0 labor legislation in Poland

Health and safety regulations: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
There are at least 100 different regulations on health and safety in polish legal system. There 
are three basic documents: 
Regulation on the general health and safety rules. 
Regulation on the health and safety training. 
Regulation on health and safety service. 
Other legislation concern detailed topics of health and safety (working accidents, 
occupational diseases, machines safety, chemical safety etc). Due to this complexity it’s 
necessary to have an efficient OHS support (internal or external). 

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Internal working regulations: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Companies employing more than 20 people have to issue internal working regulations (pl: 
regulamin pracy). The content of this document should be: internal rules, working time 
regulations, health and safety rules, responsibility and penalties. 
Internal remuneration regulations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Companies employing more than people have to issue internal remuneration regulations (pl: 
regulamin wynagradzania). This document should contain the framework of remuneration 
system in the company: salary components, payment frequency etc. 
Contract of employment: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Contract of employment (pl: umowa o pracę) has to be written and signed on the first day of 
working at latest. This document should describe working conditions specific for the 
employee, for example: type of work (position name), place of work, salary, working time 
and dates (starting, end of contract etc.).