbing

A new draft amendment to provisions on mobbing has been published. According to its provisions:

  • compensation for harm suffered in connection with repeated infringements of the principle of equal treatment towards an employee (repeated infringements for the same reason or for multiple reasons, or a single infringement for multiple reasons at the same time) will amount to at least three times the minimum wage (from 2026 - PLN 14,418)
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13 November 2025
No More Booking Appointments Via inPOL

Yesterday (12 November 2025), the Mazovian Provincial Office in Warsaw posted a notice on its website stating that the inPOL appointment booking calendar had been disabled as of 7 November 2025.  

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6 November 2025
Will there be a third version of the draft amendment to the PIP Act?

According to media reports, during last week's meeting with employer organisations and trade unions, Minister Maciej Berek announced the preparation of another – third – version of a draft amendment to the State Labour Inspectorate (PIP) Act.

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5 November 2025
MPs propose exempting students from paying social security contributions between degree courses

A private members’ bill extending until 31 October of a given year the period of student status for persons who have obtained a bachelor’s degree or equivalent engineering qualification has been submitted for its first reading to the Sejm's Education and Science Committee.

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4 November 2025
New application forms for temporary residence permits for foreigners

The Ministry of the Interior and Administration has presented a draft regulation concerning new templates for documents (applications and attachments) to be submitted by foreigners applying for temporary residence permits. The proposal results from recent amendments to the Act on Foreigners and the Act on the Conditions for the Admissibility of Entrusting Work to Foreigners.

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