Can an employee waive the right to remuneration?
The right to remuneration for work performed and the prohibitions on waiving that right or transferring it to another person.
No. As the Polish National Labour Inspectorate explains in its guide to forms of employment and basic employee rights, an employee is entitled to remuneration for work performed. An employee cannot waive the right to that remuneration or transfer that right to another person.
Two separate prohibitions
- Waiving the right to remuneration: an employee cannot give up this right.
- Transferring the right to remuneration: an employee cannot transfer this right to another person.
This explanation covers only these rules. It does not assess any particular declaration or settlement agreement. It does not discuss the components of the minimum wage, payment deadlines or remuneration under civil-law contracts.
Organizing documents voluntarily
As an organizational recommendation, we suggest collecting the following in one place:
- arrangements concerning remuneration;
- documents concerning remuneration presented for signature;
- your own list of questions about unclear provisions.
This is a voluntary organizational checklist, not a legal obligation or a test of a document's legality. It is not intended to determine the effects of any particular declaration or settlement agreement.