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Employer of record in Poland

Employing someone in Poland through an employer of record: social security on top of salary, the workplace pension, the minimum wage, leave, notice and severance, and the language rule for contracts.

Checked on 16 October 2026. The headline rules for a standard employee, from official sources where they opened and law firm, PwC or specialist publisher guides where they didn't; each line names its source. Sectors, collective agreements and contracts can change them. This is general information, not legal advice.

Know this first

  1. Leave, hours, probation and notice are from the labour inspectorate's 2023 guide; the 2026 Labour Code text didn't open for us, so check for later changes.
  2. The workplace pension and sick pay rows rest on a commercial guide, because the official ZUS pages didn't open for us.

Employing someone in Poland

Employer costs on top of salary
About 19.5% to 22.1% (our sum), depending on the accident rate: pension and disability 16.26%, accident insurance 0.67% to 3.33% by sector (1.67% for up to 9 employees), Labour Fund 2.45% and the wage guarantee fund 0.10%. Pension and disability stop at PLN 282,600 a year in 2026. PwC gives 19.21% to 22.41%, which doesn't quite add up from its own rates. A commercial guide reports that the employer also pays 1.5% into the PPK workplace pension unless the employee opts out. PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, Poland, August 2026, Poradnik Przedsiębiorcy, PPK
Minimum wage
PLN 4,806 a month, or PLN 31.40 an hour, from 1 January 2026. Zielona Linia (state employment service), December 2025
Holiday
20 days a year, or 26 after 10 years of employment. 14 public holidays, plus every Sunday. PIP (National Labour Inspectorate), labour law first steps, 2023, Infor.pl, public holidays
Working hours
8 hours a day and 40 a week on average. PIP (National Labour Inspectorate), labour law first steps, 2023
Probation
A trial contract of up to 3 months. PIP (National Labour Inspectorate), labour law first steps, 2023
Notice from the employer
2 weeks under 6 months' service, 1 month up to 3 years, then 3 months. PIP (National Labour Inspectorate), labour law first steps, 2023
Severance
Only for employers with 20 or more employees, when the reason isn't the employee: 1 month's pay under 2 years' service, 2 months up to 8 years, 3 months after that, up to 15 times the minimum wage. Zielona Linia, severance pay
Extra pay the law requires
None found apart from the PPK pension above.
Contract
In writing, or confirmed in writing before work starts. In Polish by default; a contract only in another language is allowed at the request of a foreign worker who knows it, and since 2025 the employer then needs a sworn Polish translation. PIP (National Labour Inspectorate), labour law first steps, 2023, Prawo.pl (Wolters Kluwer), June 2025
Payroll and tax
Paid at least monthly, by the 10th of the next month. The employer withholds income tax advances. PIP (National Labour Inspectorate), labour law first steps, 2023, PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, Poland, tax administration
Sick pay
Paid by the employer, at least 80% of pay, for up to 33 days a year (14 from the year after the employee turns 50); then from social security. Poradnik Przedsiębiorcy, sick pay, May 2026

Providers and what they say about Poland

What each provider's own website says about Poland, in order of its published starting price. None of them publishes a separate price for Poland; the starting prices are worldwide or regional (Papaya quotes EUR 650 in Europe), and what you pay is set by quote.

ProviderCovers Poland?What it saysStarting price a month
SkuadYes, on its own siteListed in its coverage listFrom USD 199Go to Skuad
Pebl (formerly Velocity Global)Yes, on its own site-USD 399Go to Pebl (formerly Velocity Global)
MultiplierYes, on its own siteSays it uses its own entities everywhereFrom USD 459 (annual), USD 499 monthlyGo to Multiplier
DeelYes, on its own siteSays it has its own entityFrom USD 599Go to Deel
RemoteYes, on its own site-From USD 599Go to Remote
G-P (Globalization Partners)Has its own page for it-From USD 599Go to G-P (Globalization Partners)
Atlas HXMYes, on its own site-From USD 599Go to Atlas HXM
Papaya GlobalYes, on its own site-From USD 650 (EUR 650 in Europe)Go to Papaya Global
OysterImplied on its own site-From USD 699Go to Oyster
RipplingNot statedSays 80 countries, with no listQuote onlyGo to Rippling

Coverage is each company's own claim, from its country pages and coverage lists; we haven't checked how each one employs there. Ask whether it uses its own company or a partner in Poland.

Other countries

Employer costs, leave, notice, severance and the catches, with the providers that cover each one.

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Where this comes from. Government, social security and labour ministry pages, the laws themselves, PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, law firm briefings and specialist publishers, each named next to what it supports, and each provider's own website for what it covers. All read on 16 October 2026. Totals marked "our sum" are our addition of the source's rates.

This is not legal or tax advice. Rules change, and sectors and collective agreements add their own. Ask your provider, or a local adviser, for the rules that apply to your hire.

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