Duty Pay Calculator

Employee duty (art. 151⁵ Labour Code) is time during which the employee remains available for work outside normal hours, at the workplace or another location designated by the employer.

For on-site duty time during which no work was actually performed, the employee receives 50% of the normal hourly rate. Time actually worked during duty is paid at 100%.

On-call duty (at home, by phone) is generally unpaid for standby time alone. If the employee is called in and actually works, that time is paid at the normal rate.

Hourly rate = monthly basic salary / (8 × 21.67). The multiplier 173.36h is the nominal monthly working time under Polish labour law.

Duty time does not generally count as working time unless the employee actually performed work. Doctors and some other groups are exceptions with specific regulations.

Yes — the employer may order duty assignments while respecting rest period rules (11h daily, 35h weekly). The employee must receive proper rest time after duty.

Duty standby is not overtime and is paid at a lower rate. If actual work during duty exceeds the standard working time, the excess becomes overtime.

Yes — medical duty shifts (under the Medical Activity Act) are treated as working time and paid at 100%. Doctors' duty rules differ from the general art. 151⁵ Labour Code provisions.

Duty pay as a variable component may be included in the holiday pay base if paid regularly — calculated as the average of the previous 3 months.

Generally, an employee cannot refuse a duty assignment without good cause. Exception: employees caring for children under 4 may refuse night duty.