Wyzwania wobec migracji zarobkowej ‒ problematyka zatrudnienia cudzoziemców w Polsce

When considering the problem of employing foreigners on the territory of the Republic of Poland, the analysis of the issue should be focused on legal regulations built on the provisions of the Act of 12 December 2013 on foreigners and the Act of 20 April 2004 on the promotion of employment and labor market institutions. The first legal act after returning to sovereignty in 1918 regulating the admission of foreigners to the Polish labor market was the regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of June 4, 1927 on the protection of the labor market. Since then, legal acts regulating the employment of foreigners in the territory of the Republic have undergone significant changes. In Polish legislation, significant changes have been made to the provisions on the employment of foreigners, taking into account the need to facilitate access to the Polish labor market. The most important modifications in this respect include: abolition of the two-stage procedure for applying for a work permit, reforming the mechanism of the so-called labor market test, simplifying the procedure of changing the place of work by a foreigner or changing positions, simplifying forms, limiting the number of documents required, creating the possibility of issuing a permit for a longer period, defining clear rules of the employer’s liability. The publication discusses the current procedure for the employment of foreigners on the territory of the Republic of Poland including the revisions of legal norms regulating the issue of entrusting work to foreigners. Labor migration is again an important problem, not only european but also international, becoming the subject of intense discussions. The issue of employing foreigners in Poland has also become even more important. The labor migration process plays an important role in maintaining the balance on the labor market. The priority is to increase the employment rate, promote stable forms of employment and at the same time flexible methods of organizing and providing work.