Poland and other CEE countries focus on their global mobility & immigration policies – Littler ASAP

In February 2024, Poland’s government revealed that it is working on a comprehensive migration strategy for the years 2025-2030, advertised as a “responsible and safe” approach. The Ministry of Interior and Administration plans to spend the first half of 2024 conducting consultations to learn the preferences and expectations on migration and foreigners’ employment. This constitutes an opportunity for the key market players to voice their concerns with Poland’s current approach to workforce migration, which, while allowing employers to engage many international workers (Ukrainians in particular) easily and quickly, remains reactive, unpredictable and, in some cases, does not allow for advance job-structure planning. The new strategy is expected to result in a complete overhaul of the country’s legislation on foreigners, expected to enter into force mid-2025. – Sławomir Paruch, Marcin Sanetra, and Bartosz Tomanek.

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