Economy boom restricted by supply and labor shortage

However, the Lewiatan experts warned that the condition of many companies is deteriorating. "The most important obstacle is the so-called supply barrier. The demand is so high that the companies have problems with fulfilling the orders they receive," said Małgorzata Krzysztoszek. The analysis of other institutions confirm the Lewiatan's conclusions. According to the National Bank of Poland, 40% of construction companies have problems fulfilling their customers' orders. Polish companies also have problems with finding employees. "There is a lack of employees and the government's idea of attracting foreigners to replace them is bad," said Krzysztoszek. According to the current regulations, the companies may employ foreigners for a period of three months without any restrictions but Lewiatan believes that the period should be extended so that an employer could hire workers for the full life of a project. "Only such a solution may be called flexible," said Krzysztoszek. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B2; Puls Biznesu, p. 9; Dziennik, The Wall Street Journal Supplement, p. 3) E.B.