President Andrzej Duda signed an amendment to the Labour Code. Salary disclosure in job advertisements will become mandatory 6 months after publication in the Journal of Laws.
Salaries in job ads, what is changing?
On 18 June 2025, the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, signed the act of 4 June 2025 amending the Labour Code. The purpose of the act is to introduce a new obligation for employers into the Code. It will be mandatory to include information about the proposed salary in job advertisements.
These changes are intended to:
- Increase the transparency of salaries
- Strengthen equality
- Counteract discrimination in the recruitment process
- Protect the privacy of job candidates
What new obligations will employers have?
Every company that publishes a job offer will have to:
- Include the proposed salary (an amount or a range) in the job advertisement
- Specify all salary components (bonuses, allowances)
- Use gender-neutral job titles and word advertisements so that no group is discriminated against
- Provide salary information even when recruitment takes place without a prior official job advertisement
Failing to provide salary information in an advertisement, or offering a lower rate than stated in the offer, will be punishable by a fine of PLN 1,000 to as much as PLN 30,000!
Why is this so important?
Until now, only one in five job advertisements included information about the proposed salary, although most job seekers admit that this very issue determines whether they send a CV.
When will these changes take effect?
The new rules will apply after 6 months from the announcement of the act in the Journal of Laws. This means most likely from January 2026.
Salary disclosure in job advertisements is a step that may change the Polish labour market for the better. Employers will gain greater trust from candidates, and candidates will gain a better sense that they truly know what they are committing to. After all, talking about money will stop being a taboo hidden until the last stage of recruitment.
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