From 1 January 2025 year the minimum pay increased to level 4666 zl gross, which means an increase by 366 zl gross for employees earning the lowest remuneration. At the same time further increase is visible in the costs of employees.
Increase of costs of employees
– Mathematics is inexorable. The condition of many entrepreneurs, especially in trade, industry or in the service sector depends on worker costs. Year to year we have recorded a consecutive, significant increase in minimum pay. Today in Poland a job costs the employer a minimum 5600 zlotys. Exactly 5621 zl costs the employer a full-time employee, even if that receives net slightly over 3500 zł – says Hanna Mojsiuk, president of Northern Izba Business in Szecin.
– January is the month, when the most companies close. Most restructures and revindications are
always in December and in January – adds President Group AVERTO creditor Malgorzata Marczulewska.
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Entrepreneurs have been noticing for many months, that the system increases the minimum wage requires major corrections. The first change that we requested was the cancellation of the increase of minimum wage two times in the year. This postulate has been accepted by governors, a which entrepreneurs are grateful.
The second postulate is a jump increase in minimum pay year to year. In year 2025 that is 366 zl gross, which means actually keeping the pace of increasing wages turned to completely non-market speed for time government Law and Justice.
– Government does not consult with entrepreneurs about how rapid the increase in minimum wage. We have to deal with employee costs, which have increased to unusual sizes. Sometimes we forget, that the minimum pay due to the numerous contributions costs the employer much more than it actually takes to the employee. In this year realisticThe employer charges for each etc are a minimum 5621 gold, which means, that the month cost of one etc will increase by at least 440 gold on a month scale. For the SME, services, gastronomy, hospitality, but and for the public sector this is a large burden, which will sooner or later be also feeling for customers and consumers – admits Hanna Mojsiuk, president of Northern Izba Economic in Szecin.
– Employees are a fixed element in the costs of enterprise and along with it influences
the GDP of a country. If we continue to burden enterprises with increasing employment costs firms
will have to transfer their services and products. This starts a chain reaction. We must find
other solutions – adds Kamil Pyclik, president of the Swinoujski branch of Northern Czeb in Szczecin.
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The first quarter in the economy will be difficult. “The number of bankruptcies and vindications in small firms
experts in the market have no doubt, that the year 2025 will be the time when pay will increase not only for workers at the lowest level, but also for those who have been earning so far “average” wages, and will prevent the situation that their pay is equal to the minimum wage. The wages in in industry and in the IT sector are also increasing and the prices of medical, transportation, construction or based on craft work.
– Minimum wage year to year increased by al 8%, which is a challenge for enterprises employing workers with low qualifications. In the context of economic uncertainty and inflation such large increases in minimum wages affect the wage structure and reduced motivation of employees. The most perceptible increase in minimum pay is seen in sectors based on the so-called employees “blue collar”, that is e.g. the sector warehouse, trade, serviceslower level – adds Maria Skowronska, expert market employment LSJ HR Group.
The end of the year and the beginning are also an intensive time in the context of restructuring and vindication.
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