75 per cent of Poles believe that the knowledge and skills acquired at school or university are no longer sufficient to last a whole working life, according to an IBRiS survey conducted for PAP. Furthermore, one in three respondents had not learnt anything new on their own initiative over the past year, mainly due to a lack of time.more

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High household living costs are the main cause of conflict for 31 per cent of families with children. According to a BIG InfoMonitor survey, respondents also argue, amongst other things, about a lack of savings. The data also shows that the amount of unpaid maintenance arrears stands at almost 17 billion zlotys.more

Kraków Airport handled 1,487,142 passengers in August. According to airport authorities, this is a record monthly figure in the airport's history; a daily record was also set on August 2, with 51,850 passengers processed. Passenger traffic increased by 12 percent compared to August of last year.more

Documents, water and water purification filters or tablets, a first-aid kit, medications, hygiene products, cash, a flashlight, a radio, food, a pocketknife, clothing, matches, and a compass—these are just some of the items that should go into an emergency evacuation backpack.more

Over the past 12 months, the number of apartments priced above PLN 20,000 per square meter in Polish metropolitan areas has increased, while the supply of cheaper units has declined, according to data from the rynekpierwotny.pl portal. Year-on-year, apartment prices in Wrocław rose by 4 percent in July, while in Warsaw they fell by 1 percent.more

The PKP Intercity autumn timetable adjustment will take effect on August 30. The carrier will, among other things, launch new connections from Poznań to Olsztyn and Gorzów Wielkopolski, extend the route of the IC "Gryf" train, and cut the Pendolino travel time on the Warsaw–Kraków line to 2 hours and 15 minutes, the company announced on Monday.more

Although the pet-friendly office culture is gaining popularity in Poland, the presence of dogs and cats in the office space still arouses extreme emotions - from enthusiasm to concerns about work comfort. To check what it looks like in practice, the latest InterviewMe study asked over 660 Poles about their experiences and expectations related to the presence of animals in the office.more

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In the first half of this year alone, the National Labor Inspectorate received 775 complaints of discrimination, which is over 40 percent more than during the same period last year, and this year as a whole may end with the number of cases exceeding 2,000, three times higher than three years ago, writes "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna."more

Among those in favour of giving cash as a wedding gift, 37.3 per cent believe that witnesses or adult members of the immediate family should put an amount exceeding 1,000 zlotys in the envelope, according to the survey ‘Wedding Gifts in Poland: Trends 2026’.more

In the first half of the year, the number of new work permits issued to foreign nationals fell by 50 per cent compared with the same period last year, the Ministry of the Interior and Administration announced yesterday. The Ministry added that, during the same period, nearly 11,000 people were detained for staying in Poland illegally.more

69 per cent of Poles say that if their PESEL number were stolen, they would block it via the mObywatel app or at a government office, but only 33 per cent would subsequently monitor the number and their credit history – according to a survey commissioned by ChronPESEL.pl and KRD. It was added that blocking one’s PESEL number is an important part of protecting oneself against the consequences of damore

In the future, the vast majority of Poles will receive minimum pensions, stated Dr. Tomasz Lasocki of the Warsaw University of Technology. Forecasts released by ZUS indicate that in 2027, the average pension will amount to 54 percent of the average wage, whereas by 2080, it will be just 24.5 percent.more

W lipcu w internecie opublikowano więcej ofert pracy niż w czerwcu - wynika z raportu przygotowanego przez Katedrę Ekonomii i Finansów WSIiZ w Rzeszowie oraz BIEC. Ogłoszeń zatrudnienia systematycznie przybywa od kwietnia, jednak impuls wzrostowy z każdym miesiącem słabnie.more

Seven Polish universities have been included in the latest edition of the Shanghai Ranking – the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026. The University of Warsaw was the highest-ranked, coming in the 401–500 bracket. As was the case last year, Harvard University took first place in the ranking.more

Stuart K.-B., known as Stuu, has been placed in a detention center in Warsaw, and investigative proceedings involving him will be conducted next week, stated Prosecutor Piotr A. Skiba, spokesperson for the Warsaw Regional Prosecutor's Office. The YouTuber was brought to Poland from the UK on Thursday evening.more

A pavilion that will serve as the arrivals hall during the construction of the new passenger terminal at Goleniów Airport opened on Monday. It could begin handling its first passengers as early as the end of August. The airport expansion is expected to cost approximately PLN 200 million and be completed in 2028.more

Only a third of working Polish women use feminine forms to describe their profession, according to the latest report prepared by the Centre for Research on Social Relations at SWPS University.more

Hungarian airline Wizz Air will launch a direct flight from Warsaw-Modlin Airport to Santiago de Compostela, Spain, starting in December of this year, the carrier announced.more

Poles are drinking less and less, according to the latest CBOS survey. The proportion of people declaring total abstinence has risen by as much as 7 percentage points since 2019, reaching a record high of 23 per cent.more

Four in ten Poles believe that a holiday home in a popular tourist destination could be a good investment, according to a CBRE report. Although holiday home swaps are growing in popularity across Europe, only 12 per cent of respondents in Poland say they are interested in this option.more

In July, the average price per square metre of flats offered by developers fell in Warsaw but rose in Wrocław and the Tri-City, according to a report published on Monday by the rynekpierwotny.pl website.more

According to a study by UCE Research, the Blix Group, and Proxi.cloud—the results of which were published by 'Rzeczpospolita'—84.9 percent of Poles eat meat or cold cuts at least once a week, while only 2.5 percent have eliminated them from their diet.more

Leo Express has launched rail services along the entire route of a new international line connecting Przemyśl, Rzeszów, Kraków, Ostrava, Prague, Dresden, Erfurt, and Frankfurt am Main. This new rail line is one of the longest in Europe, allowing passengers to travel without transfers across Poland, the Czech Republic, and Germany.more