Knowing Your Labour Laws In Poland

Despite government efforts in recent years to ease heavy bureaucracy and improve the local business environment, navigating Polish HR and payroll requirements can still prove challenging.

The largest economy in Central and Eastern Europe, Poland is home to many multinational corporations that attract talent both locally and from abroad. But despite government efforts in recent years to ease heavy bureaucracy and improve the local business environment, navigating Polish HR and payroll requirements can still prove challenging, especially for companies that lack in-house HR and payroll expertise. Here is a summary.

Social security

Employers in Poland make monthly contributions to the Social Security Institution (ZUS). Employers with 25 or more employees must also pay a premium to the State Fund for the Disabled (PFRON).