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Employment and wages growth continues in May – GUS

June 19, 2017 Economy
According to data released by the Polish Central Statistical Office (GUS), the average employment in May grew by 4.5 percent year-on-year, while the wages grew by 5.4 percent. In month-to-month terms, wages declined by 2.2 percent, while the employment remained unchanged.

Employment and wages growth continues in April – GUS

May 18, 2017 Economy
According to data released by the Polish Central Statistical Office (GUS), the average employment in April grew by 4.6 percent year-on-year, while the wages grew by 4.1 percent. In month-to-month terms, wages declined by 1.9 percent, while the employment increased by 0.2 percent.

Locked content GUS: Wages increased by 3.8 percent since last year 

January 31, 2017 Poland AM
The average monthly gross salary in businesses that employ more than nine people in 2016 amounted to PLN 4,277.03, which represents an increase of 3.8 percent compared to 2015, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on Tuesday. GUS said that wages increased the most in accommodation and food ...

Locked content GM to pay higher wages to Polish employees

January 3, 2017 Poland AM
Trade unions representing Opel workers and General Motors Manufacturing, Poland have negotiated raises for employees at the Gliwice plant for the period between 2017 and 2020, according to a report by the Silesia Solidarity trade union. According to the agreement, the basic wages of employees of the...

Locked content Wage law for company heads comes into force

September 9, 2016 Economy, Poland AM
On September 9, new rules on the salaries for heads of companies, in which Poland has a stake, came into force, the Treasury Ministry reported. Wages for bosses of such companies will be linked to the size of the firm. In case of micro-enterprises (employing up to 10 people), the salary of a board m...

Locked content EY: 80% of Polish firms want to pay their workers more

January 26, 2016 Economy, Poland AM
Consulting firm EY published a report on the growth of businesses and wages in Poland; it contained a study which revealed that 80 percent of interviewed firms expressed a desire to pay their workers higher wages, but that the main barrier in doing so are excessive fiscal burdens. “In Poland, ...