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Ukrainian Workforce Will Leave Poland?

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Economic experts are quite certain: this will be a tough year for the business owners relying on foreign staff. Germany is opening its labour market to workers from outside the European Union, which is likely to result in a large outflux of Ukrainian workers who currently live in Poland, as German companies in general offer more attractive employment terms and wages. Polish economy relies heavily on workers from Eastern Europe. 81 percent of work permits issued by Polish authorities go to Ukrain Read more

Changes in Minimum Remuneration Planned

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The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy is working on new provisions regarding remuneration for work in Poland. More specifically, they are planning to introduce some changes to the acts regulating the state minimum salary and wages. Government experts want to transform the way minimum salary is calculated.   To estimate the amount of minimum remuneration, one does not take into consideration retirement or jubilee bonuses, pay for overtime work, and pay for night work. What curre Read more

Receipt First? Ministry has Some Unconventional Plans

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The Ministry of Finance has revealed some interesting ideas for improving VAT tax collection and fighting dishonest taxpayers. According to the draft bill that can be found on Government Legislation Centre’s website, state officials would like sellers to issue receipts before they receive payment for sold goods and services. Business experts call it nothing but madness.   A receipt is a document recorded on a fiscal cash register which proves a transaction has been made. According to cu Read more

A Hike in Electricity Prices Expected

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No good news for companies in Poland because of an expected hike in electricity prices. Business owners should brace themselves for a drastic increase of the price of electric energy. Some industry experts suspect electricity prices may go up by as much as fifty percent! If this prediction comes true, this will be a big shock for entrepreneurs, not to mention average consu Read more

5G in Poland? Ministry Wants Things to Get Moving

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The Ministry of Infrastructure is working on legal provisions that will allow for the introduction of 5G in Poland. The goal is to have the entire country gain access to high-speed internet. The bill supporting the development of telecommunications services and networks is currently in the consultation phase. The new law is planned to come into effect at the beginning of 2019. The most significant of the amendments concern the fees connected with laying optical fibre cables. The Ministry wants Read more

COP24 in Poland

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United Nations Climate Change Conference COP24 will launch on the 2nd of December in Katowice, Poland. For two weeks, the country will be the host to the most important politicians, economists, climate change experts and industry specialists.  The visitors, parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (“Rio Convention”), will review and implement measures towards Read more
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