There are fewer and fewer contracts for specific work in Poland. Companies are focusing on other models
In 2025 contracts for specific work were performed by approximately 318,000 people. people. This means that for every 10 thousand On average, there were 195 insured persons reported in the RUD form as performing such contracts.
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Contracts for specific work in Poland. Here are the most important data
The largest number of contractors was recorded in the following sectors: information and communication – 81,635 people, professional, scientific and technical activities – 69,799 and culture, entertainment and recreation – 58,096.
The report also shows that contracts for specific work are most often very short.
Most of them were concluded for one day – it accounted for 29.15%. all contracts. Another 7.37 percent lasted two days. In total, almost 62 percent contracts lasted no longer than nine days. The median is six days, which means half of the deals end before the week is up.
Despite the decline in the total number of contracts, as in 2024, the share of contracts concluded with foreigners increased slightly.
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The number of contracts for specific work and the PIP reform
Experts quoted by “Rzeczpospolita” indicate that the decline in the number of contracts for specific work does not have to be directly related to the planned reform of the National Labor Inspectorate.
According to Katarzyna Kamecka from the Polish Economic Society, employers are currently conducting civil law employment audits, which may encourage them to give up more risky forms of cooperation.
In turn, according to Łukasz Kozłowski from the Federation of Polish Entrepreneurs, it is difficult to directly link ZUS data with the PIP reform. He points out that inspections regarding contracts for specific work are rare. In 2024, 38.8 thousand only 343 contract inspections concerned this form of employment, and only 22 of them were questioned.
Companies choose other forms of cooperation
According to Tomasz Lasocki from the Warsaw University of Technology, contracts for specific work are increasingly giving way to other models of cooperation, primarily contracts of mandate or business activity.
The expert points out that many contractors are moving to a B2B model, especially for higher salaries. From the companies' perspective, this is often a safer solution than the risk of the contract for specific work being challenged in court.
