39% of companies employ from outside EU

In Poland 39 percent of companies employ workers from outside of the European Union, Association For Legal Intervention reported. Medium companies employ the biggest number of foreigners (65 percent)  followed by the small companies (48 percent). One-fourth of the companies employing workers from outside EU admitted that their salary is lower compared to Polish employees.  42 percent of companies declared to pay the same amount regardless of the employees' origin. The companies also said that the hardest issue when it comes to employing a foreigner is not the procedure but the waiting time.