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Poland's HR data

The rules and costs of employing people in Poland (Warsaw), from official sources, in English and Japanese.

40.6%women in management (2025, ILO)

1.20×employer's total cost on zł 14,000 a month, as a multiple of salary

14public holidays (2026)

Take-home pay calculator Japan take-home pay

Employment rules

Statutory annual leave	20 days (26 with 10 years incl. education)
Public holidays (2026)	14 days
Notice of dismissal	2 weeks to 3 months by service
Severance required by law	1-3 months' pay (firms of 20+, no-fault dismissal)
Typical negotiated exit	No official benchmark
Probation	Up to 3 months
Working hours	8 h/day, 40 h/week average
How hard is dismissal?	Moderate: written genuine reason; union consulted

Employer contributions

Pension insurance (employer)	9.76%	up to zł 282,600 a year
Disability insurance (employer)	6.5%	up to zł 282,600 a year
Accident insurance	1.67%
Labour Fund (FP)	2.45%	up to zł 282,600 a year
Guaranteed Employee Benefits Fund (FGŚP)	0.1%	up to zł 282,600 a year

Employee contributions

Pension insurance (employee)	9.76%	up to zł 282,600 a year
Disability insurance (employee)	1.5%	up to zł 282,600 a year
Sickness insurance	2.45%
Health insurance	9%	up to zł 282,600 a year
Health insurance (pay above the cap)	9%	on pay above zł 282,600 a year

Take-home pay and employer cost by monthly salary

Monthly salary	Employee contributions	Income tax	Take-home	Employer cost	Cost ÷ salary
zł 9,000	zł 1,933	zł 602	zł 6,465	zł 10,843	1.20×
zł 14,000	zł 3,007	zł 1,486	zł 9,508	zł 16,867	1.20×
zł 20,000	zł 4,295	zł 3,143	zł 12,562	zł 24,096	1.20×
zł 30,000	zł 5,782	zł 6,136	zł 18,082	zł 34,931	1.16×

Employee on a standard employment contract (umowa o pracę) in Warsaw, Polish tax resident and a Polish national, aged 30 or over (no under-26 PIT relief), single with no dependants, working in the city where they live (standard employee costs of PLN 250 a month), taxed on the progressive scale, salary only paid evenly as monthly pay (no bonus), calendar year 2026. Employee social insurance (pension, disability, sickness) with the annual 30x cap on pension and disability, health insurance at 9%, PIT at 12%/32% with the PLN 30,000 tax-free amount (PLN 3,600 tax reduction). Employer: pension, disability, accident insurance at the standard rate for small payers (1.67%), Labour Fund and Guaranteed Employee Benefits Fund. Employee Capital Plans (PPK) are optional and left out.

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Checked 2026-11-07; 2026 rates.