LABOUR MARKET

Jobs for Ukraine. According to Need, Within Limits

The wave of war migrants from Ukraine has become a challenge for the Polish assistance system – and a source of hope for the labour market. After over 10 months since the war broke out, one might well conclude that the former test has been passed, and that the latter, while okayed, could have gone better

While over 8.5 million people have arrived in Poland from Ukraine after 24 February, over 6.7 million crossed the border in the opposite direction during the same period. Experts claim these statistics suggest that most wartime migrants consider Poland merely a temporary place of stay. Yet they also point out that approximately 1.5 million Ukrainian citizens have been issued an individual PESEL (social security) number in 2022, which in turn invites the assumption that some of them are planning to remain in Poland for a longer time.

“These people will be interested in stable employment with regular working hours”, Business Development Director at LeasingTeam Group Wojciech Rybicki emphasises. He further adds that at the end of the day, commission contracts are the most usual solution in employing Ukrainian nationals, especially in manufacturing, logistics and trade. “According to our estimates, persons willing to move and open who are to commuting find it easier to find jobs fast, as warehouses and manufacturing plants are often located out of town”, Rybicki says.