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Employment of foreigners in Poland

[Warsaw, 06.06.2006] Pursuant to Article 87 of the Law of 20 April 2004 on Promotion of Employment and Other Institutions of Labour Market, a foreigner may perform work in the Republic of Poland if he/she holds a work permit issued by a voivod competent for the registered office of the employer.

The work permit is required if the foreigner:

1) performs work in an entity having its registered office in the Republic of Poland;
2) performs work at a foreign employer and is seconded to work in the Republic of Poland in order to perform an export service;
3) performs work at a foreign employer and is seconded to work at an entity having its registered office in the Republic of Poland for a period exceeding 30 days in a year in order to perform tasks specified by the seconding employer, other than performance of an export service.

It is worth noting that according to Polish law performance of work by a foreigner means employment, performance of other remunerative work or performance of functions on management boards of corporate persons who have been entered in the register of entrepreneurs on the basis of regulations on Polish Business Register or are capital companies in organisation. The term "employment" is understood as performance of work on the basis of an employment relationship, duty relationship or a contract on work at home using materials entrusted by the orderor.

The obligation to obtain the work permit does not apply to certain group of foreigners, including refugees, persons holding permits for settling down, and, first of all, citizens of the EU Member States and citizens of States with whom the European Union entered into agreements on freedom of movement of persons (however, this exception is further restricted).

Before undertaking work in Poland, a foreigner should consult a local entity having knowledge required to determine whether the work permit is required in a given case or not.

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