According to the report, in the first half of 2024, the number of work permits for Filipinos increased by 60%, for Nepalese nationals by 46% and for Colombian nationals by 337%. (Comparison with first half of 2023). However, according to ZUS data, the largest group of foreigners working in September this year was Ukrainian nationals, numbering 779,000. Compared to 2018, the proportion of foreigners among all foreign workers has slightly decreased (down 7.8 percentage points).
We have a growing number of employees from Nepal, Colombia, the Philippines and India. “More than 173,000 work permits were issued in the first half of 2024 alone, most of them to foreigners from countries in Asia and South America,” GI Group said. According to the report, more than 1.17 million nationals of other countries work in Poland.
In the opinion of the report's authors, foreign employment is an “increasingly popular solution in the face of 'demographic winter,' aging societies, and talent shortages.” More than half (55.5%) of entrepreneurs surveyed believe this is a way to bridge the gap.
Polish economic immigration. where do they work?
In this study, 75% of companies with international teams employ Ukrainian nationals (38%) EU nationals, 25% companies employ employees from other Eastern Bloc countries, 18.5% – From Asia, Africa, South America, etc.
EU nationals are more likely to work in large companies, especially in services, the public sector, transport and logistics. Meanwhile, Ukrainians are employed “regardless of the size of the company, the sector and the region of operation of the employer.” Foreigners from more remote parts of the world usually work for the largest companies.
38% of people plan to increase employment of foreigners. Companies, of which 14.5% will employ people from the EU, 13.5% from Ukraine, and 5% each from countries such as Eastern Bloc countries, Africa and Asia. The remaining entrepreneurs either have no plans to increase the number of foreign employees (30%) or have not yet made such a decision (35%).
Immigration work: Difficult procedures and communication
Among the challenges associated with employing these people, respondents primarily cited the complexity of procedures and procedures (35%), difficulty in interpreting regulations (24.5%), and long wait times for permits. (24%). The most difficult aspects of working with foreigners are language barriers and communication problems (41%), as well as differences in working standards and approaches to work (23.5%), and integration problems with Polish employees (17.5%).
“Poland, long a culturally and religiously homogeneous country, is today undergoing changes in its social structure,'' said Marcos Segador Arevola, director of Poland's GI Group Holding, quoted in the report. “We face the challenge of adapting.” He said discussion on the issue is important because “ultimately all parties benefit.”
The report “Foreign employment in Poland. Challenges and opportunities” was produced by Gi Group. The analyzed data comes from a survey conducted by SW Research from November 8th to November 13th this year using the CAVI methodology. For a group of 200 representatives from medium and large companies.
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