FAQ

Employment of a Foreigner

Created on: 01.02.2020

You have to check the other countries regulations regarding the work of foreigners and posted/delegated workers.

Created on: 01.02.2020

Yes, as long as the foreigner will have a work permit or a registered declaration on entrusting work to a foreigner. 

A stay in visa-free travel is legal for a total of 90 days in a 180-day period.
Created on: 01.02.2020

An "invitation to work" is usually the wrong name for a work permit or declaration on entrusting work to a foreigner. Work permit is issued by the Governor and a declaration on entrusting work to a foreigner by the Head of Employment Office. Since January 2018, seasonal work permits have also been issued by the Employment Offices.

Obtaining them is preceded by submitting relevant applications and attachments.

Created on: 01.02.2020

It is not required to issue a new work permit if the company has changed its place of residence, name, legal form, or the workplace or part of it has been taken over by another employer, the plant or part of it has been transferred to another employer or a civil law agreement concluded with the foreigner has been replaced by an employment contract. However, remember to inform the Governor issuing the permit in writing about this fact within 7 days from the occurrence of this circumstance.

Created on: 01.02.2020

The Head of Employment Office issues seasonal work permits (type S). This type of permit is issued for entities employing foreigners in a selected range of activities in agriculture, forestry and fisheries as well as activities related to accommodation and catering services specified in detail in the Regulation of the Minister of Family, Labor and Social Policy of 8 December 2017 on subclasses of activity according to the Polish Classification of Economic Activities (PKD), in which seasonal work permits for a foreigner are issued. A seasonal work permit is issued for a period of no more than 9 months during the calendar year. The Governor issues work permits for the remaining scope of activities of entities employing a foreigner for a period not exceeding 3 years.

Created on: 01.02.2020

The seasonal work is performed for an employer who conducts a specific type of activity, e.g. agricultural, forestry, farming, accommodation and catering services defined in detail in the Regulation of the Minister of Family, Labor and Social Policy of December 8, 2017 on subclasses of activities according to the Polish Classification of Economic Activities (PKD) in which seasonal work permits for a foreigner are issued. A seasonal work permit is issued for a period of no more than 9 months during the calendar year by the Head of local Employment Office.

In 2018, the list of sub-classes of activities related to seasonal work was modified. The text of the regulation can be found at: http://prawo.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/download.xsp/WDU20180001749/O/D2018174...

Created on: 01.02.2020

A relevant application should be submitted to the local Employment Office together with attachments. See: http://poznan.praca.gov.pl/zatrudnianie-cudzoziemcow-od-stycznia-2018r.

Created on: 01.02.2020

The Labour Market Test is a document issued by the local Employment Office at the employer's request. The document confirms the inability to find an employee from among the persons registered as unemployed. The information is prepared taking into account priority to the labor market for Polish citizens and contains an analysis of the amount of payment proposed and the adequacy of the requirements in relation to the work to be performed by the foreigner.

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