They will employ a senior and receive PLN 50,000. zloty. Important changes are coming. Poles ready?

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There is no shortage of seniors willing to work – according to the SeniorApp report (a mobile application for elderly people in need), within a year the number of people 60+ interested in additional work increased by 27%.

They are motivated to continue their work primarily by their financial situation, but also by legal changes.

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Professional activity until the age of 75?

The report indicates that in countries such as Iceland, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden, Estonia, the Netherlands, Germany, the Czech Republic, Denmark and Switzerland, the professional activity of people aged 55-64 exceeds 74%. (OECD data for the second and third quarter of 2023).

In Poland this indicator is 58.4 percent, which puts us further behind not only Iceland (82.8%), but also the EU average (64.2%).

“Our country is also ahead of, among others, Norway (73.4%), Portugal (67.7%), Slovakia (67.3%), Great Britain (65.3%), USA (64, 5 percent) or Chile (61.1 percent),” says the Progres Group, a permanent and temporary employment agency, in a press release.

However, the situation in Poland may improve thanks to planned changes to the Act on employment promotion and labor market institutions. The new regulations are intended to support the employment of people over 60 (women) and 65 (men), including retirees.

Companies that will employ a senior on a 3-year employment contract for two years they will receive monthly funding of approximately PLN 2,150 (approx. PLN 51,600 in total).

Until now, older people often had little chance of getting a full-time job after the age of 60. Worse still, they weren’t even invited to job interviews. Companies thought of them only as retirees, not as candidates worth hiring into the team. Fortunately, this is starting to change, because every fifth company wants to employ older staff – says Cezary Maciołek, president of the Progres Group.

He adds that the proposed subsidy for employing Silvers is good news not only for companies, but also for those who, despite having acquired the right to benefits paid by ZUS, still want to work.

– Given their knowledge and experience, they will certainly be competitive and may have an advantage over younger people, because there is a shortage of candidates with competences on the labor market – says Maciołek.

Work is often a necessity, not a choice

In 2022, over 1.4 million people aged 60-89 worked in Poland (BAEL data). The professional activity rate of 60-89-year-olds was 15.7%, and the employment rate was 15.5%.

The majority of professionally active seniors were men (67.1%). At the same time, there were as many as 5.5 million economically inactive people aged 60-74. The main reasons for inactivity are retirement and illness or disability.

The amendment to the Act on Social Assistance introduced neighborhood services as a new form of care services. Running an unregistered business is also becoming more and more popular, which allows you to earn up to 75%. minimum wage without settling accounts with the tax office and paying ZUS contributions. For seniors, it is often a way to improve their home budget.

From March 2024, the minimum pension is PLN 1,780.96 gross, and the average benefit is PLN 3,482.63 gross (March 2023). The largest percentage of pensions (13.8%) are amounts between PLN 2,200.01 and PLN 2,600. Over 7 thousand receives PLN 258.8 thousand. people, and over 10 thousand PLN – 36.9 thousand – the authors of the report enumerate.

However, the SeniorApp study shows that for many seniors, the pension is not enough for them to live a decent life. 21 percent needs financial support, for 51 percent the problem is the prices of medical services, and for 43 percent drug prices are too high. Every third senior estimates that their financial situation has deteriorated in the last year, and only 14% have noticed an improvement.

– Material issues are certainly one of the key reasons why seniors decide to take up employment. Another is simply the desire to work, contact with people and feel needed, notes Cezary Maciołek.

He emphasizes that a few years ago, temporary workers over 60 years of age reported to the Progres Group mainly on issues related to retirement.

– Nowadays, instead of staying at home, they often ask about the possibility of continuing work. Moreover, the number of people from the 60+ group taking part in recruitment is growing – he argues.

However, he adds that employment is not possible in every industry and not every position, because in many cases very good health is required, or physical strength, but the current labor market gives older people many opportunities to earn money. – The border of transition to it is moving, and although it is not formalized, for a large part of people, 75 years of age is the new 65 years – says Maciołek.

Which industries are most open to seniors?

Many years of experience of specialists such as doctors, lawyers, teachers and financiers have been valued for years, regardless of their age.

Openness to employing older workers is also visible in trade, logistics, nursing, drivers and production. Data from the Progres Group indicate that these are the sectors that temporarily employ the most people aged 50+ and 60+.

In turn, Central Statistical Office statistics for 2021 show that the largest percentage of employees over 50 years of age was in the following industries:

• energy production and supply (47.6% of total employees),
• agriculture (45.9%),
• real estate market services (43.8%),
• health care and social assistance (40.3%).

The least, less than 10 percent, in the information and communication sector. In other industries, this percentage ranged between 20 percent. and 40 percent

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