Nearly 40 percent Poles want to know this data. A surprising report

In turn, half of the respondents support the disclosure of general wage forks – according to the latest report “Justice at work” prepared by No Fluff Jobs.

Women see the problem more often

According to the report, as much as 68 percent women and only 34 percent professionally active men believe that the salaries of both sexes in the same positions are not equal. This confirms the data of the World Economic Forum, according to which the pay gap in Poland is 10 percent. Equality of remuneration is theoretically guaranteed the Labor Code, but its enforcement is to be supported by the EU Directive on remuneration open. Poland must implement it by June 2026.

The younger generation believes in equality, and older?

Most often, young Poles believe in the lack of pay gap – 32 percent people aged 18–24 believe that the problem does not exist, and 25 percent. There is no opinion. In a group of 25-34 years, this percentage is 29 percent, respectively. and 18 percent, and among people aged 35–44 falls to 23 percent. and 22 percent

Remuneration crucial for justice

– Polish culture, especially in formal and foreign relationships, is characterized by a greater distance and hermeticity. For the most part, we don’t want people to know too much about us, especially if it is sensitive information. And conversations about money still remain taboo for many. This does not change the fact that for a sense of justice, working people should have some mechanisms for checking whether they are rewarded correctly and whether the employer plays fair with them. A change of culture is coming, which occurs with the new generation, and which will probably accelerate the implementation of the directive on equality and transparency of remuneration – comments Paulina Król, Chief People and Operations Officer at No Fluff Jobs.

Poles divided in the issue of remuneration openness

The openness of the exact amounts of remuneration would like to know 39 percent. respondents, while half support the disclosure of wage compartments. Every fourth examined is against revealing the fork, and the same number has no opinion. The idea of ​​disclosing exact amounts is most often supported by people aged 25-34 (47 percent) and 18-24 years old (42 percent). In older age groups, this percentage does not exceed 39 percent.

Test methodology

The study was conducted on February 24-27, 2025 on the Omnisurv by IQS platform, on a representative group of professionally active Polish women and Poles in terms of gender, age, place of residence and education according to the CSO structure.