May is one of the months when it is particularly important to plan your working time correctly – mainly due to holidays and long weekends. In this article, we discuss how to determine the working time in May 2025 in accordance with the Polish Labour Code, taking into account the holidays of 1 and 3 May.
Legal basis – Article 130 of the Polish Labour Code
The monthly working time is determined:
- by multiplying 40 hours by the number of whole weeks,
- adding 8 hours for each working day "protruding" beyond full weeks,
- subtracting 8 hours for each holiday falling on a day other than Sunday
May 2025 – what does the calendar look like?
- Number of days per month: 31
- Number of working days: 20
- Number of days off (weekends + holidays): 11
- Public holidays:
- 1 May (Thursday) – Labour Day (statutory holiday, reduces the working time),
- 3 May (Saturday) – Constitution Day of 3 May (falls on Saturday – a day off to be collected, requiring a reduction in working time by 8 hours.
Working time – May 2025
- 4 full weeks × 40 hours = 160 hours
- 2 days protruding over full weeks → 2x 8 hours = 16 hours
- 1 May – a holiday on a working day → reduces the working time by 8 hours.
- 3 May – holiday on Saturday → the employer must give another day off, reducing the working time by a total of 8 hours
According to the Labour Code (Article 130 paragraph 2), each holiday occurring in the settlement period and falling on a day other than Sunday reduces the working time by 8 hours.
What does this mean for employers?
The employer is obliged to:
- schedule 160 hours of work for a full-time employee,
- grant a day off for 3 May, because the holiday falls on a Saturday which is a day off due to an average five-day working week,
- properly plan the work schedule in a way that ensures compliance with the regulations on rest periods and daily working time standards.
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Working time in May 2025 – plan and settle with Time Harmony
May 2025 is a month with two public holidays: 1 and 3 May. The holiday of 1 May falls on a Thursday – it reduces the working time. 3 May (Saturday) falls on a day off due to an average 5-day working week – the employer is obliged to grant a day off at a different time, and in accordance with the Labour Code, reduce the monthly working time.
Time Harmony – Your support in planning
With Time Harmony:
✅ You create legally compliant schedules that automatically take into account public holidays and hour limits,
✅ You manage schedules in a basic and equivalent system with the elimination of the risk of errors.
Recording and accounting in one place
✅ Registration of employee clock-ins and outs in real time,
✅ Automatic settlement of overtime, taking into account daily and average-weekly overtime and calculation of relevant allowances +50% and +100%
✅ Registration of work on holidays, with an indication of due allowances and the ability to easily plan the collection of another day off.
Working time in May 2025 - save time and comply with the Polish Labour Code
With Time Harmony , you can not only plan May 2025 correctly, but also maintain full compliance with labor law requirements – without the need to manually recalculate your working hours.
