What is Poland's attitude toward foreigners like? What is the Polish attitude toward cultural diversity in the workplace? Learn about the most recent Randstad Workmonitor survey results.

A recent Randstad Workmonitor survey found that the vast majority of Poles (74%) enjoy working with foreigners. In Poland, 77 percent of women and 71 percent of men have positive attitudes toward cultural diversity in the workplace, with workers aged 35 to 44 being the most likely to have such attitudes (78 percent ). Surprisingly, the youngest employees (those between the ages of 18 and 24) are the least enthusiastic of all age classes, with just 71% favouring international staff. In terms of sectors, those employed in the service sector (80%) and trade and distribution (75%) appear to be the most accepting of other nationalities in the Polish labour market.

According to the survey, Poland is one of the top three European countries (along with Portugal and the United Kingdom) that are most supportive of companies that hire foreign employees, with 68 percent of Polish respondents saying it is a positive thing that companies hire people from other countries to fill labour shortages. Citizens aged 55 to 65 were found to be the most supportive of the solution, with 75% believing that it is the best way to deal with staffing problems.

According to Marzena Milinkiewicz, Operations Director at Randstad, the perception of foreign workers in Poland has changed over the last two decades:

People's attention has been drawn to the advantages of international immigration as a result of the country's accession to the EU, which was accompanied by large-scale emigration of professional Polish workers and, as a result, labour shortages in many industries.