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Poland: work and calendar

Reference information on work and everyday life. Individual conditions may differ.

Poland · 16 indicators, 5 groups
Calendar 2026
251Working days
114Non-working days

Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays are counted once. Personal leave and sickness are not included.

Sources · 2
Already included in nonworking days
14Holidays
10Extra days offIncludes 2 compensation days; dates set by the employer
Holidays
Public holidays. The total of 14 includes holidays falling on regular weekends.
Extra days off
Days off beyond regular Saturdays and Sundays. In Poland, this also includes two compensatory days for holidays falling on Saturdays. The employer sets the dates.
Sources · 2
3 periods
  • 4–6 April (3 days)
    Fri3AprSat4Sun5Mon6Tue7
  • 1–3 May (3 days)
    Thu30AprFri1MaySat2Sun3Mon4
  • 24–27 December (4 days)
    Wed23DecThu24Fri25Sat26Sun27Mon28
WeekendHolidayShorter day

At least three consecutive rest days within the selected year. Shortened workdays are excluded. Employer-assigned compensation dates are not included.

Sources · 2
2008 h

Annual hours already allow for two compensatory days off for Saturday holidays. The employer sets the dates within the reference period.

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Calendar 2027
251Working days
114Non-working days

Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays are counted once. Personal leave and sickness are not included.

Sources · 2
Already included in nonworking days
14Holidays
10Extra days offIncludes 2 compensation days; dates set by the employer
Holidays
Public holidays. The total of 14 includes holidays falling on regular weekends.
Extra days off
Days off beyond regular Saturdays and Sundays. In Poland, this also includes two compensatory days for holidays falling on Saturdays. The employer sets the dates.
Sources · 2
5 periods
  • 1–3 January (3 days)
    Thu31Dec ’26Fri1JanSat2Sun3Mon4
  • 27–29 March (3 days)
    Fri26MarSat27Sun28Mon29Tue30
  • 1–3 May (3 days)
    Fri30AprSat1MaySun2Mon3Tue4
  • 30 October — 1 November (3 days)
    Fri29OctSat30Sun31Mon1NovTue2
  • 24–26 December (3 days)
    Thu23DecFri24Sat25Sun26Mon27
WeekendHolidayShorter day

At least three consecutive rest days within the selected year. Shortened workdays are excluded. Employer-assigned compensation dates are not included.

Sources · 2
2008 h

Annual hours already allow for two compensatory days off for Saturday holidays. The employer sets the dates within the reference period.

Sources · 2
Working time and leave
8hours per day
40hours per week

Other schedules may distribute hours unevenly. The weekly standard and required rest still apply.

Sources · 1
Average 48 h / week

The weekly limit includes overtime averaged over the reference period. Longer shifts apply only in special systems: for example 12 hours under equivalent hours, 16 for equipment monitoring and 24 in security. Compensatory rest and the period’s standard must be observed.

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20working days
26working days

Leave is used on scheduled workdays. Under a regular five-day week, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays do not use up leave.

  • Credited service below 10 years; education counts.
  • At least 10 years of credited service; not only with the current employer.
Sources · 1
Income
Income calculation assumptions

2026 calculation: age 26+, one local employer; PIT-2 tax reduction PLN300, deductible costs PLN250; no PPK employee savings contribution.

PLN4,806 / month

Gross under a full-time employment contract from 1 January 2026. This is not the hourly civil-contract minimum.

Sources · 1
PLN1,200.15 / month

Deductions include social insurance, health insurance and income tax. Employer costs are separate and are not included.

658.91 PLNSocial contributions
373.24 PLNHealth insurance
168 PLNIncome tax
Sources · 5
≈ PLN3,605.85 / month

The deductions shown above are subtracted from gross pay. The tax base and advance are rounded to whole zlotys.

Sources · 5
Family and health
Normally 80% of the basis

The employer pays for the first 33 sickness days in a calendar year. The 14-day limit applies from the year after the employee turns 50. Social insurance benefit follows; ZUS is Poland’s social insurance institution. Certain cases qualify for 100%.

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20 weeks

For a single birth; multiple births and special additional leave are separate. Benefit and leave are not identical.

Sources · 1
Up to 2 weeks

Father’s leave before the child turns 12 months; may be split into two parts of at least a week. Benefit is separate.

Sources · 1
41weeks of parental leaveShared parental limit
up to 36months of separate child-care leaveWithout ordinary pay

Parental leave is shared for one child, with 9 non-transferable weeks per parent. Wychowawczy is separate child-care leave without ordinary salary, normally up to 35 months for one parent.

Sources · 2
2 days / year
or
16 h / year

Paid family allowance for a child under 14; not per parent or per child.

  • Alternatives within one paid family allowance for a child under 14; do not add them.
  • Alternatives within one paid family allowance for a child under 14; do not add them.
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Social conditions
65 yearsmen
60 yearswomen

Standard age: men 65, women 60. Early and special pensions are excluded.

Sources · 1
How to read these figures

Calendar: a five-day, eight-hour week, excluding personal leave and illness; holidays are not counted twice. Income uses the separate assumptions above the income rows; individual circumstances may change the result. This is not personal legal or tax advice. Website and Android coverage differ.