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Holidays in Poland

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Written by John Ryans

Public holidays

Here are the public holidays observed by Poland:

  • 1st January – New Year’s Day (pl. Nowy Rok)

  • 6th January – Epiphany (pl. ƚwięto Trzech KrĂłli)

  • one Monday in March or April – Easter Monday (pl. PoniedziaƂek Wielkanocny)

  • 1st May – Labour Day (pl. ƚwięto Pracy)

  • 3rd May – National Day of the Third of May (pl. ƚwięto Konstytucji 3 Maja)

  • one Monday in May or June – Corpus Christi (pl. BoĆŒe CiaƂo)

  • 15th August – Polish Army Day (pl. ƚwięto Wojska Polskiego)

  • 1st November – All Saints’ Day (pl. DzieƄ Wszystkich ƚwiętych)

  • 11th November – National Independence Day (pl. DzieƄ NiepodlegƂoƛci)

  • 25th December – First Day of Chrismas (pl. Pierwszy dzieƄ ƚwiąt BoĆŒego Narodzenia)

  • 26th December – Second Day of Christmas (pl. Drugi dzieƄ ƚwiąt BoĆŒego Narodzenia)

Holiday leave

An employee hired in Poland for the first time, in the calendar year obtains the right to leave at the end of each month of work, in the amount of 1/12 of the leave.

The employee acquires the right to subsequent leaves in each subsequent calendar year.

Therefore, in case of 26 holidays available annually, the employee acquires 2,16 days of holiday after each month. (26 days / 12 months = 2,16)

Amount of vacation leave

The length of leave is:

  • 20 days - if the employee has been employed for less than 10 years,

  • 26 days – if the employee has been employed for at least 10 years.

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