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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. 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. ~~Consequently, many~~ While the government ~~institutions, including tax offices and~~ mandate covers the ~~Social Insurance Institution (ZUS), will be closed on Friday, August 14. For employees in~~ Prime Minister's Chancellery, ministerial offices, provincial offices, and units of the National Revenue Administration, police, and border guard, private sector and local ~~government,~~ government employees have different arrangements. For those sectors, the ~~specific~~ Labor Code guarantees the right to an alternative day ~~off must be determined by their respective~~ off, but individual employers maintain the discretion to select the specific date within the ~~same~~ settlement period. ~~Retailers are also adjusting to~~ As the ~~upcoming long weekend. Most large supermarkets and shopping malls will be closed on Saturday, August 15, followed by a non-trading Sunday on August 16. To accommodate shoppers, some retailers,~~ date approaches, institutions such as ~~Lidl, have announced extended operating hours~~ the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) and tax offices (KAS) are expected to close on ~~Friday,~~ August 14, ~~with many locations staying open until at least 23:00.~~ though electronic services will remain accessible.

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