Legal Aspects of Employing Athletes

Abstract The Act of 25 June 2010 on sports defined the concept of professional sports. Thanks to this, it was finally possible to say goodbye to apparent amateurism and the employment of athletes in fictitious positions in workplaces. Currently, athletes are employed by sports clubs. The regulations governing the employment of athletes vary depending on the given sports association, but they must be consistent with the statutes of the world sports federations. The author presents the issue of employing athletes using the examples of the regulations in force in the Polish Football Association and the Polish Athletics Association.