Guides
LGBTQ+ Rights in Poland: What Expats Need to Know
Poland's 2026 legal picture: no partnerships after the veto, real workplace protections, and the 2025 Supreme Court gender-recognition change.
rights: articles for expats in Poland
Guides
What Should Foreigners Know About Poland's Laws on Sex Work?
Selling and buying sex are not crimes in Poland - but organising, facilitating or profiting from it is a felony. The lines, verified against the Code.
City Life
LGBTQ+ Dating in Poland: Resources and Considerations
Legal but not recognised: Poland vetoed partnership rights in 2026, yet its big-city queer scene is large and organised. The expat's honest map.
Guides
What Are the Laws on Consent and Sexual Assault in Poland?
Poland rewrote its rape law in 2025: lack of consent is now in the statute, incapacity is its own offence, penalties rose. What expats must know.
Guides
Crime Victim Compensation in Poland: Up to 25,000 zl, 5 Years
How crime victims can claim state compensation in Poland: which injuries qualify, 25,000 zl limit, 5-year deadline, district court and no fees.
Work
Annual Leave in Poland: 20 or 26 Days and How You Earn Them
Annual leave in Poland: 20 vs 26 days, how your degree counts towards tenure, proportional and on-demand leave, carry-over to 30 September, and payout rules.
Work
Umowa o Prace vs Zlecenia vs o Dzielo: What Changes for You
Umowa o prace vs umowa zlecenia vs umowa o dzielo: what each Polish contract means for ZUS insurance, sick pay, minimum pay in 2026 and your day-to-day rights.