It is important for everybody, who works in the EU, whether his or her work shall count at assessment of the old-age pension. It is also important, whether he or she will retain the rights to old-age pension acquired so far when he or she moves abroad in search for a job, and whether employment in a number of EU countries shall affect assessment of the future old-age pension. Equally important for everybody is whether he or she will have the right to the invalidity pension and what terms and conditions should be met in the event of sickness or accident.

In accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 883/04, the scope of benefits covered by EU social security coordination has been extended to pre-retirement benefits.

Family benefits in Poland are funded by the state budget and the eligibility depends on the concerned family’s actual living and financial situation. Different from pension, for instance, it does not matter, however, whether the eligible person has been employed and insured.

Sickness and maternity benefits are available in every Member State, which shall supplement your income from employment, if you have fallen ill, given birth to a baby, or if you bring up a handicapped child and you can not perform your work at the same time. In Poland these benefits include, among others, remuneration for the period of illness paid by the employer, sickness allowance, rehabilitation benefit, maternity allowance, care allowance, and for farmers – sickness allowance and maternity allowance.

Voivodeship and poviat labour offices, which are a part of public employment services, provide assistance to the unemployed or jobseekers in finding appropriate occupation and to employers in finding appropriate workers.