Publication date: December 02, 2025
| Change | Legal basis | What is changing | Obligations for the employer/ employee | Effective date | Comment |
| Increase in the minimum wage | Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 13 September 2024 | The minimum wage increases to PLN 4,666 gross per month, and the minimum hourly rate to PLN 30.50 gross. | The employer must adjust wages. | January 1, 2025 | Affects other benefits dependent on the minimum wage. |
| Christmas Eve is a day off from work | Art. 1 of the Act of 6 December 2024 amending the Act on non-working days | Establishing December 24 (Christmas Eve) as a public holiday. | The employer must include the new day off in the work schedule. The employee gains an additional day off. | February 1, 2025 | It may affect the organization of work during the holiday season. |
| Additional maternity leave for parents of premature babies and newborns requiring longer hospitalization | Art. 180^2 of the Labor Code | Introduction of supplementary maternity leave: up to 15 weeks for parents of children born before the 28th week of pregnancy or with a birth weight below 1000 g, up to 8 weeks for children born between the 28th and 37th week of pregnancy with a birth weight above 1000 g. | The employer is obligated to grant additional maternity leave at the employee’s request. The employee (parent) has the right to take additional leave. | March 19, 2025 | Benefit 100% of the calculation basis. |
| Change in the definition of mobbing | Art. 94^3 paragraph 2 of the Labor Code | The new definition of mobbing focuses on persistent harassment of an employee. The term persistence refers to actions that are repetitive, recurrent and permanent. | Employers are obligated to counteract workplace bullying. Employees can pursue bullying-related claims under new rules. | January 1, 2025 | Increase in minimum compensation for victims of mobbing. |
| Changes to unemployment benefits | Amendment to Article 71 § 2 of the Act on Employment Promotion and Labor Market Institutions | Extension of the catalogue of periods included in the 365 days entitling to unemployment benefits, including military service, civil defence service and periods of service in the Police, Border Guard and other uniformed services. | Employment offices must take the new periods into account when determining the right to benefits. | January 1, 2025 | Increased social protection for people involved in the country’s defense and security. |
| Unemployment status and care over the child | Amendment to Article 33, paragraph 4g, point 4 Employment Promotion Act | An unemployed person will not lose their status unemployed due to childcare, including maternity leave, parental leave and other childcare-related leave, except when the person himself/herself submits an application to deprive himself/herself of this status. | An employee has the right to retain the status of an unemployed person while on maternity and parental leave. | January 1, 2025 | Increasing social protection for people combining childcare with job searching. |
| PFRON funding | Art. 26a of the Act of 27 August 1997 amending the Act on vocational and social rehabilitation and employment of disabled persons | Increasing the amount of funding for disabled employees. | The employer may receive higher support. | January 1, 2025 | Its aim is to support the employment of people with disabilities. |