Poland
Hire Employees & Contractors

Poland

Compliantly hire your distributed team members in

Poland

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Hiring in

Poland

isn't so simple. Borderless can help.

To hire new employees in

Poland

, your business must have a local legal entity or an Employer of Record like Borderless in place already. Then there’s the management of local employment compliance, taxes, benefits, payroll, and more. Hiring contractors poses similar challenges.

Borderless handles all of that for you, so you can focus on getting to work with your new team member in

Poland

while staying fully compliant with local laws and compliance.

Primary Language

Polish

Currency

Polish złoty (zł, PLN)

Payroll Frequency

Monthly

Public Holidays

13 days

Employer Taxes

19.21% to 22.41%

Cost of Living Index

$$ (82 of 139 nations)

Statutory Leave

20 days

Sick Leave

33 days

Maternity Leave

52 weeks

Important: Risks of misclassification

In many countries like

Poland

, the treatment of employees and contractors is different. If you misclassify a new team member, you could be subjected to penalties and fines. Let Borderless get this right for you, so you don’t have to worry.

Payment Information

Minimum Wage

PLN 3490 per month.

Overtime Pay

Working hours are typically 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. Monday through Friday is the standard workweek. Overtime pay is required. Overtime is defined as hours worked outside of normal working hours. Employees can work up to 5 hours of overtime per day. Employees are permitted to work up to 48 hours of overtime per week and 150 hours per year. Employees are paid in addition to their regular wage for working extra hours:

  • Employees who work at night, on Sunday, or on a public holiday receive 200% their normal rate for overtime
  • All other cases of overtime result in employees receiving 150% their normal wage

Additional Pay

There is no additional pay detail for Poland.

Payroll Cycle

For all Borderless customers, employee payments will be made in equal monthly installments on or before the last working day of each calendar month, payable in arrears.

Employer Costs & Taxes

  • 9.76%- Pension Fund
  • 6.5%- Disability Insurance
  • 0.67-3.33% - Accident Insurance
  • 2.45%- Labor Fund
  • 0.1%- Bankruptcy Fund
  • 19.21% to 22.41% - Total Cost of Employment

Employee Costs & Taxes

  • 9.76%- Pension Fund
  • 9% - National Healthcare
  • 2.45% - Sickness Insurance
  • 1.5% - Disability Insurance
  • 17% - Income up to 85,528 złoty
  • 32% - Income above 85,528 złoty

Employment Information

Termination Process

Employers in Poland are expected to provide a reason (in writing) for terminating a contract of employment. A notice period must be provided so that both parties have enough time to find and hire a replacement.

Any violation of the employment agreement, the employee's performance, or organizational changes due to macroeconomic factors, including company shutdown, may be grounds for termination.

Notice period

Employees on a contract (fixed-term or indefinite) in Poland are entitled to a notice period, the length of which is determined by the number of years of service. For employees who have been with the company for more than three years, the notice period is usually three months. For employees with six months to three years of service, the notice period is one month. For less than that, the standard notice period is one week.

Employers in Poland are required to provide notice even during a probationary period. Depending on the contract terms, this notice period must be between three days and two weeks.

Probation Period

In Poland, the maximum length of a probationary period of employment is three months. Companies in Poland have the legal right to begin employment relationships with formal "trial contracts," which typically expire after three months. An employer can either terminate the relationship or offer the employee a new fixed-term or indefinite contract at the end of such a contract.

Severance Details

In Poland, severance pay should always be included in the employment contract. When the employer initiates the termination, severance usually becomes applicable. Severance pay is equivalent to three months' salary for employees who have worked for the company for more than eight years. Severance pay is two months' pay for employees who have been with the company for two to eight years. Severance pay is one month's salary for employees who have been with the company for less than two years.

Benefits of working in a country abroad

Borderless Benefits Packages in

Poland

When the world is your competition, it pays to incentivize new hires and existing alike. Borderless benefits packages typically include:

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Retirement Contributions

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Poland

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