The Labor Code in Poland

Labor Code - a normative act constituting a set of provisions regulating the rights and obligations covered by an employment relationship in relation to all employees, regardless of the legal basis of their employment (in some cases only to an extent not regulated by specific legislation, e.g. the Civil Service Act) and employers.

The Labor Code raises issues such as: employment relationship, remuneration, employer and employee obligations, working time, holidays, parental rights, employing young people, and occupational health and safety.

LAW

of June 26, 1974

Labor Code

Current legal status - March 2020.

Chapter One - General Provisions

Chapter two - Employment relationship

Chapter three - Remuneration for work and other benefits

Chapter four - Obligations of the employer and employee

Chapter five - Material liability of employees

Chapter six - Working time

Chapter seven - Employee leaves

Chapter eight - Employees' rights related to parenthood

Chapter nine - Employment of young people

Chapter ten - Occupational health and safety

Chapter eleven - Collective labor agreements

Chapter twelfth - Consideration of disputes regarding employment relationships

Chapter Thirteen - Responsibility for offenses against employee rights

Chapter fourteen - Limitation of claims

Chapter Fifteen - Final provisions