Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]

Anywhere on earth apart from say Baltimore, Philly, Atlanta, St Louis, Oakland, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Washington and many others that all have murder rates far higher than London or any other Eurooean towns. The reason is obvious - free availability of guns

UK, Ireland / Polish Migration to the UK - A moderate speaks! [41]

Payouts or not the smart ones willl probably be looking at other countries

You might end up stuck with some of the moochers and alkies but they would fit in well with the British population of Bognor.

Law / Having Job and About Law with company owner in Poland [5]

Is this company worth something ? Is it profitable?

If so then she can probably be in a strong position. The Police will have no interest in that and any other legal steps will take months, possibly years. But if there is money at stake she should get a lawyer

If its not profitable why doesnt she just walk away and let them get on with it ?

Law / Having Job and About Law with company owner in Poland [5]

She certainly wont go to prison and its not a police matter, rather would be dealt with by a court summons from a body called PIP (labor inspectors)

If she is the owner then I don't see how they can make her leave.

Really the best thing for her to do is to sit with these other guys and come up with a solution - it's probably six of one and half a dozen of the other.

Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]

If yesterday was an average day in the US there would have been 30 gun deaths including plenty of innocent store owners, cab drivers, cops or unlucky bystanders. Worry about making your own streets safe first.

Work / 13000 zloty salary enough to save 9000 zloty with normal living in Poland? [37]

No thats not true. It will be about - 2800 after tax but depends on a few things like if you are married etc.

Work / Job offer in Lodz, gross 1000€/4260PLN. Apartment and healthcare paid for. Good in Poland? [46]

Yes it means that effectively you can only get the benefits from KRUS if the profit from your other activities are below about 24,000 zloty. Which is more or less equivalent to the minimum wage in Poland.

Quite a lot of small landowners are switching from KRUS to ZUS at the moment.

Work / Job offer in Lodz, gross 1000€/4260PLN. Apartment and healthcare paid for. Good in Poland? [46]

I think a key reason for different answrts is between people who have been to Lodz and people who have not.

Its not a great salary and i would not assume you would rise quickly - chances of a mote stimulating role would depend on speaking Polish or alternatively getting to a management role in the Shared Service Center.

But Lodz can be a fun place and its cheap to live so you should manage ok with that money

News / EU confirms it will take action against Poland over court reforms [554]

Czech does - its right over the border from slask. Romania also has a sizeable coal industry.

News / EU confirms it will take action against Poland over court reforms [554]

So why are the neighboring countries, poorer than Poland, able to comply and have air quality seveal times bette than Polands Beijing levels?

News / EU confirms it will take action against Poland over court reforms [554]

Of course - how can Czech and Slovakia be ready to fight smog but Poland not ? Do you ever soend any time walking around Polish towns Gumuishu ?

News / EU confirms it will take action against Poland over court reforms [554]

But they wont be taking money And they would be falling not running. exiting the EU would be an economic catastrophe that would put Poland at the same level of economic development as Ukraine or Serbia.

I can believe these leaks are coming out of the commission - I have just finished a book by the Greek Finance Minister, and this was their modus operandi when they were trying to force through decisions against the Greeks, leak that the other side had been given conditions which they have never seen before. The Greeks just like the UK compounded this with their own disorganisation and sometimes amateur performance - I can imagine precisely the same things coming from the Polish government.

UK, Ireland / No Poles Allowed! - Latest Polonophobic Outrage Out of Britain [660]

I disagree Miro - the UK had a serious voice in the EU and was exempt from the currency union, schengen and the social rules. Outside the EU they will struggle badly both financially and politically - the main industry is finance and that relies on them being the office for the EU. I realize that did not strike a chord with voters outside the cities but they are the ones who will be worse off after Brexit.

UK, Ireland / No Poles Allowed! - Latest Polonophobic Outrage Out of Britain [660]

Increasing interest rates normally increases a currency's value.

You are right however that the Pound will go down more - Brexit will be a disaster for the currency. I dont think it will be stopped - they already sent the letter and the EU is preparing for life without them. The British govt negotiations are in disarray but i think the EU definitely wants them gone by the end of 2020.

Law / Karty stałego pobytu (permanent residence card) for EU citizen in Poland [3]

Thats a bit alarmist but you probably do need to see a tax specialist

Regarding the interest - there shouldn't be much if any to pay since you gave with holding tax on interest is 20% - higher than the Polish rate. But you don't necessarily need to make a declaration - interest has specific rules, discuss it with an accountant and they will tell you what you should file

Your UK company should pay UK corporation tax if it is a limited company - if it's a sole trader then as said above then consult a tax accountant.

They do have access to other countries tax databases - but unless you are stashing millions in a VAT fraud I wouldn't worry so much about that, I have rarely met anyone in a tax office he speaks good English and not that many who would be confident using a computer for a difficult task.

I wouldn't wait to settle those issues before working on your health insurance questions - doing things sequentially in Poland doesn't make sense as the bureaucracy can take very long.

No idea about your health insurance questions, speak to a specialist. The only thing I would say is don't rely on any Brexit arrangements being in place because the UK government hasn't really started work on any of the complicated issues yet.

Maybe park a bit of your business in Poland - register a business and pay the minimum suits for you and then you will at least be sure of some health coverage. That depends if you can afford the 1200 zloty a month

Law / Poland's ZUS/NFZ payments for businesses [27]

Remove or increase the cap on the employers ZUS - it wouldnt hit that many people and those who were hit would not be that price sensitive.

Raise the employees ZUS a couple of percent so that in zloty terms they pay a bit more and bring them closer to the amount paid by self employed (employees are more likely to use the system)

Reduce the fixed ZUS rate but be more strict about petrol and cars claimed for business use - i dont think i know a single person who is honest about it.

UK, Ireland / No Poles Allowed! - Latest Polonophobic Outrage Out of Britain [660]

Spiritus one of the weird quirks of the Brexit vote is that about a third of Indian and Pakistani voters chose leave - one reason for that is a promise that once the Poles and Romanians stopped coming it would be easier for their cousins to immigrate to the UK

I agree that there is definitely a bit of anti Polish feeling ib the UK - it is mainly resentment about wages and job openings - people know poles are more easily assimilated and are hard working but that doesn't help a low wage british person.

UK, Ireland / No Poles Allowed! - Latest Polonophobic Outrage Out of Britain [660]

Dirk last weeks GDP numbers fir the UK were shocking - GDP per hsad is now fallling. The pound is also falling. The UK govts lack of planning and uncertainty is now having a major effect. Time will tell indeed but Brexit has paralysed politics and that alone is very costly.

I think the end result will be more educated Poles with no family ties to Britain might either return honw or look to other natkets like Germany

Love / How do we know that Polish guys really serious in their relationship? [16]

How is he sweet and nice if he doesnt even ask if you are feeling better ? Saying hes not a doctor is weird and definitely not Polish

UK, Ireland / No Poles Allowed! - Latest Polonophobic Outrage Out of Britain [660]

I think the only place in Europe with gdp less than inflation is Britain - Not really to do with the welfare state, more to do with high inflation following the pounds slide after Brexit And GDP falling due to uncertainty about Brexit ( or the weather which is a government!)

UK, Ireland / No Poles Allowed! - Latest Polonophobic Outrage Out of Britain [660]

Thats not correct - there are huge numbers of Irish in the UK, long Established communities of Spanish Italian and Portuguese, hundreds of thousands of French and Germans. Cypriots, Maltese and Greeks that have been there since the 60s et cetera

The issue with the poles is that apart from a smallish population that came in the late 40s,they all came at the same time and thus were more visible especially in the effect on the labour market.

Work / Diary of a Teacher in Poland [181]

Maybe because living in the Uk costs twice as much ?

News / Poland, The Starbucks report. [42]

Well we have found something we all agree on :)) so maybe Starbucks is good for society

I think long majowkas are perfect whatever your poliitics :))

News / Poland, The Starbucks report. [42]

Pozegnanie was Ok - a bit small and like a lot of Polish places of that era not enough toilets (a problem when you are selling a diuretic).

DD is back in Poland after a long absence ! I like them but they are mainly stand up counters - there is one in Galeria Polmoc and another at Centralna.

As to Starbucks, Costa and Green Coffee my issue is not with the idea of sitting in a coffee shop. More it's the service - you might have 15 minutes to get a coffee but you have to stand in line and wait for them to make it for 10 minutes, so your well deserved coffee break becomes a hassle. They never have enough staff, never have the right change in the cash register and the product is extremely overpriced - a coffee and a cookie can easily go north of 20 zloty. The sandwiches are horrible - lots of cheap bread and not enough filling.

Work / Security/Defence Analyst/Consultancy work in Poland [5]

Well call those guys and ask them - without Polish it might be tough but start off with your existing contacts as you are obviously smart.

News / Poland, The Starbucks report. [42]

You got the right idea Joker - it's a choice to go there not compulsory. 13 zloty for lukewarm coffee plus the privelage of waiting 10 minutes in line to get it. The food is horrible - sweet and greasy. No interaction with other people

Travel / Unlocked cell phone & SIM requirements for use in Poland / Europe [7]

If you buy a prepaid number here then you need to get that activated - you will need to go to a shop with your passport and they will register you. It is best to get them to activate it in the shop as well and test that it is working before you leave the shop. Whole process can take maybe half hour as there are often queues.

Not sure which shops do the registration - definitely the cell phone operators own stores which are in pretty much every big mall. possibly also some of the newsagents like in Medio or Kolporter though i know a few of them quit doung that because of the queues/hassle.

News / Poland's PiS government falls into its own trap on the issue of disabled children [12]

I think he is a generally sensible person who has his own views - not merely support one side or the other.

This tax is dumb and it is becoming clear that Morawiecki is not very astute. I don't think he was really running the bank, more that he wa a figurehead for Santander to avoid political grief. Per se I don't think increased tax is a bad idea as taxes are pretty low but it should be done in a structured way and not written on the back of an envelope. I would have no problem with higher taxes if I though the govt was going to spend them wisely and not on pork for all the people that support them.

Law / Climate change/environmental businesses or NGOs in Poland [66]

Go ahead then - its a free country.

UK, Ireland / Mixed feelings after moving from Poland to England [36]

When I was younger I moved back to U.K. after living in the US and found it quite difficult. It has three main problems- it is crowded and this properties are cramped, it is expensive and to get on in a career you often need to be in London.

I think for you one of the main problems is that you are married but you are living in a shared flat - that's not the way things should be! Find a way to fix that so you can properly start your married life and get some time to yourselves and other problems might also improve.

The other thing to do is focus on some of the things that are advantage about Britain - you can get quite quickly and cheaply to the seaside or to beautiful countryside or wonderful old towns. It has very good culture and in some things like music, museums, watching football, shopping etc it is the best place in Europe. I also think the people are great and can be very genuine and helpful.

Agree with most of your cons except the one about garbage - one thing I dislike about Poland is the huge litter problem, and Poles seem to think nothing of strewing the forests and beaches with their trash.

Asked to the sense of uncertainty about the future in Britain - that's not going to go away, in fact it's obviously going to get worse. Brexit is going to bring a lot of economic difficulties and it'll take decades for the divisions created by the process to heal.

Put your tin hat on now,- once the Americans wake up they will start to make this a discussion about Muslim migration, cucks and the mainstream media.