President signed the Act on the minimum hourly wage

The President signed the Act on the minimum hourly wage. Since 1 January 2017, the minimum hourly wage of more than PLN 12 will apply to people working on contracts of mandate and contracts for the provision of services.

What will be the hourly wage?

The minimum hourly wage is correlated with the amount of the minimum wage determined every year. The minimum hourly wage will increase in parallel with the increase in the minimum wage set for employees. Starting January 1, 2017, with the minimum wage of
PLN 2000, the minimum hourly wage for certain civil law contracts will be PLN 13 per hour, according to the provisions of the Act. In subsequent years, this wage will also depend on the annual dynamics of growth of the minimum wage.