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Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy of 10th December 2018 on employee documentation (Dz. U. no 2369) (Rozporzadzenie Ministra Rodziny, Pracy i Polityki Spolecznej z dnia 10 grudnia 2018 r. w sprawie dokumentacji pracowniczej) -

Adoption: 2018-12-10 | Date of entry into force: 2019-01-01 | POL-2018-R-109036

Chapter 1. General provisions
Chapter 2. Management and storage of employees documentation
Chapter 3. Specific requirements concerning the management and storage of employees documentation in electronic form
Chapter 4. Employee documentation transfer between IT systems.
Chapter 5. Information delivery and notification of collection opportunity of personal records, and ways of such records collection
Chapter 6. Issue of personal record duplicate
Chapter 7. Final and transitional provisions

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 11th September 2018 on the minimal renumeration for work and minimal hourly rate in 2019 (Dz. U. no 1794) (Rozporzadzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 11 wrzesnia 2018 r. w sprawie wysokosci minimalnego wynagrodzenia za prace oraz wysokosci minimalnej stawki godzinowej w 2019 r.) -

Adoption: 2018-09-11 | Date of entry into force: 2019-01-01 | POL-2019-R-109016

Regulation sets minimal monthly salary at 2250 PLN and hourly rate at 14,70 PLN for the year 2019.

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy of 30th December 2016 on the certificate of employment (Text No. 2292). (Rozporzadzenie Ministra Rodziny, Pracy i Polityki Spolecznej z dnia 30 grudnia 2016 r. w sprawie swiadectwa pracy) -

Adoption: 2016-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2017-01-01 | POL-2016-R-103921

The regulation defines:
1) detailed content of the certificate of employment;
2) manner and mode of issuing certificate of employment;
3) method and mode of clarification and supplementing the certificate of employment;
4) specimen of a certificate of employment.

Poland - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Act of 22 July 2016 to amend: Act on minimum wage and some other acts (Text No. 1265). -

Adoption: 2016-07-21 | Date of entry into force: 2017-01-01 | POL-2016-L-103895

The Act introduces a minimum hourly rate for people working under freelance contract or service contracts (including self-employed). The minimum hourly wage level will be correlated with the amount of annual minimum wage paid.

Poland - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Act of the 9th May 2014 to facilitate access to perform certain regulated professions (Text No. 768). (Ustawa z dnia 9 maja 2014 r. o ulatwienu dostepu do wykonywania niektorych zawodow reulowanych ) -

Adoption: 2014-05-09 | Date of entry into force: 2014-08-10 | POL-2014-L-98404

The Act reduces limitation in accessing certain professions (9 in financial field and 82 in technical branch). Amendments have various scope, most far-reaching in bookkeeping services through tax advisor, auditor, actuary, insurance or reinsurance broker. Other professions affected: car appraiser, urban planner, architect or engineer holding a building license.
The goal of the above changes is to broaden access to professions previously hardly regulated as well as facilitate Universities to create more practical study specializations.

Poland - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Act of 24th January 2014 to amend the Act on activities of public interest and voluntary work and some other Acts (Text No. 223). -

Adoption: 2014-01-24 | Date of entry into force: 2014-03-22 | POL-2014-L-98366

Article 1. Amendment to the Act on activities of public interest and voluntary work: art 27a minister in charge of social assurance maintains electronic list of public interest entities (detailed requirement of such database).
Other amendments concerns personal tax ordinance: 1% of personal income can be transferred to the account of chosen public interests organization.

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decree of the Cabinet of 30 November 2006 on average monthly wage increase indicators for 2007 (Text No. 1637).

Adoption: 2006-11-30 | Date of entry into force: 2006-12-31 | POL-2006-R-79306

Sets out the wage increase indicators (on average 3.4% monthly).

Poland - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Act on the Protection of Workers' Claims in Case of Employer's Bankruptcy (Text No. 1121). (Ustawa z dnia 13 lipca 2006 r. o ochronie roszczen pracowniczych w razie niewyplacalnosci pracodawcy) -

Adoption: 2006-07-13 | Date of entry into force: 2006-10-01 | POL-2006-L-79295

Chapter I. General provisions
Chapter II. Employer's Bankruptcy
Chapter III. Employer and Worker
Chapter IV. Scope and Procedure to Satisfy Workers' claims from the Guaranteed Employees' Service Fund
Chapter V. Scope and Procedure of Reimbursement to the Guaranteed Employees' Services Fund
Chapter VI. Financing of the Guaranteed Employees' Services Fund
Chapter VII. Structure of the Guaranteed Employees' Services Fund
Chapter VIII. Final and transitional provisions

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of 17 December 2003 of the Minister of Economy, Labour and Social Policy to amend the Regulation determining the extent of the employer's duty concerning documentation of employment relationships and method of keeping the personal files of employees [of 28 May 1996] (Text No. 2293).

Adoption: 2003-12-17 | Date of entry into force: 2004-01-01 | POL-2003-R-67689

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of 16 December 2003 of the Minister of Economy, Labour and Social Policy to amend the Regulation of 15 May 1996 concerning the detailed wording of employment certificates and the manner and procedure for issue and amendment thereof (Text No. 2289).

Adoption: 2003-12-16 | Date of entry into force: 2004-01-01 | POL-2003-R-67679

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of 26 November 2003 of the Council of Ministers on the rates of average monthly wage increase in 2004.(Text No. 1967).

Adoption: 2003-11-26 | POL-2003-R-67711

Poland - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Act of 9 September 2003 on minimum wage for 2004. (Text No. 1623).

Adoption: 2003-09-09 | Date of entry into force: 2004-01-01 | POL-2003-L-68862

The minimum monthly wage is set at 824 zlotys.

Poland - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Act of 9 July 2003 on the employment of temporary workers (Official Gazette 2003 No. 116, text. 1608). (Ustawa o zatrudnieniu pracowników tymczasowych) -

Adoption: 2003-07-09 | POL-2003-L-67267

Lays down the rules for employing temporary workers by an employer who is a temporary work agency and the rules for posting such workers and persons other than temporary agency workers to perform temporary work for a user employer.

Poland - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Act of 10 October 2002 on minimum wage (Text No. 1679). (Ustawy z dnia 10 pazdziernika 2002 r. o minimalnym wynagrodzeniu za prace ) -

Adoption: 2002-10-10 | Date of entry into force: 2003-01-01 | POL-2002-L-64003

Introduces a tripartite system (employers organizations, trade unions and government) to negotiate minimum wage on a yearly basis.

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order No. 575 of 31 July 1997 of the Minister of Home Affairs and Administration on salaries of firemen of the National Fire Brigade.

Adoption: 1997-07-21 | Date of entry into force: 1997-08-11 | POL-1997-R-48190

Sets salary scales for the National Fire Brigade personel.

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order No. 69 of 31 January 1997 of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy to amend the Order of 20 March 1992 on the value of cash equivalents for food and clothing as well as of cash benefits paid to draftees carrying out a replacement service.

Adoption: 1997-01-31 | POL-1997-R-47894

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of 29 May 1996 on salary determination during the period of not performing a work; and basic salary for calculation of compensation, retirement severance pay, compensatory allowances to salary and other receivables foreseen in the Labour Code (Rozporzadzenie Ministera Pracy i Polityki Socjalnej z dnia 29 maja 1996 r. w sprawie sposobu ustalania wynagrodzenia w okresie niewykonywania pracy oraz wynagrodzenia stanowiacego podstawe obliczania odszkodowan, odpraw, dodatków wyrównawczych do wynagrodzenia oraz innych naleznosci przewidzianych w Kodeksie pracy) -

Adoption: 1996-05-29 | Date of entry into force: 1996-06-02 | POL-1996-R-105946

The Regulation specifies rules for:
-salary calculation for the period of not performing work according to the Labour Code
-payment in lieu of leave not taken
- compensatory allowance
-retirement severance pay
-method of basic salary calculation for the purposes of benefits entitlement.

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order No. 280 of 28 May 1996 of the Council of Ministers to amend the Order of 31 December 1975 concerning rights of home workers.

Adoption: 1996-05-28 | Date of entry into force: 1996-06-02 | POL-1996-R-45090

Extends the application of Article 92 of the Labour Code to home workers. During the first 35 days of sickness, home workers shall be entitled to cash sickness benefits, payable from the employer's financial means.

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of 28 March 1996 on extend of employers documentation regarding labour relation and personal employee files (Rozporzadzenie Ministra Pracy i Polityki Socjalnej z dnia 28 maja 1996 r. w sprawie zakresu prowadzenia przez pracodawców dokumentacji w sprawach zwiazanych ze stosunkiem pracy oraz sposobu prowadzenia akt osobowych pracownika) -

Adoption: 1996-05-28 | Date of entry into force: 1996-06-02 | POL-1996-R-105945

Chapter 1. Evidence of commencing a job
Chapter 2. Documentation of personal files and matters related to labour relations
Chapter 3. Final and transitional provisions.
In the attachment specimen of: personal questionnaire for person applying for a positions, labour contact and various labour contract termination.

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order No. 353 of 13 June 1995 of the Council of Ministers concerning means for and limits for increasing remuneration from the State budget.

Adoption: 1995-06-13 | Date of entry into force: 1995-01-01 | POL-1995-R-45071

Specifies amounts made available for State bodies and institutions to increase remuneration for given categories of civil servants.

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy to extend the scope of benefits due to workers paid out from resources of the Work Benefits Ganrantee Fund (Text No. 35).

Adoption: 1995-01-11 | Date of entry into force: 1995-02-10 | Date of end of application: 1995-12-31 | POL-1995-R-40004

Establishes a list of payments due to workers in case of insolvency of the employer.

Poland - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Act to determine methods of calculation of wages and modes of remuneration within economic entities, and to amend certain other acts.

Adoption: 1994-04-23 | Date of entry into force: 1994-08-01 | POL-1994-L-38185

Applies primarily to state and commercial enterprises with important state participation and national banks. Provides that remuneration should not exceed certain rates, except for contracts concluded between the enterprise and a competent administration and approved by the finance administration. Does not afect any other payments such as entitlements, copyrights, etc.

Poland - Conditions of employment - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy to publish the statutes of the Work Benefits Guarantee Fund (Text No. 109).

Adoption: 1994-02-21 | Date of entry into force: 1994-03-04 | POL-1994-M-39947

Poland - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Act of 29 December 1993, concerning the protection of workers' claims in the event of the insolvency of their employer (Text No. 1).

Adoption: 1993-12-29 | Date of entry into force: 1994-01-01 | POL-1993-L-36357

Establishes the Work Benefits Guaratee Fund in charge of the payment of benefits due to workers whose rights have been violated as a result of the insolvency of the employer. The Fund is comprised of 2/3 of representatives of employers and of 1/3 of trade unions. Representatives are appointed and recalled by the Minister of Labour and Social Policy. Available in English.

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Council of Ministers concerning the replacement service (Text No. 429).

Adoption: 1992-11-03 | Date of entry into force: 1992-12-08 | POL-1992-R-33133

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Council of Ministers to amend the order [of 23 May 1991] concerning incomes other than wages (Text No. 548).

Adoption: 1991-12-17 | POL-1991-R-29521

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy concerning specific rules and conditions of granting adequate single subsidies to persons who have become economically autonomous or their families, and specific rules and conditions of reimbursing in whole or in part expenses arising from granting such subsidies (Text No. 140).

Adoption: 1991-04-09 | POL-1991-R-27152

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Council of Ministersto amend the order (of 12 October 1989) concerning vocational training of young perons in socialised work establishments and their remuneration (Text No. 346).

Adoption: 1990-08-25 | Date of entry into force: 1990-10-01 | POL-1990-R-22271

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Minister Labour and Social Policy concerning improvement of the quality of work (Text No. 255).

Adoption: 1990-08-17 | Date of entry into force: 1990-10-01 | POL-1990-R-22272

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy concerning benefits and other entitlements for professional travel within the state territory (Text No. 257).

Adoption: 1990-08-14 | Date of entry into force: 1990-09-01 | POL-1990-R-22266

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy concerning benefits for temporarily transferred workers (Text No. 258).

Adoption: 1990-08-14 | POL-1990-R-22267

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Council of Ministers to amend the order [of 20 November 1974] as amended to 11 August 1989 concerning employment certificates an related certification (Text No. 105).

Adoption: 1990-03-15 | POL-1990-R-20854

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Council of Ministers concerning vocational training of young persons in socialised work establishment and their remuneration (Text No. 332).

Adoption: 1989-10-12 | Date of entry into force: 1989-09-01 | POL-1989-R-20853

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Minister of Culture and Art concerning principles governing the establishment of wage payment systems for workers of art institutions (Text No. 326).

Adoption: 1989-09-27 | POL-1989-R-20858

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Council of Ministers to amend the order [of 20 November 1974] concerning employment certificates and related certification (Text No. 27).

Adoption: 1989-08-11 | POL-1989-R-9104

Poland - Conditions of employment - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Ordinance of the Minister of Culture and Art on conditions of remunerating authors of photographic works (Text No. 234).

Adoption: 1989-08-10 | POL-1989-M-9101

Poland - Conditions of employment - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Ordinance of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy concerning conditions of remuneration of workers employed in ministerial centres for training, complementary training and further training of management staff (Text No. 238).

Adoption: 1989-07-31 | Date of entry into force: 1989-07-01 | POL-1989-M-9102

Poland - Conditions of employment - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Ordinance of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy concerning conditions of remuneration of school economic, technical, administrative and service staff (Text No. 239).

Adoption: 1989-07-31 | POL-1989-M-9103

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Council of Ministers to extend to certain enterprises the scope of the act [of 26 January 1984] on rules to introduce wage payment systems in enterprises (Text No. 253).

Adoption: 1989-07-29 | Date of entry into force: 1989-10-01 | POL-1989-R-8895

Poland - Conditions of employment - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Instruction No. 77 of the Minster of Labour and Social Policy to determine specimen contracts on conditions of employment concluded with members of voluntary work brigades (Text No. 1).

Adoption: 1988-12-20 | Date of entry into force: 1989-01-01 | POL-1988-M-8915

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Council of Ministers to implement certain provisions of the act [of 11 May 1988] on extraordinary rights and powers of the Council of Ministers (Text No. 103).

Adoption: 1988-05-13 | POL-1988-R-6953

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Resolution No 117 of the Council of Ministers to amend the resolution No. 23 [6 February 1984] to lay down rules of remunerating persons employed in social organisations (Text No. 192).

Adoption: 1987-08-10 | POL-1987-R-6034

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Resolution No. 16 of the Council of Ministers respecting the principles to be applied to increase the lowest levels of remuneration in socialised work establishments (Text No. 64).

Adoption: 1987-02-16 | POL-1987-R-3514

The Resolution was issued in accordance with the provisions of s. 79 of the Labour Code (LS 1974 - Pol. 1A, 1B) and contains certain principles governing the increase of the lowest levels of remuneration in 1988. It provides that Resolution No. 4 of the Council of Ministers of 12 Jan. 1987 on the same subject shall be repealed on 1 Jan. 1988.

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Minister of Labour, Wages and Social Affairs to lay down rules to compare the average level of remuneration of university teaching staff with the average level of the remuneration of workers employed in the socialised production sector. Text 49.

Adoption: 1987-02-10 | POL-1987-R-3513

The Order establishes the principles for carrying out comparative analyses and prescribes that the data collected shall be used by the Labour Minister to determine an average increase in the remuneration of university teaching staff.

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decision of the Council of State specifying certain rights and obligations for workers employed by the State Inspectorate of Labour. Text 44.

Adoption: 1987-01-30 | POL-1987-R-3511

The Decision covers grades, remuneration, qualifications, etc. It repeals the Decision of the Council of State of 30 Dec. 1982 on the same subject.

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Council of Ministers to lay down rules for the remuneration of workers employed in government offices. Text 245.

Adoption: 1986-12-22 | POL-1986-R-3508

Repeals the order of the Council of Ministers of 8 Nov. 1982 on the same subject.

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order No. 38 of the Minister of Labour, Wages and Social Affairs to lay down the schedule for remuneration of staff employed in extracurricular forms of further training and professional improvement. Text 15.

Adoption: 1986-11-25 | POL-1986-R-3586

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Minister of Education and Vocational Training amending the Order respecting the basic remuneration and post allowances for economic, administrative and auxiliary staff in schools. Text 52.

Adoption: 1986-09-08 | POL-1986-R-3583

The Order establishes the schedules of basic remuneration and post allowances applicable to certain categories of posts requiring appropriate qualifications or education.

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Council of Ministers concerning remuneration of workers in the social health service institutions, social aid institutions and establishments for the vocational rehabilitation of the disabled. Entry into force 1 May 1986. Text 84.

Adoption: 1986-03-24 | POL-1986-R-5000

Poland - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Council of Ministers to lay down rules for the establishment of works systems of remuneration by ore mining undertakings.

Adoption: 1986-02-17 | POL-1986-R-2105