MRPiPS publishes an Action Plan to support collective bargaining
The Ministry of Family, Labour, and Social Policy (“MRPiPS”) has published an Action Plan to support collective bargaining that is intended to increase the number of collective labour agreements and revitalise social dialogue. The document implements obligations arising from EU law; however, according to experts, its current form is too general.
The key assumptions of the plan include:
- the introduction of incentives for employers, which include preferences in public procurement, tax relief, training grants and state subsidies for benefits resulting from collective agreements – with most of the solutions only to be specified by 2030,
- the creation of a model collective labour agreement in the form of an electronic database of standard forms (by 2027), followed by a collective bargaining handbook and a code of good practice,
- ensuring expert support for bargaining parties (mediators, lawyers, and commercial advisers),
- pilot sectoral collective agreements within the Social Dialogue Council and the establishment of local dialogue centres,
- a review of labour law regulations to identify and remove barriers to collective bargaining.