On Aug. 4, POL GVT issued amending labor and civil procedure codes.
POL GVT published Act Poz 1046/2026 of Jun. 19, 2026, on the amendment of Labour Code Act and Code of Civil Procedure Act.
Follows POL GVT Jan. 2026 issued labor code, company social benefit fund act, see #283048.
Main Provisions
Amendments made to Act of Jun. 26, 1974, Labour Code (Journal of Laws of 2025, items 277, 807, 1423 and 1661, and of 2026, items 25 and 473).
Expanded definition of discrimination (direct, by assumption/association, harassment).
Compensation for discrimination for a single violation amounts at least 1 times minimum wage in compensation or damages; repeated violations (same or multiple grounds, or multiple grounds at once), at least 3 times minimum wage.
Employees cannot be dismissed or treated unfavourably for asserting rights under employment law.
Minimum compensation for retaliation set at 1 times minimum wage; protection does not apply if the employee knew no violation had actually occurred.
Employee needs to make violation plausible; employer must prove no discrimination occurred.
Employers must prevent, detect, respond to discrimination; support affected employees.
Definition of mobbing (persistent harassment of an employee - repetitive, recurring or continuous conduct) expanded; manifestations include humiliation, intimidation, unjustified criticism, hampering work, isolating an employee from the team.
Ordering/encouraging others to harass counts as mobbing; intent not required, effect only matters.
Employers with at least 10 employees must set up written rules/procedures i.e., protection of employee dignity/interests; equal treatment/non-discrimination; anti-mobbing measures.
Effectiveness
Act enters into force 3 months after OG publication date, i.e., Nov. 4, 2026.
New rules on repeated discrimination and persistent harassment apply even to conduct that started before the Act came into force, if it continued afterwards.
Within 6 months of in force date of this Act, employers shall adapt work rules to requirements set out in Act or issue internal rules, per art 94(3)(a(1) of Act as amended.
Proceedings initiated and not concluded before date of entry into force of this Act shall be governed by provisions of the Act amended in art 2 in their previous wording.
