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Poland - Wages - 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) (Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 11 września 2018 r. w sprawie wysokości minimalnego wynagrodzenia za pracę oraz wysokości 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 (Rozporządzenie Ministera Pracy i Polityki Socjalnej z dnia 29 maja 1996 r. w sprawie sposobu ustalania wynagrodzenia w okresie niewykonywania pracy oraz wynagrodzenia stanowiącego podstawę obliczania odszkodowań, odpraw, dodatków wyrównawczych do wynagrodzenia oraz innych należności 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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 - Wages - 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

Poland - Wages - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Council of Ministers to lay down rules for the establishment of works systems of remuneration in the power industry and in the Polish Oil and Gas Company.

Adoption: 1986-02-17 | POL-1986-R-2106

Poland - Wages - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Council of Ministers to lay down rules for the institution of works systems of remuneration in undertakings providing public services and housing.

Adoption: 1985-05-18 | POL-1985-R-1519

Poland - Wages - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decision No. 114 of the Council of Ministers, to repeal the Decision [of 17 Aug. 1981] respecting supplementary benefits for workers in socialised etablishments who change their jobs.

Adoption: 1984-08-22 | POL-1984-R-745

Poland - Wages - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Minister of Labour, Wages and Social Affairs to lay down detailed rules for the calculation of the growth of remuneration and the rates of contributions payable to the State Job Promotion Fund.

Adoption: 1984-02-29 | POL-1984-R-423

Poland - Wages - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decision No. 23 of the Council of Ministers, to lay down rules for the remuneration of workers employed in social organisations.

Adoption: 1984-02-06 | POL-1984-R-421

Poland - Wages - Law, Act

Act respecting the principles governing the institution of systems of remuneration in establishments.

Adoption: 1984-01-26 | POL-1984-L-402

Poland - Wages - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Council of Ministers to amend the Order [of 7 Mar. 1983] respecting the receipt of remuneration and other income by persons who are entitled to pensions.

Adoption: 1984-01-16 | POL-1984-R-364

Amends ss. 2, 13 and 16.

Poland - Wages - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decision No. 263 of the Council of Ministers, to improve the skills of workers employed in socialised establishments and the benefits granted to such workers.

Adoption: 1982-12-23 | POL-1982-R-10635

Poland - Wages - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decision No. 225 of the Council of Ministers, respecting the benefits granted to workers employed in government offices who are transferred to work in other localities.

Adoption: 1982-11-08 | POL-1982-R-10633

Poland - Wages - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Council of Ministers respecting the special entitlements of underground mineworkers.

Adoption: 1981-09-10 | POL-1981-R-10929

Right of persons continuing to work to receive 75 per cent of their pensions, irrespective of their remuneration.

Poland - Wages - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decision No. 169 of the Council of Ministers, respecting supplementary benefits for workers in socialised establishments who change their jobs.

Adoption: 1981-08-17 | POL-1981-R-10924

Benefits in the event of redundancy.

Poland - Wages - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Council of Ministers to amend the Order [of 1 Oct. 1973] respecting works bonus funds.

Adoption: 1981-04-24 | POL-1981-R-10915

Amends ss. 6,8,10 and 11.

Poland - Wages - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decision No. 21 od the Council of Ministers, respecting cash benefits for workers employed in socialist establishments who have lost their right to remuneration.

Adoption: 1981-02-02 | POL-1981-R-10910

Payment in the event of strikes.

Poland - Wages - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Direction of the Minister of Labour, Wages and Social Affairs to determine the level of earnings not causing the suspension of a pension entitlement.

Adoption: 1980-04-30 | POL-1980-M-11807