The President of the Republic of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, signed the amendment to the Act on the National Labour Inspectorate and referred it for subsequent review by the Constitutional Tribunal. “I still have serious doubts about some of the provisions – especially those that grant very broad powers to the National Labour Inspectorate over entrepreneurs”, the president said in a statement delivered today.
The President of Poland announced today that he had signed seven bills, two of which were referred to the Constitutional Tribunal for ex-post review.
One of these acts is the widely discussed and important amendment to the Act on the National Labour Inspectorate.
In his statement delivered today, Karol Nawrocki noted that he has so far signed more than six times as many bills as he has vetoed.
“Responsibility does not mean signing everything, nor does it mean blocking whatever is possible. Responsibility means acting in the interest of citizens, regardless of whether it is politically beneficial or not. I will use the veto where I consider it good for Poland. A signature or a veto – it is always a well-considered decision, consulted and rooted in the law and the constitutional protection of citizens”, the president said.
Among the signed acts was the amendment to the Act on the National Labour Inspectorate.
“I still have serious doubts about some of the provisions – especially those that grant very broad powers to the National Labour Inspectorate over entrepreneurs. The state must be strong – but it must not be excessive in its interference”, President Karol Nawrocki indicated.
He admitted that the Act on the National Labour Inspectorate touches upon the very foundation of the relationship between the state, the employee, and the employer.
“However, from the very beginning of the legislative process, I had serious doubts. They primarily concerned the lack of proper social dialogue at the stage of government work. The state cannot ignore social partners – this is the foundation of a healthy democracy”, he added.
The president announced that the amendment would be referred for ex-post review to the Constitutional Tribunal. On 12 March 2026, the Senate adopted the amendment to the Act on the National Labour Inspectorate without amendments.
The reform grants the National Labour Inspectorate the power to convert sham civil-law and B2B contracts into employment contracts by means of an administrative decision. Granting the inspectorate the authority to transform contracts is one of the so-called milestones on which the disbursement of funds from the National Recovery Plan depends.
The amendment also provides, among other things, for the exchange of information and data between Social Insurance Institution, the National Labour Inspectorate, and the National Revenue Administration for the purposes of inspections and risk analysis, as well as improving inspections by introducing remote controls. It also provides increasing penalties for offences against employees’ rights.