Labor Law 2025/2026 – Key Amendments and New Employer Obligations

ADN Academy (formerly MDDP Academy) is one of the leading training companies in Poland, specializing in business courses for professionals. It offers comprehensive development programs focused on law, finance, and managerial skills.

Main areas of activity:

• Finance and taxes: Training in accounting, tax law (VAT, CIT), payroll, and MSR/MSSF standards.
• Law and HR: Courses covering labor law, legal services for businesses, and team development.
• Soft skills: Managerial, sales workshops, and modern technology (e.g., using AI in business).

The years 2025–2026 bring some of the most significant changes in labor law in recent years. New regulations include additional parental rights, transparency and equality in pay, new recruitment obligations for employers, changes in the rules for determining work experience, and a significant strengthening of the powers of the National Labor Inspectorate. Concurrently, projects are being processed regarding amendments related to mobbing, harassment, and the protection of employee dignity, which will significantly change current practices. The training is practical and implementation-oriented, focusing on the real impact of new and proposed regulations on the functioning of employers, HR departments, payroll, and management personnel.

• The training is particularly aimed at:
• employers and business owners,
• HR directors and managers,
• payroll specialists,
• those responsible for recruitment and hiring employees,
• managers and team leaders,
• in-house lawyers and HR advisors,
• board members and decision-makers in employee matters.

• The objective of the training is to:
• provide comprehensive knowledge about changes and planned changes in labor law in 2025–2026,
• explain new obligations and legal risks for employers,
• prepare participants for the proper implementation of new regulations in the organization,
• minimize the risk of sanctions, employee disputes, and irregularities revealed during PIP inspections.

• The training participant:
• gains current and structured knowledge about existing and upcoming changes in labor law,
• learns how to change recruitment procedures, regulations, and HR practices in accordance with new regulations,
• understands the practical consequences of new rules for determining work experience and vacations,
• comprehends the requirements arising from the EU directive on pay transparency,
• prepares for new PIP control powers, including remote inspections,
• receives guidance on how to mitigate risks related to mobbing, harassment, and violations of employee dignity,
• avoids costly mistakes and financial penalties.

I. Supplementary maternity leave as a new entitlement for parents of premature infants included in the Labor Code

II. Employer obligations towards job applicants specified in the Labor Code, which came into effect on 24.12.2025.

III. Work experience in light of the amendments to the Labor Code:

IV. Directive of the European Parliament and Council (EU) 2023/970 of May 10, 2023, on strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for men and women for the same work or work of equal value through pay transparency mechanisms and enforcement mechanisms

V. Draft amendments regarding mobbing, harassment, and counteracting violations of employee dignity:

VI. Amendment of the regulations of the National Labor Inspectorate (PIP)

VII. Changes in regulations related to labor law.

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