Юридические основания трудоустройства иностранцев в Польше: исторический очерк, современность и пандемия COVID‑19

Goal – the article analyses the most important legal acts regulating the employment of foreigners in Poland. The article aims to evaluate the adequacy of the introduced legal changes to the needs of the Polish labour market. The assumed hypothesis was that the legal regulations on the employment of foreigners in Poland are adjusted to the changes in the economic reality. Research methodology – the article includes an analysis of the available literature and the current legal acts that regulate the studied problem. Moreover, observations con cerning the adaptation of Polish legal regulations to the constantly growing interest of foreigners in the Polish labour market were made in the article. Score/results – the conducted analysis allowed us to verify the research hypothesis positively. It has been acknowledged that the provisions of Polish law in the field of employment of foreigners have been adapted to the changing economic conditions, al though the procedure for obtaining work permits for foreigners remains complicated. Originality/value – the article shows a cross-section of changes that have taken place in Polish labour law in the field of employment of foreigners in recent years.Changes in the Polish labour law have been presented chronologically, which helps to organize the knowledge on the topic. Moreover, it also considers the current problem of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on legal aspects of employment of foreigners in Poland.