Can you run an employment agency in Poland?
Running an employment agency and providing employment agency services, personnel consulting, career counseling and temporary work are regulated activities.
For this reason, before starting this type of business activity, you must obtain an entry in the register of employment agencies.
How long does it take to obtain entry into the register of employment agencies?
State authorities usually consider an application for entry into the register of employment agencies within 2 weeks.
How to submit an application for entry into the register of employment agencies?
An application for entry into the employment register can be submitted online, it is necessary to have a PESEL number (Polish identification number) and ePUAP (Electronic Platform of Public Administration Services). In addition, the application can be submitted on paper, also with the help of an attorney.
What services can only be performed after being entered into the register of employment agencies?
After entering the register of an employment agency, you can provide employment agency services, personnel consulting services, career agency services, and temporary work.
What are job placement services?
Job placement involves:
- providing assistance to people in obtaining appropriate employment or other gainful employment,
- providing assistance to employers in recruiting employees with the desired professional qualifications,
- acquiring and disseminating job offers,
- providing employers with information about job candidates in connection with the submitted job offer,
- informing job candidates and employers about the current situation and expected changes on the local labor market,
- initiating and organizing contacts between people looking for suitable employment or other paid work with employers,
- sending people to work abroad for foreign employers;
- directing foreigners for employment or other gainful work to entities operating in Poland.
What are personnel consulting services?
Personnel consulting consists of:
- conducting employment analysis at employers, determining employees’ qualifications and predispositions and other features necessary to perform a specific job,
- indicating sources and methods of obtaining candidates for specific job positions,
- verification of candidates in terms of expected qualifications and predispositions.
What are career counseling services?
Career counseling services include:
- providing assistance in choosing the right profession and place of employment,
- providing information necessary to make professional decisions, e.g. about professions, the labor market and training and education opportunities,
- initiating, organizing and conducting group career counseling and classes encouraging active job search,
- providing employers with assistance in selecting candidates for work – e.g. by providing information and advice in this area.
What are temporary work services?
Temporary work, consisting in employing temporary workers and directing these workers and non-employees to perform temporary work. The work is performed for and under the direction of the user employer – on the terms set out in the Act of July 9, 2003 on the employment of temporary workers.
