Umowа o pracę (Employment contract)
Features:
- An employee is subordinated to an employer: the employee clearly fulfills the working hours that are specified in the contract.
- An employment contract must be made in writing; in the case of an oral contract, the employer has 7 days for the written confirmation.
- The termination of the contract is carried out in accordance with the Labor Code.
- Social advantages (overtime pay, vacation, maternity leave, etc.).
- The employer is obligated to issue a certificate of employment to the employee.
- Working time is counted towards the total length of service, which affects the amount of the future pension.
- All disputes between the employer and the employee are resolved in the court. If the initiator of the dispute is an employee, he does not pay the court costs.