I. Guide: Polish Labor Law Regulation

Labor law in Poland is regulated primarily by the Polish Labor Code from 1974.

Polish Labor Code provides comprehensive regulations of:

• employment contract types,
• remuneration,
• leaves from work,
• working time,
• employee benefits,
• health & safety at the workplace,
• obligations of the employer and the employee,
• employment contract termination.

In addition to Labor Code, there are other important acts of law, that complement the employment regulation in Poland, i.e.:

• Act of April 13, 2007 on the National Labor Inspectorate,
• Act of October 10, 2002 on the minimum remuneration for work,
• Act of March 13, 2003 on the special rules for terminating employment relationships with employees for reasons not related to employees,
• Act of May 23, 1991 on the trade unions and many others.

Among the sources of labor law in Poland we also distinguish so-called internal legal acts, which binding force is limited to a closed group of persons, i.e. all employees of a particular enterprise. The internal acts of law include, among others:

• Mandatory workplace regulation,
• Remuneration regulation,
• Social fund regulation,
• Prizes fund regulation.

In other country's all above would form Employment Handbook of particular employer.

II. Employment Contracts in Poland

Employment contract creates an employment relationship that obliges an employee to perform a specific type of work for the benefit of the employer and under his direction, at the place and time...

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