# Poland compensatory holiday scheduling 2026 > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/poland-compensatory-holiday-scheduling-2026 > Updated: 2026-08-10T11:01:00.000Z. Sources: 21. Developments: 2. In response to public holidays falling on Saturdays in 2026, the Polish government has implemented measures to provide compensatory days off. Initially, Prime Minister Donald Tusk signed a decree designating August 21 as a compensatory day off for workers to account for the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary falling on Saturday, August 14. This measure follows the Labour Code and a 2012 Constitutional Tribunal ruling requiring compensation for holidays that coincide with non-working days. Subsequent administrative decrees have specified that these additional days off apply to various government entities, including the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, ministerial offices, voivodeship offices, and certain units within the tax administration, police, and Border Guard. Similar compensatory scheduling is also planned for December, as the second day of Christmas falls on a Saturday, designating Monday, December 28, as a non-working day for these administrative workers. Regarding the August holidays, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has designated Friday, August 14, 2026, as a day off for the civil service and government administration. This decision accounts for the Assumption of Mary and Polish Armed Forces Day falling on Saturday, August 15. While the government mandate covers the Prime Minister's Chancellery, ministerial offices, provincial offices, and units of the National Revenue Administration, police, and border guard, private sector and local government employees have different arrangements. For those sectors, the Labor Code guarantees the right to an alternative day off, but individual employers maintain the discretion to select the specific date within the settlement period. As the date approaches, institutions such as the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) and tax offices (KAS) are expected to close on August 14, though electronic services will remain accessible. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-10: Poland: Government officials to receive August 14 day off Due to holidays falling on a Saturday in August 2026, Polish government employees will receive August 14 off, while most retail stores will be closed for a two-day weekend starting August 15. 21 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/poland-prime-minister-grants-extra-days-off-for-government-staff-in-2026 ### 2026-07-30: Poland grants extra compensatory day off for workers in August 2026 Poland will give workers an extra day off on 21 August 2026 to compensate for the Assumption holiday falling on Saturday, per a decree signed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/poland-grants-extra-compensatory-day-off-for-workers-in-august-2026 --- Cite as: Poland compensatory holiday scheduling 2026. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/poland-compensatory-holiday-scheduling-2026