Companies that offer favorable employment conditions under collective agreements would receive tax relief and other benefits under a draft action plan prepared by Poland’s Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna (DGP) reported.
The plan, seen by the newspaper, sets out how the government wants to increase the number of workers covered by collective bargaining agreements, which are negotiated between employers and trade unions on pay and working conditions at company or sector level.
According to DGP, employers who engage in collective bargaining with unions could gain access to special tax incentives and preferential treatment in public procurement, including contracts financed from European Union funds. They would also find it easier to obtain money for staff training.
The ministry’s document also refers to “booking costs arising from the agreement in such a way that they do not burden the financial result,” the paper said, adding that officials did not spell out what this would mean in practice.
Another option under consideration is state co-financing of benefits guaranteed to employees covered by collective agreements, along similar lines to existing subsidies for employee capital plans, DGP reported.
The plan also foresees expert support programs for employers and unions, including access to mediators and legal and economic advisers, particularly for organizations that lack their own specialist backing, the paper said.
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Source: Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, PAP