Some talk about the end of Poles being forced into garbage collections, others talk about mass bankruptcies of companies. The key reform for the labor market has become the subject of a political dispute between the Left and PSL, but not only that. Ryszard Petru from Poland 2050 also speaks out against it. On platform X, he wrote that the proposed changes to the PiP Act are unacceptable.
The author of the project is the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy, led by Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk from the New Left. PSL politicians, under their names, say that this is a solution “will finish off many companies” in Poland. There are even words about “sick project”which is “originally from the Polish People's Republic”.
The meeting that was supposed to bring a breakthrough has not yet brought it. What's next?
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On Thursday, the project on this matter was discussed by the Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers (SKRM). The meeting was attended by, among others, Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk, but also Deputy Minister of Family Sebastian Gajewski.
The decision to adopt the project and submit it for discussion by the government has not been made. All because of too many comments – submitted mainly by ministries led by PSL politicians, as well as the Government Legislation Center. We wrote about the comments here. What is questioned is the compliance of the project with the constitution, the increase in employment costs and the immediate enforceability of the decision.
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However, the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy argues that the project is constitutional and does not introduce new burdensand only sanctions the provisions of the Labor Code that have been in force for 23 years.
They are supported in their position by the Ministry of Justice, as we wrote about here. The Ministry of Justice advises to combine the mechanism of establishing an employment relationship by administrative decision with the presumption of an employment relationship.
However, this does not mean that the project has been completely abandoned by SKRM. Intensive negotiations are still ongoing.
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Another round of talks on Friday
As Business Insider Polska found out, still Another working meeting is planned on Friday, November 28. Its aim is to reach a compromise.
Our information shows that the axis of the dispute is now primarily the rigor of immediate enforceability of the decision inspector on the transformation of a contract of mandate or the provision of services into an employment contract. The version of the project under discussion includes a provision that the decision includes an indication that it is immediately enforceable. It may be revoked by the Chief Labor Inspector or the court if the dispute reaches him.
Our interlocutors declare that they are open to compromise. The target is billions of zlotys from the National Reconstruction Plan (KPO).
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Only 33 days to reach the milestone
Work on the project is intensive because it is influenced by the deadlines set in the KPO. The project represents the implementation of two milestones. One is the A72G, which aims to adopt, among others: adoption of a multi-annual PIP strategy. The second is A71G, which provides for the reform of the National Labor Inspectorate and the Labor Code. The date of its entry into force according to the KPO is January 1, 2026. Therefore, the adoption of the project by the government, legislative work in the Sejm and Senate, the president's signature and publication in the Journal of Laws, Only 33 days left from today. Meanwhile, there are holidays in December and the president has 21 days to sign it.
According to information from Business Insider Polska, the original plan assumed that the project would be adopted by the government no later than Wednesday, December 3 this year. Thanks to this, it could be considered during the sessions of the Sejm on December 3-5, and then in the Senate on December 9-10.
Due to the dispute within the government, the chances of implementing the plan and passing the act on time are decreasing. However, it can be assumed that if the act is passed at the beginning of the year, the European Commission will not raise any objections to the application for payment for the implementation of this milestone.
However, there is always a risk that President Karol Nawrocki will veto the bill or refer it to the Constitutional Tribunal.
