Home / Dz.U. 1974 nr 24 poz. 141
Law of June 26, 1974, Labour Code.
Ustawa z dnia 26 czerwca 1974 r. Kodeks pracy.
Type
Law (Ustawa)
Status
act has a consolidated text (akt posiada tekst jednolity)
Announced
1974-06-26
Entry into force
1975-01-01
Texts
The consolidated text (tekst ujednolicony) is unofficial; only the signed PDFs from Dziennik Ustaw / Monitor Polski are legally authentic.
Keywords
criminal proceedings in cases of petty offensesholiday leavelabour lawjuvenilesarbitration commissionsadministrative proceedingsdays off workenforcement proceedings in administrationlabour and social insurance courtsenforcement proceedingsvocational trainingeducation and upbringingcivil procedureseverance payholidayslabour codeemployee opinionsworking timeremunerationwomenlabour disciplineprescriptionbhpemploymentprotective clothing, workwear and personal protective equipmentoffenceschoroby zawodoweEmployee Material Liabilityindustrial accidentslength of servicecollective labour agreementstrade unions
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- Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of January 6, 1997, amending the order on the minimum wage for employees.
- Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of December 30, 1996, on determining the form of the statistical accident at work card and the related procedure.
- Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of June 25, 1997, amending the order on the minimum wage for employees.
- Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of June 4, 1997, amending the order on the rules for determining and the amount of remuneration due to employees for business trips abroad.
- Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of May 27, 1997, amending the order on the rules for determining and the amount of remuneration due to employees for business trips within the country.
- Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of January 26, 1996, amending the order on allowances and other remuneration for business trips within the country.
- Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of December 23, 1996 amending the order on the minimum wage for employees.
- Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of June 26, 1996, on the minimum wage for employees.
- Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of June 25, 1996, on the principles for determining and the amounts of remuneration due to employees for business trips within the country.
- Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of May 29, 1996 on the principles of determining and the amount of remuneration due to employees for business trips abroad.
- Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of March 27, 1996, amending the order on the minimum wage for employees.
- Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of March 1, 1996 amending the order on the principles of remuneration for employees of budgetary units operating in the field of agriculture and food economy at state and local government administration offices.
- Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of December 22, 1995 amending the order on the minimum wage for employees.
- Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of January 19, 1995 amending the order on remuneration principles and other benefits for non-teaching employees employed in kindergartens, schools and other institutions.
- Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of 18 January 1995 amending the order concerning the principles of remuneration for employees employed in sobering-up stations.
- Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of October 30, 1995, amending the order on per diems and other allowances for business trips abroad.
- Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of January 18, 1995 amending orders on remuneration principles for employees of budgetary sphere units operating in the field of physical culture and tourism, agriculture and food economy, and construction and spatial economy within the offices of state and local government administration bodies.
- Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of October 18, 1995 amending the regulation on the principles of remuneration for employees employed in sobering-up stations.
- Ordinance of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of October 18, 1995, amending the ordinance on remuneration principles for employees of budgetary sphere units operating in the field of agriculture and food economy at the offices of state and local government administration bodies.
- Ordinance of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of October 18, 1995, amending the ordinance on remuneration principles for employees of budgetary sphere units operating in the field of physical culture and tourism at the offices of state and local government administration bodies.
- Ordinance of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of October 18, 1995, amending the ordinance on remuneration principles for employees of budgetary sphere units operating in the field of construction and spatial management at the offices of state and local government administration bodies.
- Ordinance of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of October 18, 1995, amending the ordinance on remuneration principles and other benefits for employees who are not teachers, employed in kindergartens, schools, and other institutions.
- Ordinance of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of January 17, 1995, amending the ordinance on the remuneration principles for employees of departmental training, further education, and staff development centers.
- Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of October 16, 1995 amending the regulation on the principles of remuneration for employees of departmental training, further education, and staff development centers.
- Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of September 26, 1995, amending the order on the minimum wage for employees.
- Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of 14 July 1995 amending the regulation on the principles of remuneration for employees employed in sobering-up centres.
- Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of July 14, 1995 amending the order on the remuneration rules for employees of budgetary sphere units operating in the field of agriculture and food economy at the offices of state and local government administration bodies.
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- Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of July 14, 1995 amending the order on the remuneration rules for employees of budgetary sphere units operating in the field of construction and spatial management at the offices of state and local government administration bodies.
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Amending Acts (139)
- Law of May 28, 1975, on the two-tier administrative division of the State and on the amendment of the law on national councils. · 1975-06-01
- Law of 6 March 1981 on the State Labour Inspectorate. · 1981-03-14
- Law of September 16, 1982 on State Office Employees. · 1983-01-01
- Law of April 18, 1985 on the adjudication by courts of labour law and social insurance matters. · 1985-07-01
- Law of July 24, 1985, on amending the Law on Trade Unions and certain other laws defining the rights of trade unions. · 1985-08-10
- Law of November 24, 1986, on amending the Law - Labour Code. · 1987-01-01
- Law of July 16, 1987, on amending the law - Housing Law. · 1988-01-01
- Law of 17 June 1988 on the amendment of the law on the principles of creating company remuneration systems. · 1988-07-01
- Law of April 7, 1989, on Amending the Labour Code and Amending Certain Laws · 1989-05-01
- Law of May 30, 1989, on Amending Authorizations to Issue Implementing Acts · 1989-07-01
- Law of December 28, 1989, on special principles for terminating employment relationships with employees for reasons concerning the work establishment and on amending certain laws. · 1990-01-27
- Law of 8 June 1990 on the amendment of the laws: Code of Criminal Procedure, Code of Procedure in Petty Offence Cases, on the structure of collegiate bodies for petty offences, and the Labour Code. · 1990-07-03
- Law of July 19, 1990, on amending the law on the principles of creating company wage systems and amending certain other laws. · 1990-08-18
- Law of May 23, 1991, on the amendment of the Law - Labour Code. · 1991-06-26
- Law of March 23, 1991, on the amendment of the Law - Labour Code. · 1991-07-04
- Law of May 23, 1991, on the Resolution of Collective Disputes. · 1991-07-27
- Law of 29 September 1994 on the amendment of the Labour Code and on the amendment of certain laws. · 1995-01-01
- Law of February 3, 1995 on the amendment of the law on cash benefits from social insurance in case of sickness and maternity and on the amendment of the law - Labour Code. · 1995-03-01
- Law of 2 February 1996 amending the Law - Labour Code and amending certain laws · 1996-06-02
- Law of 14 June 1996 amending the Teacher's Charter. · 1996-08-07
- Law of December 6, 1996 on amending the Law on Employment and Counteracting Unemployment and amending certain laws. · 1996-12-17
- Law of 20 August 1997 - Provisions introducing the Law on the National Court Register. · 1997-10-22
- Law of August 28, 1998, on amending the law – Code of Petty Offences, the law – Code of Procedure in Petty Offence Cases, the law on the structure of collegiate courts for petty offences, the law – Labour Code, and certain other laws. · 1998-09-01
- Law of July 24, 1998, amending certain laws defining the competences of public administration bodies - in connection with the state's structural reform. · 1999-01-01
- Law of 19 November 1999 amending the Law - Labour Code. · 2000-01-01
- Law of 18 February 2000 amending the Act - Teachers' Charter and amending certain other laws. · 2000-04-06
- Law of 9 November 2000 amending the Labour Code and certain other laws. · 2001-01-01
- Law of April 28, 2000, on the system of conformity assessment, accreditation, and amending certain laws. · 2001-01-01
- Law of 22 December 2000 on amending certain statutory authorizations to issue normative acts and on amending certain laws. · 2001-03-30
- Law of 1 March 2001 on amending the law - Labour Code. · 2001-05-01
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Information on Consolidated Text (10)
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of December 8, 2017, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law - Labour Code
- Announcement by the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of February 14, 2025, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law – Labour Code
- Announcement by the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of June 16, 2023, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act - Labour Code
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of June 9, 2022, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law - Labour Code
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of June 18, 2020, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Act - Labour Code
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of May 16, 2019 on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law - Labour Code
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 13, 2018, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Labour Code
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of September 8, 2016, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act - Labour Code
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of September 17, 2014, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law – Labour Code
- Announcement of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of December 23, 1997 on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Labour Code.
Constitutional Tribunal Ruling (24)
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of April 26, 2018 ref. no. K 6/15
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of December 11, 2018 case file P 133/15
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 2 October 2018 case file no. K 26/15
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of November 17, 2015, ref. no. K 5/15
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 16 July 2013 ref. no. P 53/11
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of May 22, 2013 ref. no. P 46/11
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 2 October 2012 file ref. K 27/11
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of July 12, 2010 case file P 4/10
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of June 30, 2009 case file K 14/07
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 31 March 2009, ref. no. K 28/08
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of June 19, 2008, ref. no. P 23/07.
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 2 December 2008, case file P 48/07
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 27 November 2007 case file SK 18/05.
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 24 October 2006 ref. no. SK 41/05
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 23 October 2006 ref. no. SK 42/04
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 28 September 2006 file ref. K 45/04
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 4 April 2005 case file no. SK 7/03
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 18 October 2005, case file SK 48/03
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 4 October 2005 ref. no. K 36/03
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 28 June 2005 case file SK 56/04.
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of February 24, 2004, file ref. K 54/02.
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 10 June 2003 file ref. SK 37/02
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of November 18, 2002, case ref. K. 37/01.
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of October 23, 2001, case file K. 22/2001.
Introductory Provisions (1)
Acts referring to this act
- Amended Acts: Law of March 11, 2026, on amending the Law on the State Labour Inspectorate and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of December 4, 2025, amending the law - Labour Code and the law on the company social benefits fund
- Amended Acts: Law of September 26, 2025, on amending the Labour Code Act and certain other acts
- Amended Acts: Law of 4 June 2025 amending the Labour Code
- Amended Acts: Law of November 5, 2025, on collective bargaining agreements and collective arrangements
- Amended Acts: Law of December 6, 2024, amending the Labour Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of December 6, 2024, on amending the law on days off work and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of July 12, 2024 - Provisions introducing the law - Electronic Communications Law
- Amended Acts: Law of May 23, 2024, on amending the Labour Code
- Amended Acts: Law of March 9, 2023 on amending the Labour Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 1 December 2022 amending the Labour Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of October 7, 2022, on amending the law on supporting families and the foster care system and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of June 9, 2022, on the support and resocialization of minors
- Amended Acts: Law of March 11, 2022, on Homeland Defence
- Amended Acts: Law of 24 June 2021 on amending certain laws related to family benefits
- Amended Acts: Law of 6 December 2018 on the amendment of certain laws to improve the effectiveness of enforcement of maintenance payments
- Amended Acts: Law of 31 July 2019 amending certain laws to reduce regulatory burdens
- Amended Acts: Law of May 16, 2019 on amending the Labour Code Act and certain other acts
- Amended Acts: Law of November 22, 2018, on amending the law - Educational Law, the law on the education system and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 21 February 2019 amending certain laws in connection with ensuring the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)
- Amended Acts: Law of November 9, 2018, on amending certain laws to introduce simplifications for entrepreneurs in tax and economic law
- Amended Acts: Law of 10 January 2018 on the amendment of certain laws in connection with the shortening of the period of keeping employee records and their electronic processing
- Amended Acts: Law of October 4, 2018, on Employee Capital Plans
- Amended Acts: Law of July 5, 2018, on amending the Law on Trade Unions and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of December 11, 2018 case file P 133/15
- Amended Acts: Law of July 5, 2018, on the succession management of an individual's enterprise
- Amended Acts: Law of 19 March 2009 on amending the Law on the Education System and on amending certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 10 May 2018 amending the Law on vocational and social rehabilitation and employment of disabled persons and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of May 10, 2018 on the protection of personal data
- Amended Acts: Law of 10 January 2018 on the restriction of trade on Sundays and public holidays and on certain other days
- Amended Acts: Law of 8 December 2017 on the State Protection Service
- Amended Acts: Law of November 9, 2017, on the amendment of certain laws to improve the terminological coherence of the legal system
- Amended Acts: Law of 14 December 2016 - Provisions introducing the Law - Education Law
- Amended Acts: Law of April 7, 2017, on amending the law on the employment of temporary workers and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of November 16, 2016, on amending the Law on the Universal Duty of Defence of the Republic of Poland and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of December 16, 2016 amending certain laws to improve the legal environment for entrepreneurs
- Amended Acts: Law of 13 May 2016 amending the Labour Code
- Amended Acts: Law of June 22, 2016, on amending the Labour Code and on certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 10 June 2016 amending the Law on Medical Activities and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 10 June 2016 on the Posting of Workers in the Provision of Services
- Amended Acts: Law of 25 June 2015 on amending the Labour Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 24 July 2015 amending the Labour Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 15 May 2015 on amending the Law on cash benefits from social insurance in case of sickness and maternity and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 10 July 2015 on amending the Law on the structure of common courts and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 24 July 2015 on the Social Dialogue Council and other social dialogue institutions
- Amended Acts: Law of 7 November 2014 on facilitating business activities
- Amended Acts: Law of January 24, 2014, on amending the Law - Labour Code
- Amended Acts: Law of 26 July 2013 on amending the Labour Code
- Amended Acts: Law of 12 July 2013 amending the Labour Code and the Law on Trade Unions
- Amended Acts: Law of May 28, 2013 on amending the Labour Code and certain other laws