Poland President Karol Nawrocki signs anti‑mobbing and women‑on‑boards labour reforms
President Karol Nawrocki signed two major legislative packages aimed at improving workplace conditions in Poland. The first package amends the Labour Code and the Civil Procedure Code to introduce a simplified definition of mobbing, covering persistent harassment by any colleague, supervisor or group. It raises compensation for victims and obliges employers with ten or more employees to adopt anti‑mobbing policies within six months; the law takes effect three months after its publication.
The second package implements the EU Women on Boards directive. It requires large publicly listed companies – those with at least 250 employees, annual turnover above €50 million or a balance sheet exceeding €43 million – to ensure that the under‑represented gender, effectively women, holds at least 33 % of seats in boards and supervisory boards. Non‑compliance can be penalised with fines up to 500,000 zł, enforced by the Financial Supervision Authority. President Nawrocki sent the law to the Constitutional Tribunal, arguing it may disproportionately restrict economic freedom and increase administrative burdens.
Both statutes were signed on 30 July and mark a significant shift in Polish labour and corporate governance policy.
Entities: Constitutional Tribunal of Poland · European Union Women on Boards directive · Karol Nawrocki · Polish Financial Supervision Authority · Polish Financial Supervision Commission · Polish Labour Code · WIG‑140 index · Women on Boards directive · Women on Boards law
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What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [● 4 SOURCES] President Nawrocki signed a law implementing the EU Women on Boards directive, mandating large listed companies to ensure at least 33 % of board and supervisory positions are held by the under‑served‑ (gender‑quota requirement)
- [● 2 SOURCES] President Nawrocki sent the Women on Boards law to the Constitutional Tribunal, citing possible violations of economic freedom and proportionality. (constitutional review)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The anti‑mobbing law simplifies the definition of mobbing to include persistent harassment by any person in the workplace. (legal definition)
- [● 2 SOURCES] The Women on Boards law applies to companies with at least 250 employees, annual turnover over €50 million or a balance sheet exceeding €43 million. (scope criteria)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The anti‑mobbing law provides higher compensation for victims and requires employers with at least ten employees to adopt anti‑mobbing policies within six months; it becomes effective three months + 6 (implementation schedule)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Both the anti‑mobbing amendment and the Women on Boards law were signed on 30 July. (date of signing)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Non‑compliance with the Women on Boards law can be penalised with fines up to 500,000 zł, enforceable by the Polish Financial Supervision Authority. (penalty provision)
- [● 3 SOURCES] President Karol Nawrocki signed an amendment to the Polish Labour Code and Civil Procedure Code addressing mobbing. (legislative package)