The Act on the State Labour Inspectorate not that concerning
13 April 2026
On 2 April 2026, the President of the Republic of Poland signed the amendment to the Act on the State Labour Inspectorate (the “Act”) of 11 March 2026 and simultaneously referred it to the Constitutional Court for examination of its compliance with the Constitution by way of an ex-post review. However, the review does not suspend the entry of the Act into force, which will take place on 8 July 2026.
By virtue of the Act, the State Labour Inspectorate (Polish: Państwowa Inspekcja Pracy, PIP) will therefore soon receive new powers, in particular with regard to the right of inspectors to issue administrative decisions determining the existence of an employment relationship, in situations where work is performed under conditions characteristic of an employment relationship and a contract other than an employment contract has been concluded or no contract has been concluded at all.
