A commentary by Monika Kolasińska for Prawo.pl on the new obligations for employers

On the first legally recognized Christmas Eve holiday, new obligations for employers came into force!

Employers must now inform job applicants in advance about the salary for a given position – either the starting amount or a salary range – determined based on objective and neutral criteria (including gender), as well as any relevant provisions of a collective bargaining agreement or company remuneration regulations, if applicable.

This information must be provided in writing or electronically in the job advertisement, before the interview, or before the employment relationship begins, if it has not been previously communicated.

The purpose of these regulations is to ensure transparent and informed negotiations.

Additionally, employers are required to use gender-neutral job titles and advertisements and to conduct recruitment in a non-discriminatory manner.

In an article for Prawo.pl, Monika Kolasińska – Attorney-at-law in the Labour Law Department at Sadkowski and Partners – commented on these new obligations.

Our expert states:

“The provision explicitly requires employers to ensure that job advertisements and job titles are gender-neutral. The law does not limit this gender neutrality to job advertisements alone. This means a much broader adjustment is necessary. Employers need to consider how to ensure gender neutrality in job titles within employment and pay regulations or salary grids. This is a challenge because gender-neutral job titles should also appear, for example, in email signatures.”

We encourage you to read the full article – link