Application: templates and forms

An employee's request for annual leave in Poland: for which year, how many working days and when, with space for the employer's decision on the same sheet. Leave is 20 days with under 10 years' service and 26 days with at least 10 years, and time in education counts towards that. Leave on demand — up to 4 days a year — is requested on the day it starts at the latest.

Leave under Art. 164 of the Labour Code is taken after maternity leave and is granted on an application to the employer, while the benefit is paid by the social security institute through a separate procedure. The age limit and the amount of the benefit are set by law and do change — check them for the year you are applying in. The application also states whether the leave is being transferred to the other parent or to a grandparent, which is common.

Where a diploma is lost, destroyed or damaged, a duplicate is issued from the register held by the school or university. The application identifies exactly which diploma is wanted — year of completion, course, registration number if known — because the issuer searches an archive rather than a name. A fee is usually payable and a declaration of the circumstances required.

These certificates are requested from an employer when retiring or when proving length of service: UP-2 shows insurable income, UP-3 the length and category of service. They are two different documents, issued separately, so mark which of them you need. If the employer no longer exists, they are sought from the regional archive rather than from the employer.

Paid leave under Art. 157 of the Labour Code is due on specific occasions — getting married, donating blood, the death of a close relative, attending court. It is separate from annual leave and is not deducted from it. The number of days is set by the Act and may be increased by a collective agreement, which is why it is a field here rather than an assumption.

Changing banks is a small matter until a salary goes to a closed account. This application tells the payroll office what the new account is and from which month it applies. File it before payday rather than after — the transfer is prepared in advance.

Used where an original document has been lost, stolen or destroyed — a diploma, a certificate, an employer's letter. The particulars of the lost document and the reason for the loss are stated.

The application to the PVA, SVS or BVAEB to determine your insurance periods bindingly, by formal decision (Bescheid), under § 247 of Austria's General Social Insurance Act (ASVG), or § 117a GSVG for those insured with the SVS — the way to settle missing periods such as child-raising, military or civilian service or employment before claiming a pension, rather than relying on the non-binding account statement. With insurance number, date of birth, former surnames and the periods at issue; proof is enclosed. The decision can be challenged at the Labour and Social Court. In German.