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Poland's Women on Boards quota & anti‑mobbing law

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2026-07-31 12:04 UTC → 2026-08-03 04:52 UTC · added removed

In late July June 2026 President Karol Nawrocki signed two legislative packages that reshape workplace governance in Poland. One package transposes Poland’s cabinet approved a draft law to transpose the EU Women on Boards directive, obliging large listed companies—those companies with at least 250 employees and either €50 million in turnover or a (or €43 million balance sheet—to have sheet) to ensure women hold between 33 % and 49 % of seats on boards of directors and supervisory boards. The Polish Financial Supervision Authority will monitor compliance board and may impose fines of up to 500 000 złoty for breaches. supervisory‑board seats. The law draft also requires firms to publish recruitment criteria, run career‑development programmes and adopt a gender‑balance policy covering career‑development programmes. policies. Business lobby Lewiatan warned that vague provisions could create costly reporting burdens and called for a longer transition period. The second package same month the European Union formally adopted the Women on Boards directive, setting a 33‑40 % target for the largest listed firms across the bloc. Polish industry leaders expressed scepticism that the rule would change recruitment practices or could unintentionally entrench existing biases. On 30 July 2026 President Karol Nawrocki signed two legislative packages. The first amends the Labour Code and Civil Procedure Code to introduce a simplified definition of mobbing, covering persistent harassment by any colleague, supervisor or group. It raises raise compensation for victims and obliges require employers with ten or more employees staff to adopt anti‑mobbing policies within six months, with months; the law taking takes effect three months after publication. President The second implements the Women on Boards directive, with fines of up to 500 000 zł for non‑compliance enforced by the Financial Supervision Authority. Nawrocki referred parts of the women‑on‑boards law legislation to the Constitutional Tribunal, arguing potential constraints on it may unduly restrict economic freedom. Together, The gender‑balance law entered force 14 days after its publication in early August. Its signing coincided with a strong rally on the reforms Warsaw Stock Exchange, where the main index rose above 147 000 points and more than 200 listed firms posted gains, including double‑digit returns for several companies. Together, these measures mark a significant major shift in Polish corporate governance and labour‑rights policy. policy, linking EU gender‑diversity objectives with domestic workplace protections.

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  1. 2026-08-03 04:52 UTC Poland's Women on Boards quota & anti‑mobbing law
  2. 2026-07-31 12:04 UTC Poland's Women on Boards quota & anti‑mobbing law
  3. 2026-07-30 13:43 UTC Poland's Women on Boards quota implementation

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