Will 2026 bring a revolution in contracts based on Civil Code?

The way contracts based on the Civil Code, including B2B contracts, are converted into employment contracts is about to change completely. The National Labour Inspectorate (PIP) will no longer be required to file a lawsuit to establish whether or not there was an actual employment relationship, or to participate in lengthy court proceedings. Instead, it will be empowered to issue an administrative decision on its own. This shift effectively reverses the burden of proof – the employer or contractor will have to prove that their arrangement is not an employment relationship, rather than the Inspectorate having to prove that it is. – Sławomir Paruch comments for Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

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