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Eurofound provides research, data and analysis on a wide range of social and work-related topics. This information is largely comparative, but also offers country-specific information for each of the EU Member States. This page contains information, research and data for Poland.
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This profile describes the key characteristics of working life in Poland. It aims to provide the relevant background information on the structures, institutions, actors and relevant regulations regarding working life.
This includes indicators, data and regulatory systems on the following aspects: actors and institutions, collective and individual employment relations, health and well-being, pay, working time, skills and training, and equality and non-discrimination at work. The profiles are systematically updated every two years.
This section presents comparative data on GDP per capita and the employment and unemployment rates for men, women and young people in this country and the EU27.
This section describes the current context regarding the economy, labour market and industrial relations landscape. It summarises developments in recent years, including new and amended legislation, changes in industrial structures and trends in labour relations.
This section provides details of the main trade unions, employer organisations and public institutions involved in shaping and governing industrial relations. It addresses representativeness on both the employee and employer sides and discusses the main bipartite and tripartite bodies involved in labour relations.
This section looks at the collective governance of work and employment, focusing on the bargaining system and levels on which it operates, the percentage of workers covered by wage bargaining, extension and derogation mechanisms, and other aspects of working life addressed in collective agreements.
This section examines recent developments in industrial action, indicating the number of working days lost to strikes. It discusses the legal and institutional – both collective and individual – mechanisms used to resolve disputes and the circumstances in which they can be used.
This section focuses on the employment relationship – from start to termination – between the individual worker and the employer, covering the employment contract, entitlements and obligations, dismissal and termination procedures, and statutory arrangements regarding sick leave and retirement.
Eurofound monitors developments in working life in all EU Member States and Norway. This information is complemented with specialised data collections via our surveys, on policy measures, on restructuring events, on initiatives relating to the platform economy, and country-specific publications.
This section provides information on Eurofound's Management Board members and the Network of Eurofound Correspondents (NEC).
1 January 2025
Eurofound's Management Board is made up of representatives of the social partners and national governments of all Member States, European Commission representatives and an independent expert appointed by the European Parliament.
Jerzy Ciechański
Governments group
Organisation: Ministry of Family & Social Policy
Katarzyna Bartkiewicz
Trade Unions group
Organisation: Independent and Self-Governing Trade Union Solidarity (NSZZ Solidarnosc)
Magdalena Zawadzka
Governments group alternate
Organisation: Ministry of Family & Social Policy
Katarzyna Pietrzak
Trade Unions group alternate
Organisation: All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions (OPZZ)
The Network of Eurofound Correspondents reports on topics related to developments in the country's working life and inform Eurofound's pan-European comparative analysis.
Polands NEC member is a consoirtium combining ECORYS's experience in economic and social research with Polityka Insight's policy analysis expertise.
ECORYS Polska
