Work Service: Over 2/3 of construction firms face shortage of low-skilled workers

A survey by the employment agency Work Services revealed that 69 percent of construction companies in Poland have problems with finding low-skilled workers. The agency indicates that over 45 percent of unqualified construction workers plan to migrate to the West in order to find a job there, whereas the number of skilled employees in this sphere amounts to 11.5 percent. At the same time, the most common reason for rejecting candidates in the recruitment process is their lack of skills, practical experience and qualifications. A shortage of suitably qualified workers has prompted Polish employers to look to Ukraine for employees. According to a recent study released by Poland’s central bank, about 24 percent of immigrants from the east have found jobs in the Polish construction and renovation sectors.