Work / What's the average salary of a construction worker in Poland? [16]

That's interesting, according to the EU stats the average construction worker got in or around the 2,000 mark with 30% in deductions. If you're saying trainees make this then, thats clearly rubbish. I wonder did wages go up with demand for 2012?

Law / If you lose your job in Poland is it easy to claim welfare? [36]

Essentially as a foreigner(EU) what chances do you have of getting it?

Law / If you lose your job in Poland is it easy to claim welfare? [36]

Why though? I'm from the British Isles, why can't I get anything is legal for them to do this?

Law / If you lose your job in Poland is it easy to claim welfare? [36]

That's crazy so despite a 12% unemployment rate it's just flat out cancelled??Do you know any where I can get info on this in English?

Law / If you lose your job in Poland is it easy to claim welfare? [36]

Cheers Chris, but I'm interested now in how the hell Polish people live on nada! I found this but its old:

oecd.org/dataoecd/10/25/29736037.PDF

it says:

1) No housing benefit
2) Unemployed for 6 months
3) Can only claim for a year

I also found online that the average payment is 147 euros a month....

Can anyone confirm if its still the case?

Law / If you lose your job in Poland is it easy to claim welfare? [36]

Crazy so just to confirm if you quit you can only get unemployment for 3 months? Mental!
Don't think I'll quite resort to that...but it does sound fun!
Cheers!
BTW did you find that info online? Was it English?

Law / If you lose your job in Poland is it easy to claim welfare? [36]

No I'm here for work for a few months, trying to pick up bits but it's difficult!

Law / If you lose your job in Poland is it easy to claim welfare? [36]

delphiandomine
Yea, they can always go abroad to do that

Work / Finnis is going to work in Krakow. IS 5500 gross + 1500 for apartment monthly OK? [14]

Hey,
Well I recently just thought about moving out and looked at some places around the city. I pay 1500 for a HUGE room in a three room apartment sharing with one other. When it comes to renting your own place I don't know what the standard is like at home but unless you want to live,sleep,pee,cook in a box you'll have to pay btwn 2,000 - 2,500. The other thing is note is the prices they give are not the ACTUAL prices you need to pay strata fees etc which can add up to another 500 zlt a month. ALSO don't go through an agent as they'll make you pay one month of rent to them as a fee.....I suggest asking your work to help you and try to sort it out with them but make sure you say two bedrooms or you'll end up living in a studio...

Law / If you lose your job in Poland is it easy to claim welfare? [36]

You need to develop rational arguments, you cannot on the one hand imply Polish people are hardworking as they don't get handouts, and the go on to say eastern Poland is full of work-shy freeloaders.....

News / Poland and the European Union Fund Allocations [59]

I had a quick look at the ft database.....now thats a topic for a thread...who works for those companies!!

Law / If you lose your job in Poland is it easy to claim welfare? [36]

Ok and clearly you don't read full threads...or cant....either or....

Law / If you lose your job in Poland is it easy to claim welfare? [36]

Jesus are you actually thinking before you post??? Read your message about eastern Poland.....

Law / If you lose your job in Poland is it easy to claim welfare? [36]

Or so you believe..... but seriously, if you're going to take a baton to something, make sure you know how to use it xxxxx

Law / If you lose your job in Poland is it easy to claim welfare? [36]

I was discussing the Polish language.....
delphiandomine

rant2012: No I'm here for work for a few months, trying to pick up bits but it's difficult!

I might ask the moderators why they took down my comment defending myself from these slanderous accusations?

UK, Ireland / Unemployed Poles in Ireland : a crash course in milking the system [323]

Yeah but those sites seem to be more informative than suggestive, they don't seem to be telling people how great the dole is directly unlike the Gazeta article which is 100% shameless!