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Factsheet for measure PL-2022-28/2773 – measures in Poland
Country | Poland , applies nationwide |
Time period | Open ended, started on 06 July 2022 |
Context | War in Ukraine |
Type | Other initiatives or policies |
Category |
Ensuring business continuity and support for essential services
– Smoothing frictions or reallocation of workers |
Author | Jan Czarzasty (Warsaw School of Economics) and Eurofound |
Measure added | 23 August 2022 (updated 19 September 2022) |
On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. As a result of Russian aggression, many Ukrainian refugees fled to Poland. Almost 4.5 million people have crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border, of which over 1.2 million have already obtained a Polish PESEL number. Over 270,000 Ukrainians found jobs in Poland. Chancellery of the Prime Minister intends to help refugees over barriers and help them find a job in accordance with their qualifications.
Governmental portal pracawpolsce.gov.pl contains over 160,000 verified job offers and is updated every day. To use the portal, a person must fill a form, so that there is no need to provide a CV. The website is dedicated specifically to Ukrainians citizens, so it is free of charge and provided in several languages. The user receives tailored job offers once a week.
Portal was launched by the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, in cooperation with other public organisations, private companies and NGOs (Operator Chmury Krajowej (OChK), Ministry of Family and Social Policy, Palantir Technologies Poland, Antal Polska, House of Ukraine in Warsaw, Diia Business Warsaw, HRlink, GoldenLine, Pracuj.pl, GoWork).
No information available.
Workers | Businesses | Citizens |
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Migrants or refugees in employment
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Applies to all businesses |
Migrants or refugees
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Actors | Funding |
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National government
Company / Companies Other social actors (e.g. NGOs) |
National funds
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Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:
Trade unions | Employers' organisations | |
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Role | Unknown | Unknown |
Form | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
Unknown.
Unknown.
Citation
Eurofound (2022), Portal to help Ukrainian refugees find employment, measure PL-2022-28/2773 (measures in Poland), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/PL-2022-28_2773.html
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