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An employer is any natural person or any company, including temporary employment agencies, for or under the direction and/or supervision of whom the employment is undertaken. It is anyone who hires more than one person.
In Poland, any work can be performed under conditions defined in the contract between you and your employer. There are different types of contracts, such as:

• regular employment contract (e.g. for a fixed period, for an indefinite period);
• contract of a mandate - concluded for a performance of a specified activity;
• project delivery contract - concluded for the achievement of a specific result, such as software development. 

Both parties should sign every contract – you and your employer as well. Your contract should also specify the type, time and place of the work, that you will be performing, as well as your salary (monthly/weekly/hourly rate).
If you do not understand your contract, ask your employer to translate it to your native language.
Remember that to take up legal employment in Poland, apart from signing a contract, you would also need to fulfil certain conditions. 

Turkish citizens have the special right to work in the territory of the Republic of Poland. The rules are set out in Decision No. 1/80 of the Association Council of the Turkish Republic and EEC on September 19, 1980. on the development of the Association, which Council was established under the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey, signed in Ankara on 12. September 1963.

Based on that a Turkish citizen:

• after 1 year of legal employment, he has the right to renew his work permit with the same employer, provided that his position is retained,
• after 3 years of legal employment (subject to priority of the Polish citizen) working in the same profession with any employer,
• after 4 years he can start work without a permit.

Family members of Turkish citizens:

• a family member of a Turkish citizen who has been issued permit to join him as part of family reunion may take up work after 5 years of legal residence in Poland,
• children of a Turkish citizen who have completed vocational training in Poland - can take up work after 3 years of legal employment of one of the parents on Polish territory.

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It is a document confirming your access to national healthcare services in each member state of the European Union and also in the European Free Trade Association area.

Your national visa can be extended during your stay in Poland, under conditions defined by certain provisions. A national visa can be extended once, provided that the period of residence based on the extended national visa must not exceed a period of one year (365 days). Learn more