Self-Employment Will Count Toward Seniority

Poland's Ministry of Labour and Social Policy has announced the basic outlines for a draft amendment to the Labour Code regarding the calculation of seniority.

Currently, seniority mainly includes employment based on a traditional employment relationship. This effectively results in unequal treatment of current employees who previously worked with an employer (for example) as independent contractors or on a mandate agreement basis. They now have lower severance pay, a shorter notice period, and/or less vacation time than employees who have been working under an employment contract for the same period of time. The same may also apply to other entitlements that are granted on the basis of seniority, such as allowances and bonuses.