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2023 PIP Report: The State of Workplace Safety, Wages, and Legality in Poland

In 2023, labor inspectors conducted over 61,000 inspections, recovering PLN 71.3 million in unpaid wages for employees. The report highlights the scale of violations, from non-payment of wages and illegal employment of foreigners to thousands of life-threatening hazards on construction sites. The National Labour Inspectorate's activities focused on improving safety in the most dangerous sectors and enforcing fundamental employee rights.
Key points
Inspectors enforced the payment of PLN 71.3 million in overdue wages for 44,500 workers, mainly in the trade, construction, and manufacturing sectors.
Over 72,000 direct threats to life and health were eliminated, especially on construction sites where violations were found in 99% of inspections.
Illegal employment of 6,600 foreigners, mostly Ukrainian citizens, was revealed, along with irregularities in every third inspection of temporary work agencies.
Every fourth inspection uncovered violations of wage regulations, and nearly half of the inspected companies had irregularities in working time records.
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Sprawozdanie z działalności Państwowej Inspekcji Pracy w 2023 roku.
Print number: SPRAWOZDANIE 482
Process start date: 2024-06-26