Report: 84% of Poles don’t plan to move abroad for work

According to the latest report compiled by HR consultancy Work Service, 84 percent of Poles don’t plan to move abroad for work, while 14 percent have such plans. The latter figure is down by 5 percent compared to the previous poll. Out of those that think about migrating, the biggest number, 29 percent wants to leave the country for seasonal work for a period of 3 months. Young Poles aged 18-24 are the ones willing to move abroad the most. As many as 40 percent of those planning to migrate are within this age group. Poles without college education (84 percent) and those living in locations with less than 100,000 inhabitants (60 percent) are also more likely to move abroad for work. Reasons for migration include higher wages (70 percent), better living standard (40 percent), as well as simpler tax system (26 percent).