On March 12, 2026, the Senate adopted, without amendments, a bill amending the Act on the National Labour Inspectorate. The Act strengthens the powers of labour inspectors with regard to the reclassification of civil law contracts (including B2B contracts) into employment contracts by way of an administrative decision.

This is a landmark change, as until now labour inspectors did not have the authority to independently challenge the type of contract. They were only empowered to initiate court proceedings to establish the existence of an employment relationship.

As a consequence of this change, once the Act enters into force, the number of court and administrative proceedings concerning the reclassification of contracts may increase significantly.

The amendment to the Act on the National Labour Inspectorate provides for the following changes:

• Based on findings made during an inspection, the labour inspector may inform the parties (the engaging entity and the contractor) of the initiation of proceedings regarding a decision to establish the existence of an employment relationship.
• In the course of reclassification proceedings, the labour inspector will be required to take into account the intent of the parties entering into the contract, provided that such intent is not contrary to law, in particular to the provisions of labour law or the principles of social coexistence and does not aim to circumvent the law.
• A prerequisite for issuing a decision establishing the...

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