Labour market indicators

Unemployment rate in 2004: 18,8% (ILO data)

Working population:

Employment by sector:

Employment contracts
Employment contracts are regulated by legal clauses and to a lesser degree by collective agreements and individual negotiations.
The terms of employment contracts, the conditions for hiring and the limits for dismissal are extremely rigid.

Salaries

National monthly minimum wage as of 01/01/2003: 201 euros

Average wage for a employee in the manufacturing industry in 2004: 2134.37 zlotys by  month (ILO data)

Social security contributions

Employer: 17.62%.

Employee: 18.45%.

Number of hours

Legal definition of full time work (per week): 42 hours

Retirement age: 60 for women and 65 for men.

Unions

Average rate of union membership:13 %.

Unions: Poland's Free and Independent Trade Union (NSZZ), Alliance of all Polish Trade Unions ( OPZZ ) and the Polish Union of professors (ZNP) can be listed.

Useful links

For further informations on the labour market, check out the following web sites:

- International Labour Organization (ILO): studies, statistics and reports on working conditions and labour markets

- NATLEX : ILO database on national labour laws