More and more specialists from abroad are working in Poland
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More and more foreigners work in Poland in senior positions. In the first half of this year, the number of work permits for specialists increased by almost 2,000. The most frequently employed were IT specialists as well as health care and social welfare workers. The growing demand for senior staff among foreigners is also visible in the "Polish Labor Market Barometer" of the Personnel Service. Already 12 percent of companies admit that they employ Ukrainians in senior positions, while two years ago it was only 4 percent. The company's experts emphasize that looking for specialists among foreigners is a necessity for Polish employers who are struggling with a staff deficit.
According to the latest data from the Ministry of Family and Social Policy, in Poland, work permits for foreigners in the first half of 2021 were granted to 232,000 people. Among them, there are almost three times more men (172,000) than women (60,500). Young people aged 25-34 dominate and received over 77,000 work permits in the first half of the year. The second-largest group is people aged 35-44 (67,800).
"Almost 36,000 people under 25 also came to work in Poland. This is an opportunity for our country to attract these young people, give them their first professional experience and encourage them to move to Poland permanently. It is this group that should be the most important to us, although older employees also come to us. In the first half of this year, more than 41,000 permits for people aged 45-54 were issued. They bring to Poland their valuable professional experience," Krzysztof Inglot, President of the Management Board of Personnel Service noted.
The "Polish Labor Market Barometer" of the Personnel Service shows that employees from Ukraine are most often employed in lower-level positions – this is indicated by 70 percent of companies. This has been a constant trend since the beginning of the study, which is a direct consequence of the limitations of the simplified hiring procedure. The possibility of working legally for only six months means that many companies do not find it profitable to invest in training staff from the East for higher-level positions.
(WBJ)
