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From June 30, the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy of Poland will launch a pilot project to reduce working hours while maintaining wages, the Warshaw portal reports.
From June 30, employees will be able to choose one of three formats: reducing working days to four per week, reducing the working day to six hours instead of eight, or additional leave. The state will allocate up to 1 million zlotys (about 234 thousand euros) to companies and public institutions to adapt the new schedule, including reorganizing internal processes, introducing digital systems for recording working hours, and engaging specialist consultations. The terms of participation will be available by the end of June.
The pilot phase will last between 15 and 18 months, starting with a three-month preparatory period, followed by a practical test. The final changes to the legislation on the reduction of the working week are planned to be approved by November 2027, when the current parliamentary term ends.
The idea of a four-day workweek is gaining popularity around the world. Experiments with a shortened schedule are already being conducted in different countries, and the results are mixed: in some cases, productivity and employee satisfaction increase, while in others, the workload is redistributed so that instead of convenience, people face additional stress.
