Leave
Information on annual leave, sick leave, maternity, paternity and parental leave, public holidays and other leave.
Poland :: A briefing on maternity pay
◉ What is the definition of pay whilst on maternity leave? Women are entitled to 20 weeks’ ordinary maternity leave for a single birth, rising to between 31 and 37 weeks in the case of multiple births – depending on the number of children born …
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Poland :: Public holiday practices
Poland is a deeply devout Roman Catholic country and this conditions attitudes towards working on Sundays and certain Christian festivals …
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Poland :: Public holidays 2024
January 1 New Year’s Day (Monday) January 6 Epiphany (Saturday) March 31 Easter Sunday April 1 Easter Monday May 1 Labour Day (Wednesday) May 3 Constitution Day (Friday) May 19 Pentecost/Whit Sunday May 30 Corpus Christi Day (Thursday) August 15 Assumption Day (Thursday) November 1 All Saints’ Day (Friday) November 11 Independence Day (Monday) December 25 Christmas Day (Wednesday) December 26 Second Day of Christmas (Thursday) Note: These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates …
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Poland :: Public holidays 2023
January 1 New Year’s Day (Sunday) January 6 Epiphany (Friday) April 9 Easter Sunday April 10 Easter Monday May 1 State Holiday (Monday) May 3 Constitution Day (Wednesday) May 28 Pentecost/Whit Sunday June 8 Corpus Christi Day (Thursday) August 15 Assumption Day (Tuesday) November 1 All Saints’ Day (Wednesday) November 11 Independence Day (Saturday) December 25 Christmas Day (Monday) December 26 Second Day of Christmas (Tuesday) Note: These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates …
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Poland :: Sickness absence
Employees must notify their employer of absence due to sickness as soon as possible, and by no later than the second day of absence …
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Poland :: Other leave
The following additional paid leave may be taken: marriage (two days), paternity leave (two weeks up to 121 months since birth), death of a spouse, child, mother or father (two days), death of another close relative (one day) and marriage of a child (one day) …
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Poland :: Maternity, paternity and parental leave
◉ Maternity leave Women are entitled to 20 weeks’ ordinary maternity leave for a single birth rising to between 31 and 37 weeks in the case of multiple births, depending on the number of children born …
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Poland :: Annual leave
Statutory annual holiday entitlement is 20 working days for full-time employees with less than 10 years of service and 26 days for those with 10 or more years of service [Article 154 Labour Code] …
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