NEWS

06/01/2026

21:35

Tusk on Changes Regarding the State Labour Inspectorate:

The Matter is Closed for Me.

Michał Olech

- Yes, I have already read the legends and also heard about the course of the Council of Ministers regarding these special powers of the State Labour Inspectorate and my negative opinion on this matter and the halting of this process. Regarding this issue, I don't know if all of you are aware of what we discussed then at the government meeting – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference in Paris.

- But one of the ideas that emerged in the Ministry of Labour was to equip the State Labour Inspectorate with much greater competences, so that a state official could decide what kind of contract should exist between an employer and an employee. The conditions of such an extreme version, without asking for the consent and acceptance of both the employer and the employee. I believe, and here my views differ on this matter, that excessive power for officials who will decide how someone gets employed would be very destructive for many companies and could also mean job losses for many people. This is according to my analysis. And so, it is for this reason that I spoke about it very firmly and with justified emotions, explaining to the ministers why I saw risks associated with it – he continued.

- I have decided not to continue working on this type of reform. Therefore, from my point of view, the matter is closed – he emphasized.


Michał Olech