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Migrating to a foreign land is a big step to take in life, and one should always gain a fuller understanding of the undertaking before making any major decisions or signing any contracts.

 

Employment of foreigners in Poland is restrained by the obligation to obtain a work permit. The reason for this constraint is to protect the Polish labour market. This is important due to high unemployment rate. It has been assumed that employment of foreigners in Poland should rather supplement the labour market than drive Polish workers from it. Therefore, the legal provisions lay down a specific procedure for assessment of the labour market situation and for verification of foreign candidates.

 

A work permit is necessary when a foreigner is:
1. Employed in an entity established in the territory of Poland;
2. Employed by a foreign employer and has been delegated by him to Poland in order to carry out export services.
3. Employed by a foreign employer and is delegated by him to an entity established in the territory of Poland (where such an entity usually belongs to the same group of enterprises) – in this case a work permit is necessary when the time of delegation exceeds 30 days a year.

 

The provisions define a broad group of foreigners who are allowed to access the labour market without any limitation, according to international regulations and with a view to the special protection (e.g. for humanitarian reasons) or to the priorities adopted by the State. These are foreigners who:
− have been granted the refugee status,
− hold a settlement permit,
− hold a tolerated stay permit,
− benefit from temporary protection,
− are members of families of Polish citizens or foreigners who have been allowed, on the basis of the titles mentioned above, to access the labour market,
− have been released from that obligation by virtue of other provisions – in this case the most important regulation is the Ordnance of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of 30 August 2006 on taking up employment by aliens without the need to obtain a work permit (Dz. U. No 156, item 1116).

 

On the other hand, according to the Ordinance of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of 10 January 2007 on repealing the Ordinance on the limitations concerning employment of foreigners in the Republic of Poland (Dz. U. No 7, item 54), the citizens of the European Economic Area has been granted free access to the Polish labour market as of 17 January 2007.

 

Just be sure you have a work permit if required to, and that you're hired with all the ncessary legal procedures.

Source: Mps

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