Under the amendment to the act, individuals with at least three years of service who decide to permanently leave the hard coal mining sector will be eligible for the one-off cash severance pay program. At JSW, 1,156 employees will be eligible to participate in the program, and the severance pay has been set at 170,000 PLN.
The safety net program, which includes both one-off cash severance payments and mining leaves, is part of the hard coal mining sector transformation process and will be implemented from 2026 to 2031. It enables the transformation process to be carried out in a socially responsible manner, taking into account the challenges currently facing the Polish hard coal mining sector.
The measures outlined in the program are funded from the state budget. A total of 4,248 employees will be covered by the program, and its estimated cost will be approximately PLN 500 million.
