The level of Remuneration and the Amount of Arrears
The level of Remuneration and the Amount of Arrears

Summary/Abstract: Remuneration is an important economic category, it is a part of the contract between two parties where its amount significantly depends on the strength of the arguments presented by the employee and the employer. It is also conditioned by the level of the national minimum wage but, above all, the financial health of enterprises in individual sectors and regions of Poland. The objective of the paper was to analyze selected aspects of wage dispersion, to examine the reasons for its diversity and to examine the amount of arrears in years 2014-2016. The research problem refers to the issue of wage inequality in Poland which to some extent reflects disparities in regional development and wage inequality in Poland against the background of EU countries. The research hypothesis is the statement that there are different actions of Poland to reduce income disparities between individual regions, they are not diminishing and upward trends are even indicated. Individual parts of the paper, in which the essence of remuneration was approached and its role for employees was defined, were subordinated to the accomplishment of the objective of the paper. The level of remuneration in selected sectors of the economy was illustrated and also the amount of the national minimum wage in Poland against the background of wages in the countries of the European Union was presented. The amount of arrears in payment of wages in various selected sections was also included.

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