Pawel Bukowski
It is among the highest in the EU and has been rising.
Business
Polish state TV confirms high earnings of ex-CEO’s wife but she threatens to sue over “lies”
She disputes claims she earned over 1.5 million zloty (€342,000) for a little over a year’s work.
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Wages in Poland reach highest level in history
Wages for December were up 6.2% year on year.
Government wants to introduce “startup leave” for employees to create their own businesses
The development ministry wants to give “those with a potential an incentive to realise their dreams”
Three quarters of Poles say immigrants from outside the EU benefit the economy
CBOS polling shows growing recognition of the benefits brought by record levels of immigration to Poland.
Ukrainian worker left at bus stop by Polish employer after suffering stroke dies
Her employer waited two hours then left Oksana Kharchenko at a bus stop, but a judge ruled that he “did not act in bad faith”.
As Germany opens its labour market, should Poland be worried about losing Ukrainian workers?
Katarzyna Michalska
Germany’s new Skilled Immigration Act goes into force in March this year.
Government promises to fully compensate “each Polish family” for higher electricity bills
Energy prices are rising up to 12% for Polish households this year.
Poland’s inflation hits highest level since 2012
CPI inflation for December reached a year-on-year level of 3.4%.
The dream of “Poland’s last coal plant” is turning into a nightmare
Karolina Baca-Pogorzelska
Ostrołęka C has already cost state-controlled firms almost 1 billion zloty – yet it may never be built.
Poland imported a record amount of electricity in 2019
Domestic electricity production, which mainly comes from coal, also feel to its lowest level in five years.
Poland’s Sunday trading ban to expand from start of 2020
The Sunday trading ban introduced last year continues to be phased in.
Foreign visitors spend record amount in Poland
Germans were the biggest spenders overall, followed by Ukrainians, Czechs, Slovaks, Belarusians and Russians.
Poland prepares new tax on sugary drinks, alcohol and dietary supplements
The aim is to “promote healthy consumer choices” and “use fiscal policy as a tool to combat overweightness and obesity”.
