A key agreement was concluded within the Tripartite Team for Miners' Social Security regarding the future of employees of the PG Silesia mine. The document defines the principles of employee protection in the event of bankruptcy or liquidation of the plant.
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There is an agreement for the Silesia mine
The agreement includes, among others: guarantees of employee allocation to the mines of Polska Grupa Górnicza and Południowy Holding Węglowy if the Silesia mine ceases its operations. At the same time, the plant owner agreed to continue the operation of the mine under the lease of its assets.
The talks, which began on Monday morning, included, among others: Minister of Energy Miłosz Motyka.
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Tripartite agreement. Here's what was found
The Mining Act is to be amended to cover employees of PG Silesia – such declarations by the government result from the agreement.
According to the text of the agreement, its parties are the social side, represented by unions operating through the participants of Monday's tripartite team, and the government side, with the participation of, among others, Minister Motyka, the owner of PG Silesia, the Bumech company and the court administrator of PG Silesia.
Bumech stated in the agreement that it maintains its offer to lease an organized part of the PG Silesia enterprise and take over all employees employed therein pursuant to Art. 23 of the Labor Code.
The court administrator/employer declares that in relation to the above-mentioned obligations Bumech will not terminate employment contracts, except in the event that the lease is not concluded.
The trade union said that in view of the above employment guarantees, it would organize an underground protest on Monday and that no similar actions would be taken until the lease agreement was finalized.
The government side mediating in the case stated that it would take steps by February 28, 2026 to develop legislative solutions that would enable, in the event of bankruptcy of the company mining in the Silesia mine, the allocation and protective benefits to cover employees working (as of Monday) underground and in the processing plant if the conditions of the Mining Act in force as of January 1, 2026 are met.
The agreement enters into force on the day of the end of the protest action carried out in the Silesia mine.
