Working days and hours in Poland, August 2026

August 2026 has 21 working days and a working time norm of 160 hours.

The norm is for a full-time job in the basic working time system. Calendar days this month: 31.

Public holidays

• Saturday, 15 August 2026 - Assumption Day (Saturday: lowers the norm by 8 hours, the employer gives another day off)

How the norm is worked out

The Polish Labour Code (art. 130) gives 8 hours for every Monday to Friday and takes off 8 hours for every public holiday not falling on a Sunday. This month: 21 × 8 h − 1 × 8 h = 160 h.

First working day: Monday, 3 August 2026. Last working day: Monday, 31 August 2026.

Part-time norms

• 1/2 of full time: 80 h
• 3/4 of full time: 120 h
• 1/4 of full time: 40 h

Legal basis: art. 130 of the Polish Labour Code and the Act of 18 January 1951 on public holidays (Christmas Eve off since 2025). More: working days versus the working time norm.

One hour at the minimum wage

At the Polish minimum wage (4806 zł gross a month in 2026), an hour of work in August 2026 is worth 30.04 zł gross (4806 zł ÷ 160 h). Overtime with the 50% supplement: 45.06 zł, with 100%: 60.08 zł. The night work supplement (20% of that rate, art. 151⁸ of the Labour Code): 6.01 zł an hour.

Deadlines for this month

• Pay at the latest on Thursday, 10 September 2026 (by the 10th of the next month; when that is a day off, the day before, art. 85 of the Labour Code).
• ZUS contributions and the PIT advance of a sole trader: by Monday, 21 September 2026.
• VAT and the JPK_V7M return for monthly filers: by Friday, 25 September 2026.

A tax or contribution deadline that falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday moves to the next working day (art. 12 § 5 of the Tax Ordinance). Pay moves the other way.

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