Since 2019, all persons performing paid work have had the right to join trade unions. This includes people who perform work for remuneration on a basis other than an employment relationship, provided that they do not employ other people to perform the same type of work themselves and that they have rights and interests related to their work that can be represented and protected by a trade union.

Membership in a trade union is voluntary. An employee decides on their own whether they want to become a member of the union.

If a trade union operates in the workplace, an employee can contact its representative to find out rules for joining.

The rules of membership are determined by the union’s statutes.

The union membership is usually associated with the requirement to pay a membership fee.

The amount of the fee and the method of calculating it are determined by the trade union itself in its statutes and resolutions.

At the employee’s written request, the employer deducts the membership fee from the employee’s salary and transfers it to the bank account of the designated trade union.

Trade union membership fees may be deducted from taxable income in the annual tax return (PIT).