Unemployment at 13.2% in June
The registered unemployment rate in Poland dropped 13.2 percent in June, according to an estimate from the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy. In May, the jobless rate was 13.5 percent, according to statistics office GUS. Unemployment has been falling for seasonal reasons since it hit a recent peak in... Read More →
Poland to extend SEZs’ lifespan
Deputy PM and Economy Minister Janusz Piechociński said that the government has decided to extend the lifespan of special economic zones (SEZs) until 2025. Polish SEZs were originally scheduled to function until 2020. Mr Piechociński said that ministries are now working on adopting changes to regulations on the activities of... Read More →
The tax fraud investigation in Poland
The Ministry of Finance is going to permit its tax enforcement units an unlimited access to private apartments and houses in the future. According to the draft of changes to the general tax code outlined by the Ministry of Finance, everyone who does not let the tax fraud investigator in... Read More →
Client survey results 2013
We would like to thank all of You, who so willingly and in such a great number responded to our client satisfaction survey. The feedback and comments of our clients – and many of You have been with us for some years already – is undeniably crucial to us. In... Read More →
We underwent another ISO 9001 Audit
As you already well know, our company is ISO 9001:2008 certified. In order to continuously maintain excellent standards of the services provided by us, on 04.06.2013 getsix® once again underwent the strict TÜV audit. In this year’s audit, led by the TÜV Nord auditor Mr. Zbigniew Kosarzycki, the main focus... Read More →
Exchange rate (EUR/PLN) from 6 June 2013
Exchange table of National Bank USD: 3,26 Zloty EUR: 4,27 Zloty CHF: 3,46 Zloty (Information from: 6 June 2013) Government securities / Rate of return 2-Year: 2,93 % 5-Year: 3,31 % 10-Year: 3,73 % (Information from: 6 June 2013) Interest on credits Business loans: 9,77 % Consumer loans: 12,72 %... Read More →
Automatic exchange of tax information with other countries
Poland has become the first country in the region of the G5 to join an automatic exchange of tax information with other countries” – openly said the Polish Finance Minister Jacek Rostowski during the meeting with his European counterparts, which took place in Brussels in the second half of May... Read More →
Paid maternity leave extended to one year
The Polish government has concluded an extension of the maternity leave to one year. Mothers and Fathers of children, who have been born starting from this year or who will be born, can make use of one year paid holidays, provided that both parents are working. In the first six... Read More →
Poland will introduce regulations on tax evasion
The Polish state intends to prevent in the future, that companies with registered headquarter in Poland are going to transfer their profits towards special purpose vehicles incorporated in countries, where lower tax rates apply than those in place in Poland. The ministry of finance has for that purpose already prepared... Read More →
Man hour in Poland costs EUR 7,20
According to the latest statistic of the European statistic agency Eurostat Poland remains with respect to cost of labor at the lower level of the states of the European Union. At the end of 2012 one man hour costs employers in Poland EUR 7,20. Only Bulgaria and Romania plus the... Read More →
