14.7% companies with hiring plans

According to a report by employment agency Work Service, the share of Polish companies planning to increase their workforce grew to 14.7 percent in July from 12.4 percent in January. "An overall good economic situation is a reason why 77 percent of entrepreneurs said that they will maintain the current level of employment, while 14.7 percent will employ new people." the report read. As many as 5.2 percent of the surveyed employers said that will raise salaries, 1.2 percent will cut salaries and 86 percent plan to maintain them at the current level. The number of Poles worried about their workplace fell from 28 percent in Q1 2015 to 19 percent in July, the report also said.