Language barrier on the line: what works right away
A language course pays off after months, while picture instructions and a command glossary work from the first shift.
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Onboarding a foreign employee: first-days checklist
What to prepare before a foreigner arrives and what to arrange in the first week, so they do not leave after a few days.
Permanent recruitment: process, stages and where time goes
The longest stage in permanent recruitment is rarely finding candidates. It is usually waiting for a decision after interviews.
Staff turnover in production: how to reduce it
Someone who leaves after two weeks hasn't had time to compare pay, so early departures are fixed with work organization, not with the rate.
Seasonal staffing: how much lead time you need
Staffing needs reported two weeks before the peak cost more and are worse filled than the same needs reported months earlier.
Medical exams for a temporary worker
The referral must describe the real conditions of the position. A clearance for a general description does not allow work with machinery.
Process vs function outsourcing: where the line is
Two different levels of transferred responsibility to a supplier, and which one fits the company's needs.
Temp worker safety: who trains, who is liable
On-the-job training is run by the host company, and duties after an accident are split between the host company and the agency.
Joint liability of a staffing agency. Client risk
An agency's client answers for its debts only in a few named situations: check which ones and how to guard against them.
Employee transport to the plant: benefit or condition
When a plant sits outside the transit network, transport stops being a perk and becomes a condition for staffing the night shift.
Host employer duties: health and safety, time records
The agency employs the temporary worker, but the host employer has its own duties toward them: safe working conditions, BHP at the workstation and time records.
18-month temp work limit: how it's counted
The 18-of-36-month limit applies to the worker-host employer pair and carries over with the worker to the next agency.
Employer Housing Obligations for Foreign Workers
Providing accommodation is usually not mandatory, but once an employer arranges it, specific requirements for the premises and the contract apply.
International team coordinator: when it pays off
With multiple nationalities on the floor, a foreman alone is not enough. Find out what a coordinator does, how the role differs from a group leader and when it makes sense.
Employment agency certificate KRAZ: how to verify
How to verify an employment agency KRAZ certificate in the registry and what to look for beyond the entry number.
How recruiting foreign workers works: stages and timeline
From the job profile to the first day of work: what happens at each stage and how long it takes.
Employee leasing in Poland: who is the employer
Who is the employer, who handles the paperwork, and when leasing costs less than recruiting on your own.
Temporary work vs outsourcing: the difference
Two services that answer different needs: extra people on your team, or handing an entire process to a partner.
How to choose an employment agency for foreigners: 6 checks
Six things to check before you sign a contract, from registry entry and the trial period to transparent billing.
Workers from the East: countries and legalization paths
Where foreigners working in Poland come from, which legalization paths apply to each citizenship, and how they affect recruitment time.
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Recruiting and legalising foreign workers
Temporary work, process and function outsourcing, permanent recruitment and employment legalisation.
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Who we are and how we work
Over 10 years of recruiting workers from Ukraine and the East, with an office in Katowice.