Employment: templates and forms

Notice of resignation from a Polish employment contract, with no reason needed: which contract, what notice period and when it ends — a period counted in weeks ends on a Saturday, one counted in months on the last day of a month. The letter also asks for the certificate of employment on the last day and for leave to be settled. If both sides want to part sooner, they can agree an earlier date after notice is given.

A request to the employer to correct errors in the Polish certificate of employment — the wrong period of employment, the wrong way the contract ended, the wrong amount of leave taken. It is made within 14 days of receiving the certificate; if the employer refuses, a claim can go to the labour court within 14 days of being told. The letter says what is wrong, what it should say, and why.

An employee's request in Poland to work remotely in full or in part: from when, where and on what pattern, with a statement about premises and equipment. Some employees — pregnant ones and parents of children up to 4, among others — are entitled to have the request granted unless the organisation or type of work rules it out; the letter lets you state that ground. Occasional remote work, up to 24 days a year, has its own request.

An employee's demand for unpaid wages in Poland: for which periods, how much, by when and to which account, reminding the employer that pay is due within the first 10 days of the following month, and saying that the labour court and the National Labour Inspectorate come next. It ends the silence and proves an attempt to settle amicably.

Ending a Polish employment contract by agreement of both sides, on a date they choose, with no notice period and no reasons given. The agreement records who proposed it — which matters for the certificate of employment, for severance where the reasons do not concern the employee, and for the labour office — and settles leave and anything else the parties have agreed.

A courteous, practical request to a current or former employer in Poland for a reference: the position and period worked, what it is needed for and what is worth highlighting. In Poland a reference is voluntary — only the certificate of employment is compulsory — so the letter makes agreeing easy by suggesting specific achievements and a date.

An employee's written request for unpaid leave in Poland: dates, number of days and reason. The employer may grant it but does not have to; there is space for the decision on the same sheet. Unpaid leave does not count towards the service on which employee entitlements depend, and for leave over three months the parties can agree that the employee may be recalled earlier for important reasons.

A Polish employment contract with no end date, carrying what art. 29 § 1 of the Labour Code requires: the parties with the employer's registered address, job title and duties, place of work, working time, pay and its components, pay date and start date. Notice periods are written out, and the employer gives the remaining terms separately within 7 days of the employee starting work.