18:35 25 November 2025
Polish IT sector sees PIP reform as destabilizing
A proposed reform of Poland’s National Labor Inspectorate (PIP) has triggered strong opposition from the tech industry. SoDA, representing nearly 120 IT firms and 30,000 specialists, warns that giving inspectors the power to unilaterally reclassify B2B contracts as employment relationships could destabilize the sector, sharply raise labor costs, and push talent out of Poland. The industry argues that the reform contradicts years of state policy encouraging entrepreneurship through tax incentives. With IT generating 3.5 percent of GDP and 16 percent of service exports, mandatory conversion of B2B contracts could harm thousands of SMEs.
SoDA calls for clear criteria, protective mechanisms, and broader labor code modernization, stressing that the reform, as written, threatens the competitiveness of Poland’s digital economy.
