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JollyRomek   
22 Dec 2014
Law / Termination of permament or contract work contract in Poland [35]

Yes - the boss can cancel the contract at any time and does not have to give a reason.

Well, actually it is not that easy. According to the Polish Labour Code, the employer has to justify the dismissal of an employee.

@ Anna83, here is a very good summary of terminations of employment contracts in Poland

ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=4633&langId=en
JollyRomek   
22 Dec 2014
Law / Incorrect data on Polish resident card [12]

But unless you are a qualified specialist on current Polish law, karta pobytu, visa and other documentation - there is very little that anyone can advise the 'asker'.

So, in your opinion it is best to "shut the thread down" and tell the OP not to bother the forum with his questions because there MAY not be anyone able to answer his questions?

Interesting approach!
JollyRomek   
22 Dec 2014
Law / Termination of permament or contract work contract in Poland [35]

Yes, I suppose some more details would be helpful. However, it is every employees right to challenge the employer , even going to court, if the dismissal is not justified at all or the reasons appear to be "made up".

But what you said earlier "Employer doesn't have to give a reason at all" does not apply.
JollyRomek   
23 Dec 2014
Law / Termination of permament or contract work contract in Poland [35]

UFO973, just because you do not know your rights, does not mean that you do not have any.

Perhaps you should take the time and educate yourself on the rights of employees in Poland instead wasting it moaning about what happened to you. The Polish labor code is quite an extensive "booklet" which outlines exactly what rights and obligations employers have and what rights and obligations employees have. You will find, if you would only take the time, that there is probably something you could have done against your dismissal if it is was not justified at all.
JollyRomek   
23 Dec 2014
Life / Thread dedicated to Polish and other Slavic children [53]

It really humiliates every decent Slavic man and woman, how Germanic ideological constructions poisoning minds of young Slavs in Ukraine

Crow, you are nothing but a bigoted internet warrior. I lived in Ukraine for 3 years. I live in Donetsk for 3 years. I am German and I can tell you one thing. I have seen half my friends leaving Donetsk because they have no interest in the DNR. I have seen the other half stay because they have nowhere else to go. Some have been recruited by the DNR boys because that's the only grivnas they can get at the moment. The rest are relying on money send from their friends in western Europe or western Ukraine or Kyiv. The DNR does give a **** about them, just like the Transnistrian government does not care for it's citizens or can not care for it's citizens.

Do you want a true report from what's going on in your DNR? Are you ready for it? Have you ever been to Donetsk to even slightly be able to understand the situation?

I beg you, say yes and I will copy / paste every single message I have from my friends who remained in Donetsk. If you feel that you need to cancel your account on this forum in shame, I will understand.

Stop writing about things you clearly have no clue about unless you are ready and willing to man up when someone tells you otherwise.
JollyRomek   
24 Dec 2014
Life / Thread dedicated to Polish and other Slavic children [53]

Crow, am I paid by "hostile non-Slavic elements?" ?

No, I moved to Donetsk because I support Shakhtar and I fell in love with Donetsk, Donbass and Ukraine in general. I made the decision to move to Ukraine when my team played Dynamo Kyiv on a Sunday at 4pm and my flight out of Kyiv was at 2.30pm to go back home so I missed the game. That's when I decided to start working as a freelance translator over the internet and just live in Donetsk so I don't have to miss games anymore, be closer to my club and just simply live in Ukraine.

You still haven't answered my question yet but I guess you do not want any real opinions about the great DNR and what people think about your Slavic commonwealth ideas to be published. Not that you may have to admit to be wrong in front of an audience........
JollyRomek   
24 Dec 2014
History / Do Polish people in general dislike Russia or Germany more? [369]

I think that Poland is the most incompetent and useless country in Western Europe and it must be a big frustration to see how a country like Germany under the post-war yoke and with so many immigrants is still more successful and powerful than Poland.

Actually, expert opinion differs greatly from yours. In fact, they say (and I would conquer) that Poland is one of the most successful countries in the old eastern bloc. While I do maintain the opinion that the success has an expiry date, one can not deny that Poland, in 10 years of EU membership, has done rather well for itselt.

With regards to frustration over Germany's success. I would not call it frustration but admiration. It is not a secret that, when it comes to business, Germans are rather respected in Poland and there is a reason for it. I know of a few Germans who sit on the board of medium sized Polish enterprises and that has been the case since the early 90's. I would suggest you take a train journey on the Warsaw - Berlin Express on a Friday afternoon and speak to some of the guys that go back home for the weekend.

In any case, I can not agree with your statement at all. It shows lack of knowledge.
JollyRomek   
25 Dec 2014
Law / Ways of getting Permanent residency in Poland [101]

If you apply for asylum in Germany, you are not even allowed to leave the state (Bundesland) in which your claim is processed. I.e. if you claim asylum in Germany and your claim is processed in let's say the German state of Berlin, you are not allowed to cross the border to neighboring state "Brandenburg", never-mind leaving the country.
JollyRomek   
27 Dec 2014
Law / Ways of getting Permanent residency in Poland [101]

Randomly and there is a good chance that they won't find out if you leave the state (Bundesland) for a few days. But, if you apply for asylum in Germany, you will mostly likely be housed in one of the refugee housing estates. Those estates have local workers (social services, immigration etc.). If you regularly disappear from your room for a number of days or weeks they will find out and you might have some explaining to do.

Also, in Germany you are obliged to carry some kind of ID at all times and German police do carry out random checks. Specially at train stations. If you are caught in another state as you are supposed to be in, you will again have some explaining to do.

Also, if you apply for asylum in Germany, you do not have legal status to remain in Poland. If your ID is checked here and it turns out that you are illegal and entered Poland from Germany, you will most likely be deported to the country you illegally entered from, in this case Germany. At the border, you will be handed over to the German authorities and again will have some explaining to do.

Worst case scenario is that your asylum claim will be rejected and you will be deported to your home country (as long as you have the necessary paperwork to actually travel).

In my opinion, if you already plan to break the rules for asylum seekers while your claim is being processed, you would deserve nothing else but for your claim to be rejected. We have rules in place for a reason and if you can not follow these rules, you have already proven that you are most likely unable to integrate into the community.
JollyRomek   
27 Dec 2014
Law / Ways of getting Permanent residency in Poland [101]

Holy crap the Germans don't mess about eh....

I take that as sarcasm :)

Well, in recent years they have started to enforce rules a lot harsher than they used to. But, unfortunately, in a lot of cases they have deported the wrong people.

For example families from Kosovo and Bosnia which lived in Germany for over 15 years were suddenly deported. Sometimes the children were born in Germany, have never been to Kosovo and hardly speak the language of the country they are being deported to. There have been reports on immigrations surprising families with a visit at 4am, made them pack up their belongings and brought them straight to the airport without any notice. Three hours later they were in a country where they had no home anymore, no source of income and hardly anyone to go to. Even in Kosovo the 100 Euro assistance money to get "settled" doesn't go a long way.

Mostly these were families who tried everything to integrate in Germany, even spoke German at home so their children could get a decent education in a German school.

Then you have people, who before going to Germany to claim asylum already plan to break every rule possible and even ask about it on forums. Those are the ones who are most likely to get away with it, exploring every single loophole.

To be honest, it makes me sick......
JollyRomek   
30 Dec 2014
UK, Ireland / Buying a Polish vehicle in the UK [28]

why not ask the DVLA

Because it probably won't interest the DVLA much how he get's a Polish registered car to Croatia, even if he resides in the UK :)
JollyRomek   
30 Dec 2014
Travel / Warsaw to Prague Trains [21]

130 PLN sounds fairly cheap from Prague to Warsaw. I remember paying 160 PLN from Katowice to Brno (also via Bohumin) which is only half the journey. Are you sure the website displayed 130PLN for the full journey?

Are you not able to book it online if even a price is being displayed?
JollyRomek   
30 Dec 2014
UK, Ireland / Buying a Polish vehicle in the UK [28]

it might be of interest to them - it would probably have to be imported and exported.

Given that the car is a gift, i would find it hard to believe that anyone would want to go through the trouble and expenses of importing and exporting the car if you can just simply drive it out of the UK on the Polish plates :)
JollyRomek   
30 Dec 2014
Travel / Warsaw to Prague Trains [21]

What if I buy a ticket to Bohumin and then get a ticket separately from Warsaw?

From Zebrzydowice to Warsaw ticket costs 136 PLN (according to IC website). Zebrzydowice is the first stop in Poland after the PL / CZ border, approx 15 Minutes from Bohumin.

Somehow, this seems a lot more realistic than your earlier mentioned 130 PLN all together from Prague to Warsaw.
JollyRomek   
31 Dec 2014
Life / Polish traditions and customs? I'm writing a crime novel that takes place in Poland. [10]

I wouldn't put it down as "tradition" but it seems that Polish people, when waiting for the elevator, like to wait right infront of the doors of the elevator, appearing all surprised when the door opens and someone is trying to get out. Of course, making space for the person trying to get out appears to be too much to ask.

Some goes for trams, busses, trains or anything else that has doors and moves.
JollyRomek   
5 Jan 2015
Law / PESEL for EU citizen working for a EU company (not Polish) in Poland [42]

Hi,

yes, first of all you have to register your arrival in Poland. For that, you need the following:

1 Copy of your employment contract + original version to show them
1 Copy of your ID or passport + plus the original to show them
2 Applications forms - all filled out in Polish with oeriginal signatures (so don't fill one out sign it and then make a second copy)

1 Statement specifying your arrival in Poland
1 Statement indicating that your understand your rights and duties of registration

After about 2 -3 weeks, you will get your "zaswiadczenie o zarejestrowanie pobytu obywatela unii europejskiej". Of course, you will have to go and pick it up. They don't send it.

With the "zaswiadczenie o zarejestrowanie pobytu obywatela unii europejskiej" you go to the town hall to register your actual address. You do this with your passport. application form, Certification of registration (zaswiadczenie o zarejestrowanie pobytu obywatela unii europejskiej) as well as your landlord (or a legal rep. of your landlord).

After another 2 - 3 weeks, you can go and pick up your piece of paper with your PESEL number.

It may sound like a complicated process, but in reality it is fairly easy (if......your landlord is willing to register you).
JollyRomek   
5 Jan 2015
Law / PESEL for EU citizen working for a EU company (not Polish) in Poland [42]

It is the other way around.

First, you need your work contract etc to get your resident card from the immigration office. Without that card (actually a white piece of paper), they won't even look at you when you try to register your address (with the rental agreement) to eventually get your PESEL.

First things first.........
JollyRomek   
5 Jan 2015
Law / PESEL for EU citizen working for a EU company (not Polish) in Poland [42]

It's a blue card here.

I am not sure if there are any differences from Voivodeship to Voivodeship but in Lodz it is a folded white piece of paper.

I just googled it and there seem to be different versions of it when you just google pictures of the zaswiadczenie o zarejestrowanie pobytu obywatela unii europejskiej.

Anyway, whether it is blue in one region and white in another, this is what you need first, before applying for your PESEL.
JollyRomek   
5 Jan 2015
Law / PESEL for EU citizen working for a EU company (not Polish) in Poland [42]

The OP must understand this is Poohland, and everybody will tell you different when in fact they know nothing.

That is quite interesting.

I have just been through the process of getting a PESEL last year and your way, would in fact have been the wrong way.

That said, it could in fact be different for people residing in Poland without an employment contract i.e. registered as sole trader. In that case, it would be fairly difficult to first go to register with the immigration office as you simply won't be able to show an employment contract. Right?

However, the OP clearly mentioned that he is employed so "your way" (apparently the only right way) does not apply, does it?

So before you tell the OP that your way is the only right way and everyone else knows infact nothing, you should try to understand that there might be different scenarios. If you are employed with a contract, first you go and get your "zaswiadczenie o zarejestrowanie pobytu obywatela unii europejskiej.", then you go and get your PESEL.

In my opnion, this also seems to be easiest way.
JollyRomek   
5 Jan 2015
Law / PESEL for EU citizen working for a EU company (not Polish) in Poland [42]

OK how do you prove the day you arrived?

As a EU citizen, they do not ask you for proof (at least they did not ask me). However, they ask you to tell them when you have arrived anyway. Whether or not you tell them the truth, is up to you.
JollyRomek   
5 Jan 2015
Law / PESEL for EU citizen working for a EU company (not Polish) in Poland [42]

I can only tell you which process i have gone through last year and which process every single one of our 300 foreign employees goes through (everyone the same process).

Now unless we have all been wrong, our PESEL was issued incorrectly and Lodz Voivodeship workers do not comply with the Polish immigration rules and regulations, I will not move away from my opinion.

The fact that you have been "in and out of Poland" for the past 24 years does not change my own experience in getting my PESEL (also the experiences of our 300 foreign employees).
JollyRomek   
5 Jan 2015
Law / PESEL for EU citizen working for a EU company (not Polish) in Poland [42]

PESEL automatically.

They don't issue the PESEL automatically in every city or region, that's for sure. There seems to be some variation between administrative centres.

That could well be the reason as to why it was so easy for chesnakas.

I can definitely confirm that they do not issue PESEL numbers automatically in Lodz.

If your so adamant you know, why don't you start a website like foriegnersinpoland and state the procedure as they do, simple and clearcut?

The level is slowly but surely dropping :)

Ok, so i just went to foreigners in poland website. Here is what they say:

"To get a PESEL number you need to fulfil a couple of legal obligations that hang over a foreigner. First thing is obtaining a residence permit for a fixed period of time and the second is registering your place of residence. (...) It takes up to 4 weeks for the City Council to issue you with the PESEL, but it may be less depending how busy the Council is"

foreigners in poland / polish-law/pesel-number.html

Can you please explain to me how this is in any way different to what i have stated in post number 5 of this thread?
JollyRomek   
5 Jan 2015
Work / Suggestions for starting a business in Poland ( I have 50/60,000 USD ) [59]

Plus, in order to be able to sell at prices like Biedronka, you have to buy like Biedronka i.e. in bulk.

But in any way, i think the times in which the Germans even drove from 200 km away to get a bargain just across the border are over.

In fact, you see more and more cars with Polish plates standing in the parking lots of the supermarkets on the German side of the border.
JollyRomek   
5 Jan 2015
Work / Suggestions for starting a business in Poland ( I have 50/60,000 USD ) [59]

Gorzow is like 35 KM from the border though;

The "200km" referred to Germans from a bit further afield who would travel all that way, just to sneak up some bargains at the markets at the border, a cheap tank of fuel and some cigarettes. It may have made sense years ago, now there is hardly any savings to be made anymore. So opening a supermarket, in the hope that it will be flooded with Germans looking for bargains would not make any sense anymore. Specially not when taking into consideration that there crossborder shopping flow now goes into both directions.

I remember a few years back (maybe two years or so) when Poles snatched up all the sugar in the supermarkets on the German side.
JollyRomek   
8 Jan 2015
Law / Any good business ideas - what Poland needs? [114]

Kebab was a very quick money in Poland few years back

Kebabs are still going well in Poland, but there are just too many Kebab places. In 2012 / 13 i lived 2 minute walk from the Rynek in Krakow. In my street alone, there were 5 kebab places. Needless to say that the braniac who opened the 6th one did not last too long.

In Lodz, the "Kebab House" on Piotrkowska is constantly busy. I can only assume that they are still making a fortune.

What does Poland need? Well, what doesn't it need? It seems to me that many pepople focus on what they see when they visit Poland i.e. busy Irish Pubs or Hostels and suddenly they believe that they can also do it and make it, without thinking it through properly.

It is not difficult to open and run a succesful business if you are creative and determined enough. But Poland, just like any other country, is not a place where people who have no sense of business go and still make it. If you can not run a creative and successful business in your own country, you will most likely fail in Poland too.
JollyRomek   
9 Jan 2015
Law / Any good business ideas - what Poland needs? [114]

ufo973

Which platforms fo you work on? I would be looking for someone to develop a webshop as an extension to my wordpress site.

I have been thinking about prestashop but still struggle with some of the configurations. Happy to pay for the work (ideally at a decent price) or partner up. Let me know