PAYROLL IN POLAND

Here’s what you need to know about payroll if your business is expanding into Poland. Personnel administration is an important part of the relationship between employer and employee in Poland. Complex regulations require that employee documentation be scanned, indexed with metadata fields defined by law, and stored in an approved format which is subject to auditing by a labour law inspectorate. Getting your payroll compliance right means a happy, engaged and motivated workforce. Getting it wrong can result in financial penalties, investigation by local authorities and reputational damage.

While payroll and HR regulations are similar in most developed nations, it's the ‘exceptions’ in each country that tend to cause challenges. For example, retroactive payroll calculations, which occur monthly in Poland, add further complexity. They are triggered by delayed payroll information, compliance gaps and changing interpretations of labour laws, which mix those from the 1970s with more modern European laws.