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We wish you a merry, warm Christmas and a happy New Year 2026!
Our office hours during the holiday period:
24.12.2024 - day off
25.12.2024 - day off
26.12.2024 - day off
31.12.2024 - 9.00 - 14.00
01.01.2025 - day off
06.01.2025 - day off
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On September 11, 2025, the Polish government approved the minimum wage in Poland for 2026.
The decree was published in the Journal of Laws on September 15, 2025, and will come into force on January 1, 2026.
According to the resolution, from January 1, 2026, the minimum wage will be set at PLN 4,806.00 and the minimum hourly rate at PLN 31.40 (used for civil law contracts).
The amounts indicated are gross wages, i.e., the amount of wages that will be specified in the contract.
As a result, the employee will receive net remuneration (minus taxes from the employee), and the company will pay more due to the fact that additional taxes are charged to the company.
Approximate tax calculation for the minimum wage in Poland of PLN 4,806.00 gross:
Net amount payable to the employee: PLN 3,605.85
Total employer costs: PLN 5,790.28
It is worth noting that over the past 8 years, the minimum wage in Poland has more than doubled from PLN 2,100.00 in 2018.
Wage growth chart in Poland over the past 8 years:
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From January 1, 2025, a new classification of economic activities - PKD 2025 - is in force in Poland.
When submitting an application for registration or changing company data after January 1, 2025, the subject of activity can only be indicated in accordance with PKD 2025.
Entrepreneurs who operated before January 1, 2025 have two years to update their PKD codes.
Therefore, when changing company data in the KRS and CEIDG registers, the PKD must be brought into line with the new classifier.
If the entrepreneur does not update his record within 2 years, it is planned that PKD 2007 codes will be automatically reclassified into PKD 2025 according to the so-called "transitional (linking) keys".
The most common PKDs, which have undergone changes:
- Sale of motor vehicles (division 45) is included in the relevant sections of wholesale (division 46) and retail trade (division 47),
- Sale via the Internet (division 47.91) – also in the relevant subject sections of wholesale and retail trade (divisions 46 and 47),
- Repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (divisions 45.2 and 45.4) are transferred to the relevant subdivisions of division 95.
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We wish you aHealthy, peaceful Christmas and a happy New 2025 Year!
Our office hours during the holiday period:
25.12.2024 - day off
26.12.2024 - day off
27.12.2024 - 9.00 - 14.00
30.12.2024 - 9.00 - 18.00
12/31/2024 - 9:00 - 2:00 PM
01/01/2025 - day off
06/01/2025 - day off
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From 1 January 2025, the minimum wage and hourly rate will increase in Poland:
The minimum wage will be PLN 4,666 gross in the case of employment contracts, and the hourly rate will be PLN 30.50 gross in the case of contracts for work.
The amounts are gross, i.e. this is the amount of wages that will be specified in the contract. It should be taken into account that the employee will receive less than this amount (minus taxes from the employee), and the company will pay more, due to the fact that additional taxes are charged to the company.
Approximate calculation of taxes on the minimum wage in Poland in the amount of 4666 PLN gross:
Net amount to be paid to the employee: 3,510.92 PLN
Total costs of the employer: 5,621.60 PLN
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By the end of 2024, tachographs in trucks and buses used in international transport manufactured before June 2019 must be replaced with new second-generation smart tachographs.
According to the new rules, the obligation to replace tachographs applies to vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tons.
Second generation tachographs replace analog tachographs and transition tachographs that were used in the past and offer features such as the ability to record loading and unloading in the tachograph memory or automatic registration of border crossings.
Final deadlines for replacing tachographs:
- until 31 December 2024 – in the case of first generation analogue or digital tachographs (installed on vehicles registered before 14 June 2019),
- until August 18, 2025 – in the case of smart tachographs of the first version (installed on vehicles registered from June 15, 2019 to August 20, 2023).
The absence of a replacement will make further international road transport impossible.
Fines
Failure to comply with this obligation also entails penalties:
- 10,000 zlotys for a transport company,
- 2000 zlotys for a transport manager.
Replacement cost
Today, the cost of a new tachograph including installation is between 4300 – 4700 zlotys net, but closer to the deadline for replacement, prices can be significantly higher.
To avoid risks, we recommend that you do not put off replacing your tachograph until the last minute.
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Published and entered into force on July 1, 2024, the Law extended until September 30, 2025 the legal stay of Ukrainian citizens and members of their families who arrived in Poland after February 24, 2022 in connection with the hostilities taking place on the territory of Ukraine.
In connection with the entry into force of the Law, the following were extended:
- duration of stay and validity of national visas for citizens of Ukraine;
- validity periods of temporary residence permits for citizens of Ukraine;
- timing of departure and voluntary return of Ukrainian citizens from the territory of Poland in connection with the refusal of legalization procedures;
- validity periods of residence cards, Polish identity documents of a foreigner.
The legal stay of Ukrainian citizens in Poland on the basis of a Schengen visa and residence permit issued by another Schengen country, or within the framework of a visa-free regime, has also been extended.
For citizens of Ukraine, the opportunity to conduct individual entrepreneurial activities has also been extended on the same basis as citizens of Poland, and the procedure for obtaining a temporary residence permit in connection with conducting individual entrepreneurial activities has also been simplified (proof of the usefulness of the business is not required).
We have been providing support for registering and running a business in Poland for more than 10 years.
We invite you to use our services.
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On May 15, 2024, the Sejm of Poland adopted the Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Assistance to Citizens of Ukraine
The bill provides for the introduction, in particular, of an extension until September 30, 2025:
- the period during which the stay on the territory of the Republic of Poland of Ukrainian citizens who arrived in this territory in connection with military operations carried out on the territory of Ukraine is considered legal and the associated access to medical benefits, family and social benefits, benefits paid by ZUS, and the possibility of living in collective accommodation facilities,
- the validity period of a national visa of a citizen of Ukraine and a temporary residence permit granted to a citizen of Ukraine, the period of departure of a citizen of Ukraine from the territory of the Republic of Poland and the period of voluntary return of a citizen of Ukraine, the validity period of a residence permit, Polish identity documents of a foreigner and documents “permit for tolerance stay” issued to citizens of Ukraine, the period during which a citizen of Ukraine is legally on the territory of the Republic of Poland on the basis of: a Schengen visa issued by a Polish authority, a visa issued by another country in the Schengen zone, stay within the framework of a visa-free regime, etc.
- the period during which a citizen of Ukraine is granted a temporary residence permit for a period of 1 year from the date of issue of the decision, if he does not meet the requirements for a temporary residence permit in connection with the stated purpose of stay or circumstances
The draft Law on amendments to the law on assistance to citizens of Ukraine in connection with military operations on the territory of this country and some other laws was adopted on May 15, 2024. and sent to the Senate.
We expect its adoption, signing by the President and publication in the near future.
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From July 1, the minimum wage and hourly rate in Poland will increase:
The minimum wage will be PLN 4,300 gross in the case of employment contracts, and the hourly rate will be PLN 28.10 in the case of contract contracts.
The sums are indicated gross, that is, this is the amount of wages that will be specified in the contract. It should be taken into account that the employee will receive less of this amount (minus taxes from the employee), and the company will pay more, due to the fact that additional taxes are charged to the company.
Approximate calculation of taxes on the minimum wage in Poland in the amount of 4,300 zlotys:
The net amount to be paid to the employee: PLN 3,261.53
Total employer costs: PLN 5,180.64
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