PRO HR September 2026

Under the new regulations, employers will be required to investigate not only complaints about bullying in the workplace, but also complaints concerning violations of personal rights, in particular in the areas of:

  • reputation,
  • workplace communication,
  • position within the team,
  • work performance and its assessment,
  • professional status and qualifications.

This follows from an individual tax ruling issued by the Director of the National Revenue Information Service (“DKIS”) on 24 July 2026 (ref. No 0114-KDIP2-2.4011.75.2026.3.ASK).

Mobbing or stalking?

Until now, the Criminal Code has not contained a specific offence of mobbing. This meant that, case by case, victims had to identify criminal-law provisions that could apply to the conduct in question. If mobbing involved defamation, the victim could accuse the perpetrator of the offence under Article 212 of the Criminal Code; if it involved a violation of bodily integrity, Article 217, etc., could apply.

These periods are included in the length of service, even for the purposes of company benefits (arising from internal regulations and policies), and not only statutory entitlements.

Since 8 July, businesses have been able to ask the Chief Labour Inspector whether their cooperation model is civil-law in nature or whether, in reality, it has the characteristics of an employment relationship.

Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery will apply from 20 January 2027. The regulation will replace the currently applicable Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and the Polish Regulation of the Minister of the Economy of 21 October 2008 implementing that directive, concerning the essential requirements for machinery.

Authors

Dominika Dörre-Kolasa, PhD

Attorney-at-law / Partner

Since 2004, she has been an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Labour Law and Social Policy at the Jagellonian University. She is a well-regarded lecturer among students at the post-graduate courses of study in labour law at the Jagellonian University, the University of Warsaw and the University of Wrocław, where she lectures on personal data protection in employment, discrimination and selected aspects of collective labour law.

She supports clients in the field of labour law, including in particular the protection of personal rights, with special focus on mobbing and discrimination, and personal data protection in employment.

She advises multinational corporations and Polish employers.

Katarzyna Serwińska

Tax Advisor / Partner

Since 1992, Katarzyna has been supporting clients in the People & Culture area, in particular in the field of employee taxes and social security.

In particular Katarzyna specialises in:

  • taxation and social security contributions for foreigners working in Poland and Polish employees working abroad,
  • optimising the labour costs of management board members and senior managers,
  • implementing tax-optimal structures for the employment of employees in Poland (e.g. 50% copyright costs, B2B, civil-law contracts, etc.),
  • assessing the tax implications of granting cash and in-kind benefits to employees and non-employees, including share-based incentive schemes,
  • capital gains taxation.

 

Damian Tokarczyk, PhD

Advocate / Of counsel / Doctor of law

Damian has been dealing with criminal procedure law since 2013, representing suspects/defendants and victims before law enforcement agencies and courts. He has been working with Raczkowski since 2016.

In particular, Damian specialises in business criminal law (including criminal labour law) and other procedures of a similar nature. He also deals with other areas, including:

  • whistleblower protection and internal investigations,
  • administrative criminal proceedings,
  • misdemeanour proceedings,
  • inspections by the State Labour Inspectorate and other services,
  • prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing,
  • prevention of sexual offences.

Paulina Zawadzka - Filipczyk

Attorney-at-law / Senior Lawyer

Since 2017, Paulina has been supporting clients in the area of People & Culture, with particular focus on employment law, employee pension schemes (PPK, PPE), and employment documentation.

Paulina specializes in:

  • conducting court litigation,
  • employee pension schemes (PPK, PPE, etc.),
  • workforce restructurings, including collective redundancies,
  • drafting and implementing HR policies,
  • preparing employment contracts and other employment-related documentation,
  • providing legal advice on recruitment, dismissals, remuneration, and workplace conflict resolution,
  • advising within the “HR without Paper” project aimed at the digitalization of HR processes.

Joanna Stolarek

Tax Advisor / Senior Lawyer

Since 2004, Joanna has been supporting clients in People & Culture, with a particular focus on personal income tax, social security and health insurance.

Member of the Tax Council of the Polish Confederation Lewiatan. Joanna serves as a Board Advisor of the „Remuneration Institute” Association, of which Raczkowski Law Firm is a strategic partner.

Monika Czekanowicz

Attorney-at-law / Lawyer

Since 2013, Monika has been supporting clients in the People & Culture area, in particular in the field of labour law and social security, and occupational health and safety.

In particular Monika specialises in:

  • implementation of occupational health and safety management systems,
  • implementation of fire protection projects,
  • development of accident prevention, in particular premedical first aid procedures,
  • supporting diversity in the workplace,
  • countering mobbing and discrimination,
  • workforce restructuring, including collective redundancies.