Poland: New Bill Expected on Employment of Foreign Nationals

The Polish government is drafting legislation on the employment of foreign nationals that is expected to be published in September 2022 and adopted in Q4 of the same year. Notably, the bill is expected to digitalize the Work Permit and Special Permission application processes; replace labour market testing with adjusted salary requirements for foreign workers; require foreign workers to receive at least the average salary for the position and industry; and prevent Work Permit issuance for part-time employment for less than 50% of permitted working hours. Current communications also indicate that compliance fines could increase under the new legislation and that the scope of Special Permission (expedited work authorization available to a limited list of nationalities) could be expanded to include additional countries, such as India and the Philippines.