List the trades and technical occupations you source and we will review whether cooperation for Podkarpackie roles fits.
Rzeszów is an unusual case for anyone planning to recruit foreign workers. The city itself has a low jobless rate, yet the Podkarpackie (Subcarpathian) Voivodeship around it records registered unemployment above the national average. The County Labour Office in Rzeszów (Powiatowy Urząd Pracy w Rzeszowie) reports the figures for the city, the surrounding county, the voivodeship and Poland side by side, and its reports show the city well below all three, with the rural county and the region noticeably higher.
That contrast shapes any recruitment agency partnership in Rzeszów. Employers in Podkarpackie can often fill simpler roles from the regional labour pool, so foreign recruitment tends to focus on trades, technical roles and specific shortages rather than mass warehouse hiring. A partner who expects a constant flow of bulk orders will be disappointed; a partner with a pool of tested tradespeople is in a stronger position.
Rzeszów offers an established aviation and engineering sector, an IT and electronics sector, construction demand, and a position on the main road and rail routes toward the Ukrainian border. AtoZ Serwis Plus approaches cooperation for this area order by order, with close attention to qualifications and to the realism of each employer’s request.
The City of Rzeszów names aviation, computer science and electronics as its main industrial sectors, with chemical, pharmaceutical and food processing activity alongside them. The Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH) describes Podkarpackie as highly industrialised and oriented towards the aerospace, electromechanical, automotive, IT and chemical industries. It states that 90% of Polish aviation industry production is concentrated in the region.
Three practical points follow for partners:
AtoZ Serwis Plus has no office in Rzeszów, lists no vacancies on this page and claims no relationship with any employer in the city. Naming a sector does not mean we hold a job order in it, and we assess every order based on its own documents.
The occupational barometer (Barometr zawodów), a survey-based forecast prepared for every county and voivodeship and linked from the statistics section of the Voivodeship Labour Office in Rzeszów, is the best official guide to the skills Podkarpackie employers struggle to find. Its forecast for the voivodeship lists construction trades such as concrete workers, carpenters, roofers, bricklayers and installers, along with welders, machine operators, electricians, truck and bus drivers, mechanics, accountants, bakers and a range of health and education professions.
The county office in Rzeszów gives a more local picture in its reports to the county council. Positions for which employers in its area sought foreign workers have included kitchen assistants, concrete batching plant operators, reinforced concrete workers, delivery van drivers, CAD designers, electromechanics, production workers, paving layers, plumbers and steel structure assemblers.
A shortage forecast tells a partner which skills are worth building a candidate pool for. Health and education occupations also require professional recognition procedures that go far beyond a work permit, and we do not treat them as routine recruitment.
Rzeszów is a city with county rights and also the seat of a separate Rzeszów county that surrounds it. The County Labour Office at ul. Partyzantów 1a serves both the city (powiat grodzki) and the rural county (powiat ziemski). Its statistics treat them separately, and partners should too.
Several important employment areas sit on or beyond the city boundary:
For every order, we ask for the exact workplace address. Rzeszów” in a job title can mean a site in Trzebownisko, Boguchwała or Krasne, each with a different journey from the candidate’s accommodation.
Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego organises public transport in Rzeszów (ztm.erzeszow.pl) on behalf of the Mayor. A transport planning document published by the city states that ZTM lines also serve eight neighbouring municipalities: Boguchwała, Głogów Małopolski, Tyczyn, Krasne, Lubenia, Świlcza and Trzebownisko in Rzeszów county, and Łańcut in Łańcut county. The same document lists three night lines.
That coverage helps, but it does not settle whether a 5:45 shift start at a particular plant can be reached by bus. Partners should ask the employer:
Candidates who need a car to reach a rural site but do not have one tend to leave within weeks. Asking these questions before sourcing prevents most of those departures.
We never give processing times for Podkarpackie cases, and we advise employers not to fix start dates that depend on an official decision.
The county office’s reports show how national rules play out locally. Ukrainian and Belarusian citizens make up most declarations registered in Rzeszów, with smaller numbers from Moldova and Armenia. Georgian citizens used to appear as well, but Georgia has been removed from the declaration route, which under the current rules covers only Armenia, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine. Declarations already registered for Georgians run until they expire. A declaration lasts up to 24 months, work must start within six months of filing, and it cannot cover board members, commercial proxies (prokurent) or partners representing a limited partnership.
Ukrainian citizens are particularly significant in this border region, and the county office has received many thousands of employer notifications for them. Notifications apply to anyone holding temporary protection in Poland, of any nationality, and for three years under a transitional rule to Ukrainian citizens who live in Poland legally without that protection. The employer files the notification with the county labour office through praca.gov.pl within 7 days of the start date, not beforehand. Partners should look up the current end date of temporary protection on gov.pl before planning a long assignment.
Other non-EU candidates generally need a type A work permit decided by the voivode competent for the employer’s registered seat, valid for up to three years, and a visa or residence permit to enter and stay. File applications electronically through praca.gov.pl, and no labour market test applies. Citizens of Georgia, Colombia, and Venezuela may not work during a visa-free stay; anyone among them who had already started legal work before the restriction may continue under existing terms until that visa-free stay ends.
Seasonal permits are available only for listed agricultural and horticultural activities and a few accommodation and food-service activities, never for construction, manufacturing or warehouse work.
Concrete and reinforced concrete workers, formwork carpenters, roofers, steel structure assemblers, plumbers, and paving layers appear in the barometer and county offices reports. Ask for photos or short videos of previous work, the materials and systems the candidate has used, and whether they have worked at height. Cooperation on these orders depends on the employer confirming who provides protective equipment and initial safety training.
Record the welding method and positions, any certificates and the standard they were issued under, and arrange a practical test. For machine operators and CNC roles, ask which control systems and materials the candidate knows. For electrical roles, check whether the employer requires Polish electrical qualifications for the tasks involved.
Delivery drivers up to 3.5 tonnes need a valid licence for the category and some route knowledge. Truck and bus drivers need initial and periodic professional qualification confirmed by Code 95 or a driver qualification card, and non-EU drivers in international haulage for an EU carrier also need a driver attestation. Licence exchange depends on the issuing country, so the employer must confirm the route with the licensing authority first.
Kitchen assistant requests remind you that seasonal permits cover only some food-service activities, and only where the regulation lists them. Year-round restaurant work needs a work permit or, for eligible nationalities, a declaration.
Employers assess these candidates based on portfolios and software skills. A short technical task set by the employer usually tells more than a general interview.
Many roles requested in the Rzeszów area depend on certificates rather than simple experience. Before sourcing, ask the employer which documents it actually needs, and whether it accepts them in the original language or requires a sworn translation into Polish. Points to settle in the job order:
Collect certificates only once the employer has shown interest in a candidate, check them for consistency, and never alter or “improve” documents. A forged certificate discovered after arrival ends the placement and can count against the employer in future permit applications.
Keeping a worker is harder than placing one, and the risks in Rzeszów differ from those in large western cities. Partners preparing candidates should watch for three patterns.
Wage comparison across Poland. Candidates read about pay in Warsaw, Wrocław or Poznań and assume the same in Podkarpackie. If the offer is lawful but lower than what friends report elsewhere, the candidate may accept and then look for a transfer within weeks. Show the real gross and net figures, explain local accommodation costs, and make sure the candidate accepts the offer on its own terms rather than on rumours.
Employer change and permit limits. A work permit is tied to a particular employer and role. A worker who leaves for a better offer cannot simply start elsewhere: the new employer needs its own legal basis, such as a new permit or, for eligible nationalities, a new declaration. Candidates should understand this before they travel, because unplanned moves are a common route into illegal work.
Isolation at rural sites. Workplaces in surrounding municipalities can be quiet outside working hours, with few shops or services within walking distance. Describe the location honestly, including the nearest town, the bus connection to Rzeszów at weekends, and whether colleagues of the same nationality already work there.
Where the candidate pool is a family network or a small town, one bad experience spreads fast. Partners who place people only in verified jobs protect their reputation in the source community and build a steadier pipeline.
Cooperation starts with a written agreement. It names the job orders covered, the workplace addresses and who does what: sourcing, first screening, technical testing, employer interviews and the final decision. It sets how candidates are informed at each stage and in which language, how personal data is handled and when it is deleted, and how complaints after arrival are reported. Commercial terms between the partner and AtoZ Serwis Plus are matters to be agreed in that agreement and are not published.
We work with recruitment agencies, overseas workforce suppliers, independent recruiter partners and appropriately authorised immigration advisers. Partners must comply with their owncountry’ss licensing rules. Agencies providing employment services in Poland must be listed in the register of employment agencies (KRAZ), and people placed in work in Poland must not be charged placement fees.
Also ask whether the employer has hired foreign workers before, which route it used, and whether those workers are still in post. An employer that has kept its earlier recruits is usually a safer first order than one that recruits abroad for the first time with no plan for housing or induction.
Hypothetical example: an intermediary offers a partner 25 positions “at an aviation plant near Rzeszów airport” and asks for candidate passports before naming the employer. Aerospace employers recruit to documented skills through controlled processes, and an anonymous bulk request does not fit that pattern. The partner should stop until the employer and the order can be verified.
Because local wage levels in Podkarpackie may differ from those in western cities, candidates comparing offers online may arrive with unrealistic expectations. Each job order should show gross pay, a worked example of net pay, shift supplements if any, and any charges for accommodation or transport. Deductions are lawful only within the limits the Labour Code allows, generally with the employee’s written consent.
Accommodation must be described concretely: address, number of people per room, monthly cost and what happens if the job ends early. Never describe housing as free unless the employer has said so in writing.
Collect personal data in stages. A CV and eligibility details are enough to shortlist; passport copies and certificates are needed only when an employer has selected the candidate and the legal process starts. GDPR applies, so the agreement should define who stores what and for how long.
Before departure, the candidate should have the contract or final draft, the employer’s details and workplace address, accommodation details and a named contact. Residence applications, including the single permit for residence and work, are filed in the MOS portal, after which the applicant attends the voivodeship office on ul. Grunwaldzka for fingerprints. Before work starts, the employer sends a copy of the contract, in Polish, through praca.gov.pl, and the worker receives a version in a language they understand. What follows depends on the route. For a declaration, the employer reports to the county labour office through praca.gov.pl that work has begun within 7 days of the first day, that it hasnot started withinn 14 days, and that the worker will not start or has ended work before the end date in the declaration, which invalidates the entry. A work permit has no start report; instead, the employer informs the Podkarpackie Voivode within 7 days if the worker does not take up work within the period set by law after the permit’s start date, interrupts work for a long period, or finishes early. On the notification route, the notification itself is due within 7 days of the first day of work.
Polish permits and national visas do not authorise work in Slovakia, Germany or any other EU state. Candidates should hear this clearly before they travel.
Partners should keep in contact during the first weeks. Report complaints about pay, hours, safety, or housing to AtoZ Serwis Plus immediately, and workers can also seek advice from the District Labour Inspectorate in Rzeszów. Tell every candidate that permits, visas and consulate appointments cannot be bought, and that anyone asking for a placement fee should be reported.
Cooperation for Rzeszów suits partners who can supply verified tradespeople, welders, machine operators, properly qualified drivers or technical specialists, rather than general labour. Send us the occupations you source, the countries you recruit in, your licence details and any Podkarpackie job order you have been offered and want reviewed. We will reply on whether a written cooperation makes sense. Start with the recruiter partner registration, or read our Poland cooperation overview first.
Tell us which trades and countries you cover and share your licence details, and we will review whether a written cooperation for Rzeszów or Podkarpackie roles is possible.
Podkarpackie has a larger domestic labour pool, with registered unemployment above the national average. Employers can fill many simpler roles locally, so foreign recruitment for Rzeszów tends to focus on trades, technical skills and documented shortages rather than bulk hiring.
The County Labour Office in Rzeszów publishes both figures, and its reports show the city’s registered unemployment has been well below that of rural Rzeszów County and Podkarpackie as a whole. Use the office’s latest release rather than older numbers.
The County Labour Office in Rzeszów at ul. Partyzantów 1a, for firms whose registered seat lies in the city or the surrounding rural county. They handle declarations, seasonal permits, and notifications for those firms. A firm based in Mielec, Jasło or any other county deals with its own county office, even for a site in Rzeszów.
For a company with its registered seat in Podkarpackie, the Podkarpackie Voivode decides through the Department of Civic Affairs and Foreigners at ul. Grunwaldzka 15 in Rzeszów. A firm seated in another voivodeship applies to its own voivode even for a Rzeszów site. Filing is electronic on praca.gov.pl, and the county labour office plays no part in type A permits.
The same Department of Civic Affairs and Foreigners at the Podkarpackie Voivodeship Office in Rzeszów handles residence cases for people living in the voivodeship. Applicants file applications in the MOS portal, then attend in person for fingerprints when instructed.
The county office’s reports show Ukrainian and Belarusian citizens as the largest groups, with smaller numbers from Moldova and Armenia. These figures describe past registrations in the county.
Yes, but not through a new declaration, because Georgia has been removed from that route, and not during a visa-free stay unless they had already started legal work before the restriction; in that case, they may continue until that stay ends. Others need a work permit plus a national visa or residence permit.
Very. The county office has received many thousands of employer notifications for Ukrainian citizens. Work starts first, and the employer then notifies the office through praca.gov.pl within 7 days. The route also covers other nationalities with temporary protection; check its current end date on gov.pl.
The county office has named kitchen assistants, concrete batching plant operators, reinforced concrete workers, delivery van drivers, CAD designers, electromechanics, plumbers, paving layers and steel structure assemblers. These come from the office’s reports to the county council and show the trades local firms have looked for abroad.
Its forecast for the voivodeship lists shortages in construction trades, welding, machine operation, electrical work, truck and bus driving, mechanics, accounting, baking, and several health and education professions. It is a survey-based forecast prepared for every county and voivodeship and published through the labour offices.
Yes. The City of Rzeszów names aviation among its main industrial sectors, and PAIH states that 90% of Polish aviation industry production is concentrated in Podkarpackie. Aviation employers recruit for documented technical skills, so partners need candidates with verifiable experience.
Which control systems and materials they have worked with, which tolerances they are used to, and whether they can read technical drawings. Engineering employers around Rzeszów assess technical evidence, so agree on a practical test with the employer and record the result before presenting the candidate.
The City of Rzeszów places the Dworzysko economic activity zone in the northwestern part of the city, near the A4 and S19, with a subzone of the Euro-Park Mielec special economic zone and part of the science and technology park. Ask for the exact workplace address within it.
No. Jasionka, with Rzeszów-Jasionka International Airport and the Aeropolis science and technology park, lies in the municipality of Trzebownisko, north of the city. A workplace there is near Rzeszów, so plan your commute accordingly.
PAIH notes that Rzeszów-Jasionka airport has served as a logistics and supply centre since the start of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Jasionka sites are in Trzebownisko municipality, so candidates need a commuting plan from Rzeszów.
Yes. A city planning document states that ZTM Rzeszów lines serve eight neighbouring municipalities, including Trzebownisko, Boguchwała, Krasne and Łańcut, and lists three night lines. Check timetables on ztm.erzeszow.pl against the shift times for each site.
Sometimes. ZTM Rzeszów runs night lines, but they don’t cover every site or time. Ask the employer whether a works bus runs, or whether accommodation is within walking distance. Without a reliable route, night-shift workers often leave early.
Official city and PAIH sources highlight the A4 motorway and the S19 expressway, which meet near Rzeszów and form parts of international transport corridors. Many transport and logistics roles follow these roads rather than the city itself.
Only if the employer’s activity falls within the accommodation or food-service subclasses listed in the regulation; most year-round restaurant and catering roles need a work permit or, for eligible nationalities, a declaration. Ask the employer for its registered activity before treating a Rzeszów kitchen role as seasonal.
It depends on the shifts. Housing in the city gives access to services but can mean a long bus trip to Jasionka or a county site, while housing near the site shortens the journey but may be isolated. Ask the employer for both options and the travel time for each shift.
The District Labour Inspectorate in Rzeszów, part of the State Labour Inspection, covers the whole Podkarpackie Voivodeship. It inspects the legality of employment and working conditions and advises workers and employers. Its site is rzeszow.pip.gov.pl.
The Voivodeship Labour Office in Rzeszów, ul. Naruszewicza 11, publishes monthly unemployment data by county, regional analyses and the occupational barometer on wuprzeszow.praca.gov.pl. County reports from the labour office in Rzeszów add detail for the city and its county.
We do not quote them, and partners should not either. Employers should avoid fixed start dates that depend on a decision, and candidates should not resign from a current job or buy tickets before the legal basis for work is in place.
Yes, a starost may set a list of occupations refused for work permits, with the voivode’s approval, and the Minister keeps a register of such lists. For an order at Jasionka or Dworzysko, look up both the county of the employer’s registered seat and the county of the site before sourcing for that occupation.
Not on Polish documents. Polish work permits, declarations and national visas authorise work only in Poland. Slovakia, despite bordering Podkarpackie, has its own rules, so you need separate authorisation there.
No. AtoZ Serwis Plus has no office or branch in Rzeszów. Cooperation is arranged remotely under a written agreement; this page lists no vacancies, and a sector or forecast described here does not mean an order is open.
Ask which measuring instruments and inspection documents the candidate has used, which quality system they worked under and whether they read technical drawings. Aerospace employers recruit to documented skills, so request references the employer can verify and agree a technical test.
Workplaces in neighbouring municipalities can be quiet outside working hours, with few shops or services within walking distance. Tell candidates the nearest town, the weekend bus connection to Rzeszów, and whether colleagues of the same nationality already work there, so the location doesn’t come as a surprise.
Ask for photos or videos of previous work, the systems and materials used and any experience at height. Where possible, arrange a short practical test. Before selecting anyone, the employer should confirm protective equipment and initial safety training in writing.
Record the welding methods and positions, any certificates and the standard they follow, and arrange a practical test assessed against the employer’s requirements. Aerospace and precision employers may need additional qualifications, so confirm requirements in writing first.
A Polish licence with Code 95, or a driver qualification card, shows the initial and periodic qualification a Rzeszów haulier will ask for. Non-EU drivers in international haulage for an EU carrier, common on the A4 corridor, also need a driver attestation. Whether a foreign licence can be swapped for a Polish one depends on the issuing country, so ask the licensing authority early.
Health professions appear on the regional shortage forecast, but they require professional recognition and registration procedures beyond a work permit. We do not treat them as routine recruitment, and partners should seek specialist guidance first.
Citizens of four countries: Armenia, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine. The declaration runs up to 24 months; work must begin within six months of registration, and it excludes board members, commercial proxies (prokurent) and partners representing a limited partnership. Temporary protection holders and Ukrainians under the transitional rule use the notification route; other candidates for Rzeszów need a permit or an exemption.
No. A work permit authorises a particular job for a particular employer. Entry and stay require a national visa from a Polish consulate or a residence permit. Candidates often confuse the two, so partners should explain both.
Applications for work permits and declarations are filed electronically through praca.gov.pl under the Act on the conditions for entrusting work to foreigners. No labour market test applies, but the authority still checks pay and other conditions.
PLN 400 for a declaration, PLN 200 for a permit up to three months, PLN 400 for a longer permit and PLN 100 for a seasonal permit. These are state fees paid by the employer, separate from any commercial arrangement, and they are not recruitment fees.
No. A visa issued for tourism, visits to family or friends, certain education or training, medical treatment, temporary protection or other purposes does not allow work under a permit or declaration, unless an other-purposes visa was granted to a Karta Polaka holder on that basis. A Schengen visa from another member state does not allow work in Poland. Rzeszów candidates need a suitable visa or residence basis.
It depends on the employer. Some accept a foreign certificate, others retest and recertify the worker in Poland, and some require a sworn translation into Polish. Settle this in the job order before sourcing, collect certificates only once the employer is interested, and never alter a document.
A Council of Ministers regulation sets it for the whole country, including Podkarpackie, and it is revised annually with the new rate applying from 1 January: a monthly figure for employment contracts and an hourly figure for certain civil-law contracts. The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy publishes the current amounts on its minimum wage page. Pay must also match comparable employees.
A deduction for a works bus to Jasionka or for shared housing is lawful only where the Labour Code permits it, usually with the worker’s written consent and within statutory limits. Put the charge in the job order and get it agreed before travel, so the first payslip in Rzeszów holds no surprises.
The Labour Code norm is 8 hours a day and an average of 40 hours a week within the settlement period. That is a norm rather than a cap: overtime is allowed and carries a supplement. Shift patterns at Rzeszów-area plants, including nights, should be described honestly in each job order.
The employer’s details, workplace address, role, pay, working time, contract type and start date, in a language the candidate understands. The contract must be concluded in writing before work starts, and before that, the employer sends a copy in Polish through praca.gov.pl.
Look up the company in the KRS court register or the CEIDG register using its tax number, compare the registered activity with the role, and check any agency in KRAZ. Mismatches should be explained before you proceed.
No. Employment agencies must not charge placement fees to people placed in work in Poland, and AtoZ Serwis Plus expects partners to follow the same rule. Report anyone selling job placements, permits, or visa slots.
Holding passport copies before an employer selects a candidate creates unnecessary GDPR risk and invites misuse by others in the chain. Collect a CV and eligibility details first, and identity documents only when the legal process begins.
The worker starts under the contract already sent to praca.gov.pl, and the employer makes whatever report its route requires. If residence is needed, the application goes into the MOS portal, followed by fingerprints at the voivodeship office on ul. Grunwaldzka. Partners should stay in contact during the first weeks and raise any concerns quickly.
It depends on the route. Under a declaration, the employer tells the county labour office through praca.gov.pl within 14 days that work did not start. Under a work permit, there is no start report, but the Podkarpackie Voivode must be informed within 7 days if the worker does not start work within the period set by law after the permit’s start date.
Yes. Citizens of EU and EEA countries and Switzerland can take a job in Rzeszów without any work authorisation. For stays of more than three months, they register their residence with the Podkarpackie Voivodeship Office in Rzeszów.
Yes. Refusal grounds include pay below the minimum wage or below comparable employees, false information, unpaid taxes or contributions, no real business activity, or signs that the employment is fictitious. Careful employer verification reduces this risk.
Through e-Konsulat, but every Polish consulate applies its own rules, and some use queues or draws. Each candidate should follow the instructions on the gov.pl page of the consulate where they will apply. No partner or intermediary can sell or promise a slot, and such an offer is a warning sign.
Not simply by changing jobs. A work permit is tied to a particular employer and role, so a new employer needs its own legal basis, such as a new permit or, for eligible nationalities, a new declaration. Explain this before travel, because unplanned moves are a common route into illegal work.
Report it to AtoZ Serwis Plus immediately through the channel set in your agreement, with dates, names and any documents. The worker can also contact the District Labour Inspectorate in Rzeszów directly. Urgent safety concerns should never wait for a scheduled check-in.
Complete the recruiter partner registration with your licence details, source countries and occupations. Mention Rzeszów or Podkarpackie, and tell us about any job order you would like us to review.
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