Which deadlines must you track after hiring a foreigner?
Seven deadlines, and not one of them reminds you by itself. After the start you watch:
- the residence document's validity — and with an oświadczenie also the 24-month limit;
- periodic medicals;
- the end of a fixed-term contract;
- carried-over leave until 30.09 — unused, it is an employer offence;
- PPK re-enrolment every 4 years (the nearest: early 2027 — opt-out declarations must be collected again);
- ZCNA deregistration when the employee's child turns 18 or 26;
- the equivalent for unused leave after employment ends — at the latest within 10 days of the end, if the payday fell earlier (art. 171 § 4–5 of the Labour Code).
This is not a job for memory or a spreadsheet. It is a job for a system with alerts.
Legal basis — verify at the source
Legal state: 07/2026. This is general information, not legal advice — check the wording in the source linked above before you act.