Last year, a total of PLN 50.5 thousand was received. complaints, i.e. by over 15 percent more than a year ago – according to PIP data prepared for “DGP”. In the first quarter of 2025, there were approximately 9.8 thousand. complaints, over 400 fewer than a year earlier. However, the beginning of last year did not indicate such a trend, because in the first quarter of 2025 there were approximately 9.8 thousand. complaints, over 400 fewer than a year earlier – reminds “DGP”.
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Many complaints to the National Labor Inspectorate, but less control among employers
Experts give several reasons for this increase in complaints. “The PIP promotion worked,” says “DGP” Katarzyna Lorenc, BCC expert on the labor market and work management and efficiency. In her opinion, the amendment to the Act on the labor market and employment services, but also the planned reform of the National Labor Inspectorate, contributed to the increase in complaints.
However, the number of complaints did not translate directly into the number of inspections. The growth dynamics of the latter was three times lower than that of the notifications submitted to the National Labor Inspectorate. In addition to 55,000 planned inspections, inspectors carried out over 22,700 inspections. those as a result of reports. A year earlier there were 21.5 thousand of them.
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PIP data shows that many allegations turned out to be unfounded. In 2025, this percentage was almost 30%. – reports “DGP”.
As told to “DGP” by prof. Grażyna Spytek-Bandurska, expert of the Federation of Polish Entrepreneurs, 2025 brought an increase in planned group layoffs. According to data from the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy, they were to cover 21.2 thousand. people, compared to 16.8 thousand a year earlier. The dynamics of employing new people by employers also decreased, as – even when they needed workers – they preferred to take a wait-and-see position, fearing what would happen in the Polish economy in the near future. According to data from the Central Statistical Office, at the end of the year there were just over 30,000 people in labor offices. job offers, while a year ago there were 51,000 of them.
