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Poland compensatory holiday scheduling 2026

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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. Regarding the August holidays, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has officially 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. The mandate covers the Prime Minister's Chancellery, ministerial offices, provincial offices, and units of the National Revenue Administration, police, and border guard. Consequently, institutions such as the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) and tax offices (KAS) will be closed on August 14, though electronic services remain accessible. Retailers are also adjusting; most large supermarkets and malls will close on Saturday, August 15, followed by a non-trading Sunday on August 16. ~~To accommodate shoppers, some retailers, such as Lidl, have announced extended operating hours on Friday, August 14.~~ For the December holidays, Prime Minister Tusk has designated Monday, December 28, 2026, as a day off for government administration employees to compensate for the second day of Christmas falling on a Saturday. This regulation, signed on January 5, 2026, and published in the Monitor Polski, allows ~~for a potential five-day break~~ civil service employees on standard Monday-to-Friday schedules to receive five consecutive days off from December 24 through December 28. For private sector ~~employees,~~ employees working under employment contracts, the Labor Code guarantees the right to an alternative day off, ~~but individual employers maintain the discretion to select~~ though the specific ~~date.~~ date is determined by the employer.

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