Europe · Verified annual-leave guide

🇵🇱Poland

Full-time employees receive 20 days if qualifying employment is under 10 years and 26 days once it reaches at least 10 years. Certain education periods count toward qualifying service.

Statutory paid annual leave20 days; 26 days from 10 years of qualifying serviceAnnual-leave context

Comparable 5-day-week equivalent20 days at year 1; 20 at 5 years; 26 at 10 yearsNormalized comparison value; see method below.

Official sourceVerifiedPoland — State Labour Inspection

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Public-holiday planning

Easter Monday, Corpus Christi, All Saints’ Day and the Christmas period are recurring opportunities.
Corpus Christi always falls on a Thursday, often making Friday a high-value leave day.
The statutory leave floor rises from 20 to 26 days once qualifying service reaches ten years.

Legal basis and comparison method

Full-time employees receive 20 days if qualifying employment is under 10 years and 26 days once it reaches at least 10 years. Certain education periods count toward qualifying service.

Equivalent by service length

1st year / first full entitlement	20 days
2 years	20 days
5 years	20 days
10 years	26 days
20+ years	26 days

Simplified comparison points. Actual legal thresholds may use anniversaries, cumulative service, education credits or other rules.

Regional and calendar caveats

The planner combines weekends with supported public-holiday data and can use first-level regional calendars where the dataset provides them. Employer-specific, municipal and sector-specific days can still differ.

Official employment source: Poland — State Labour Inspection. Open official guidance ↗

This is a planning aid, not employment-law advice. Entitlement can depend on tenure, work pattern, sector, contract, collective agreement and regional law.

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