Suspension or limitation of contributions for the employee pension plans (PPE) in Poland

Employee pension plans (PPE), covered under the third pillar of social security, are a voluntary form of group retirement savings. The subject of this paper are issues of institutions meant to encourage employers to establish employee pension plans. The analysis focuses on the opportunity for unilateral suspension of the payment of basic contributions, reduction of their amount and for the non-financing of obligatory contributions during a period of economic shutdown or reduced work time. With respect to the former, the paper addresses, in particular, the consequences of one-off suspension of basic contributions for a period longer than 90 days, or their reduction to an amount lower than 3.5% of salary of the PPE participant.

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