From the 1st of January 2017 most of the regulations of the law that guarantees the minimum hourly rate for the job order contracts and contracts for the provision of services came into force.
How it was so far
Previous regulations concerning the minimum wage referred only to employees. The wage could be shaped freely by the parties to the job order contract.
How it is from the 1st of January 2017
The amendment of the law on the minimum wage brings changes as regards employees' salaries. In particular it introduces the minimum hourly rate for job order contracts at the level of PLN 13 gross.
The amendment provides that the salary must be prescribed in the contract so that for every hour of carrying out of the commission the remuneration must not be lower than the minimum hourly rate.
In the event that a commission will be accepted by several persons jointly, the minimum hourly rate regards each of these people. The commission agent shall not waive the right to compensation equal to the minimum hourly rate or transfer these rights to third parties.
The payments of remuneration resulting from the minimum hourly rate will have to be made in pecuniary form.
The amendment also introduces the obligation of the monthly payment of said remuneration.