I guess every labour law legislation has a chapter dedicated to working time. So does Polish Labour Code. Five-day workweek The standard working time scheme is based on five working days in a week. Every week has seven days so …
Nightime and nightworkers There are a number of businesses where night work is necessary: hospitals, transport, factories, shift work. Do night workers have any special rights to reward them for the shortcomings of night work? Theoretically, yes, if they fall …
Can you work on Sundays and Polish national holidays? Generally speaking, no. There are some exceptions, like for example search and rescue actions, restaurants, hotels, transportation, hospitals. A shop owner cannot require an employee to work on Sundays or national …
Polish labor legislation provides for two options of compensating overtime work. Statutory pay premium Overtime work may be compensated by way of a statutory pay premium. The premium adds to the employee’s regular wages. The premium is: 100% of the …
Overtime in Poland Overtime is when you exceed statutory working hours. In Poland overtime work is formally permitted only when: it is required by particular needs of the employer; it is necessary to set up a search and rescue team …