We move the clocks. Some sleep longer, others earn more. The transition from summer to winter is upon us. Check out the rules for 2024.

Working time and clock movement – do you know the rules?

The change from summer time to winter time in Poland will take place at night from Saturday to Sunday, 27 October 2024. Then, at 03:00, we will return hands of a clock at 02:00. This means that we will sleep an hour longer, which will make many people happy, but will also cause problems for accountants. working time workers.

As a result of the time change, people working on the night of 26 to 27 October will work one hour longer and will exceed the applicable working hours on that day. working time. So they work overtime. As a rule, the daily amount of work time in the basic system working time and for full-time work there are eight hours, and those workers will work 9 hours. Doubts could arise as to how to fix this time, among other things, because when we moved the clocks in the opposite direction and when workers worked less hours, according to the rules, it was not ‘ this can lead to a reduction in their salary and they had. payable for this amount. Therefore, the employer could not charge the employee for the “lost” hour.

Change from summer time to winter and overtime

in case change from summer to winter remember that the worker deserves a wage for the work done. Therefore, if an employee works an hour longer on the day of the time change, this work must be compensated. Work performed in excess of the number of hours provided for in the working time table will result in an excess of the normal weekly working time, and the employee must be settled a accordingly for work in over timeie payment of 100% of the additional salary, unless he gets time off back. In this case, time off can be given at the employee’s request or on the basis of the employer’s decision. Depending on who does the initiative, the free time varies – if an employee requests it, they will receive free time in a 1:1 ratio, ie one hour. If the employer makes such a decision, the leave must be granted in an amount equal to half of the number of additional hours worked.

You should consider paying an allowance for working at night

It is worth noting that if there is a change of time, doubts apply allowance payment for night work. As a rule, it is night work between 9pm and 7am, covering up to 8 hours of working time. At the same time, if there is a change from summer time to winter time, work between 9 pm and 7 am will include 9 working hours. Some experts say that according to the will of the legislator addition however, in such a situation, it can only be paid out for 8 hours. However, this approach has many opponents who emphasize that such an interpretation is unfavorable to the employee and against the basic principles of labor law, and in this particular situation the to pay an allowance for 9 hours worked in night. Let’s remember that it is 20% of the hourly rate due to the minimum wage, which in October 2024 means PLN 4.67 per hour.