December is a month of holiday preparations, heightened consumer activity, and a surge in demand for seasonal workers. According to Grupa Progres, the number of people seeking holiday jobs in 2024 has risen by 10% compared to last year, with young people under 25 making up a significant 56% of candidates. Women dominate the seasonal…
Generational intelligence (GI) is becoming a key booster of success alongside AI, says Waldemar Olbryk, President of the Management Board of Archicom, initiator of the Gen4Gen project. Are today’s organizations ready for Generational Intelligence? This is the question asked by Gen4Gen project experts. Their aim is to create a broad, public discussion on multigenerational cooperation…
Age no longer bothers companies Every fifth employer (22%) plans to employ seniors, according to a study by the Progres Group. This number may increase if the Polish government’s plans to offer subsidies to companies for employing an older person looking for a job, e.g. a retiree, come into force. There is no shortage of…
Among the professions that are currently in high demand, there is one that is rarely discussed in Poland, and the reason is clear: those who pursue it do not live in the country, and very few professionals embark on such careers. The fact is that many more such professionals are needed, but unfortunately, there is…
Key takeaways from the EY survey report published in March 2024. Remote work and hybrid work are nowadays a way of providing work that is often expected by employees. Almost a year after the repeal of telework provisions in the Labor Code and the introduction of the remote mode, 88% of organizations have opted for…
IT professionals know they need to grow. But they also expect employers to support them in doing so. The labor market situation in the ICT and IT industry has been more dynamic in recent years than before the pandemic. There is still a high demand for workers, but the barrier to entry into this market…
65% of war refugees who came to Poland from Ukraine are working. The current employment rate is currently the highest among OECD countries. Research conducted by the Polish Economic Institute (PIE) shows that Ukrainian refugees face various challenges in the Polish labor market and sometimes experience unequal treatment. In several of the industries surveyed that…
Polish IT and finance professionals are most likely to be hired by companies from the US, UK or Germany, according to the Global Hiring Report 2023 compiled by Deel. How did global employers fare in 2023, in which countries were employees hired from abroad, who was hired for which positions and how did the economic…
2024 brings changes to the job market – proposals of the new government and the ideas set in motion by its predecessors. According to the announcements of the parties forming the new government, significant changes await Polish workers in 2024. Their vision of labor market reforms focuses on striving for gender equality, supporting women in…
Experienced sales, accounting, RES and sustainability professionals, as well as IT experts, will be able to pick and choose job offers this year, although not all IT specialists will head the list of sought-after candidates. “While in previous years, when asked which specializations would rule the labor market, headhunters unanimously pointed to software developers, the…
The issue of women’s underpayment is one of the most frequently raised aspects in the context of gender inequality. According to Eurostat, the average wage gap in Poland is 4.5%. In the private sector, it is 12.9%, while in the public sector it is only 2.3%. The financial sector is also one of the industries…
Authors: Aneta Ciechowicz-Jaworska and Izabela Szczepańska, Kancelarie Radców Prawnych A. Ciechowicz-Jaworska, B Ślażyński During and after the COVID 19 outbreak, the way we work changed. In addition to performing their duties at the so-called ‘workplace,’ employees started to provide work remotely. Due to the fact that previously the issue had not been regulated in the…
