Employer of Record (EOR) in Poland from £399/Month

Hiring employees in Poland at a glance

CURRENCY Polish Zloty (zł)	WORKING HOURS 40 hours	PUBLIC/BANK HOLIDAYS 13 days per year
CAPITAL Warsaw	LANGUAGE Polish	REMOTE WORKERS 813,700
MINIMUM MONTHLY SALARY 4,300zł	TAX YEAR 1st Jan - 31st Dec	DATE FORMAT DD/MM/YYYY
MISCLASSIFICATION PENALTIES Fine of 1,000zł to 30,000zł (€220 to €6,650) for violation of workers' rights, including misclassification	FUN FACT Traditional Polish surnames change depending on gender.

Employer of Record in Poland

An Employer of Record (requiring a temp agency licence in Poland) is the legal employer of a worker. As such, the Employer of Record takes care of all Polish compliance aspects of employment, including payroll, taxes, statutory benefits, employment contracts and more.

The employer of Record is responsible for:

Ensuring their employment is compliant with local employment laws
Processing local payroll
Filing employment related taxes and returns
Issuing payslips to the employee
Distributing salary payments

How a temp agency in Poland works

COMPANY
Maintains a direct relationship with the employee, allocates them work tasks, and manages their performance.

BOUNDLESS
Takes care of payroll, taxes, benefits, ensuring the employee and the company are compliant with all legal regulations.

EMPLOYEE
The third party to the employment contract, the employee, fulfils all of their obligations as a worker for the company.

Statutory Benefits in Poland

Medical examination

Occupational safety and health training

Company social benefits fund & holiday funds

Employee capital plans

Other benefits for specific types of work

Common Non-mandatory Benefits in Poland

Additional days off

Transportation costs

Additional PPK contribution

Supplementary pension

Supplementary health insurance

Supplementary life insurance

Cash bonus

ZFŚS

Fitness allowance

Leave

Paid time off: 20-26 working days, dependent on tenure + 13 public holidays

Paternity leave: 2 weeks

Sick leave: 182 days. First 33 days payed by the Poland employer and the rest by the Social Security Institute

Parental leave: up to 41 weeks for one child and up to 43 weeks for two children

Maternity leave: 20 weeks for the birth or adoption of one child, 31 weeks for two children, 33 weeks for three children, 35 weeks for four children, 37 weeks for five or more children

Probationary Period

The maximum permissible probationary period in Poland is three months. The employer has no obligation to continue the employment after the probationary period has elapsed.

Payment Frequency

Most Polish companies pay employees on a monthly basis, but it is also legal to pay employees daily or weekly.

End of Employment

There are four ways of ending employment:

With the agreement of both parties
A declaration by either the employer or the employee, observing the appropriate notice period
A declaration by either the employer or the employee, without following the proper notice period
After the expiry of the contract term (for probationary or fixed-term contracts)

Once employment ends, the employer must issue a Certificate of Employment to the employee and deregister them from the Social Security Authority (ZUS). The final payment is due in the next pay cycle, as usual.

Terminating an indefinite period employment contract with notice must state the valid reasons for ending it and is subject to trade union control (if the employee is covered by trade union protection).

Employer of Record in Poland

How a temp agency in Poland works

Statutory Benefits in Poland

Common Non-mandatory Benefits in Poland

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