Public holidays
Here are the public holidays observed by Poland:
1st January – New Year’s Day (pl. Nowy Rok)
6th January – Epiphany (pl. Święto Trzech Króli)
one Monday in March or April – Easter Monday (pl. Poniedziałek Wielkanocny)
1st May – Labour Day (pl. Święto Pracy)
3rd May – National Day of the Third of May (pl. Święto Konstytucji 3 Maja)
one Monday in May or June – Corpus Christi (pl. Boże Ciało)
15th August – Polish Army Day (pl. Święto Wojska Polskiego)
1st November – All Saints’ Day (pl. Dzień Wszystkich Świętych)
11th November – National Independence Day (pl. Dzień Niepodległości)
25th December – First Day of Chrismas (pl. Pierwszy dzień Świąt Bożego Narodzenia)
26th December – Second Day of Christmas (pl. Drugi dzień Świąt Bożego 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.