The Government has proposed a 3% increase in the minimum wage from January 2026, raising it to 4,806 zloty (€ 1,124.60) per month and 31.40 zloty (€7.35) per hour. The planned hike marks a much smaller rise than in recent years, when the minimum wage surged by double digits to counter soaring inflation. It would also be the smallest minimum wage increase in two decades. Trade unions criticised the proposed increase as inadequate, while business groups described it as a “compromise” but warned that the minimum wage has been rising too quickly in the country.
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