Most newcomers do not know the key thing about Polish annual leave: years of study count towards your work history. That is why the right to 26 days kicks in far earlier than it seems.
On umowa o pracę in Poland, paid leave is granted: 20 days per year, if total work experience is less than 10 years, and 26 days, if 10 years or more. But that is not the main point.
The most common mistake among newcomers is counting only years of work. Work experience for leave includes and education:
To have this counted, you need to submit your diploma to the employer. If you haven't done this, you will most likely be credited with the minimum 20 days.
If you do not work the whole year, leave is accrued proportionally: 1/12 of the standard for each month worked. For part-time employment, the norm decreases proportionally — at half-time, it is half the days.
Another detail: leave is calculated in days and used in hours (1 day = 8 h). With a 12-hour shift schedule, your days are "spent" faster than expected.
While you are working, you must take your leave — you cannot exchange it for money. However upon dismissal unused days are paid out ekwiwalent. This is a gross amount: contributions and tax will be deducted from it as well.
There is no paid leave under the Labor Code there — this is not an employment contract. Sometimes "free days" are specified in the contract itself, but this is an agreement between the parties, not a guaranteed right.
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