Labor Law: Team-building trip and employee working time

Organizing team-building trips for employees requires taking into account important rules regarding working time, which can affect proper billing and avoid potential legal problems. Here are the main issues to consider:

💼 Mandatory team-building trips: If participation in an outing is required and includes activities during standard working hours, the time is considered work time, including overtime.

💼 Optional part of the trip: Time spent on recreation or other voluntary activities is not considered work time unless it is done as part of mandatory activities.

💼 Travel time: The period of travel to and from the place of departure is normally included in delegation time, unless it is during working hours, which requires payment of additional working hours.

💼 Weekend trips: If mandatory training takes place on weekends, this time may require payment of overtime or additional days off.

💼 Voluntary team-building trips: Non-compulsory trips organized by the employer do not usually result in an obligation to pay wages, unless they take place on working days.

We encourage you to read the full article on biznesprawnik.pl, which discusses details and tips on how to properly manage work time during team-building trips. Read more: https://biznesprawnik.pl/2019/04/19/wyjazd-integracyjny-a-czas-pracy-pracownika.