OTTO Insights

Every second temporary worker from Ukraine waits in Poland and observes how the situation in their homeland will develop. The number of those willing to leave Poland for the West is lower than it was a year ago. As many as 59% of respondents do not plan to leave Poland for any country other than Ukraine, which is a 15 percentage point increase compared to last year. One of the limitations is the language barrier, as only one in four Ukrainian citizens declares communicative knowledge of English.

By the end of 2023, 75% of temporary workers from Ukraine declared satisfaction with their work in our country, indicating a decrease of 4 percentage points compared to 2022 and 10 percentage points compared to 2021. Despite the high cost of living in Poland, 56% of respondents still send at least a small portion of their earnings back to their families in their homeland. Unfortunately, Ukrainian workers are not willing to relocate to another Polish city, even if they were to receive a better job offer – as stated by 59% of the respondents.

OTTO Work Force is intensifying its collaboration with PSV and committing as the back-of-shirt sponsor of PSV Women until the summer of 2026. The European the market leader in international employment services thereby emphasizes the ambition and core values of PSV. The decision to be visible on the women's jerseys aligns with the profile of OTTO Work Force, where women are strongly represented at all levels of the company.