Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label social security

Polish Social Security Contributions

Poland’s social security system comprises retirement and disability insurance, accident insurance and illness insurance. Insurance covers, among others, employees, the self-employed and contractors. These individuals are also subject to mandatory health insurance. Mandatory contributions on the employer and employee’s side, in force in 2018, are set forth below: Contribution % of total monthly salary Total Employee Employer Retirement insurance 19.52%*** 9.76% 9.76% Disability pension insurance 8.00%*** 1.50% 6.50% Health insurance 9% 9%* - Illness insurance 2.45% 2.45% - Accident insurance 0.67-3.33% - 0.67-3.33%** Bridging Pension Fund**** 1.5% - 1.5% Labour Fund 2.45% - 2.45% Employee Benefit Fund 0.10% - 0.10% * Partly deducted from the monthly tax withholding ** 1.67 % payable in the first year of the employe...