Border-Guard inspectors in Radom announced on 7 May 2026 that they had uncovered 58 cases of illegal work assignments during an audit of a single transport company employing 131 non-Polish drivers. Violations ranged from tasks outside the scope of issued work permits to failure to lodge employment contracts with local labour offices before commencement.
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To navigate the increasingly complex permit landscape, companies can turn to VisaHQ’s Poland portal (https://www.visahq.com/poland/), which automates work-permit filing, monitors expiry dates and supplies up-to-date guidance on posting declarations, reducing the risk of non-compliance during such inspections.
The audit is part of a nationwide enforcement surge aimed at the road-haulage sector, which increasingly recruits drivers from Ukraine, Georgia and Central Asia to fill labour shortages. Under Poland’s Act on Employment of Foreigners, companies face fines of PLN 3,000–50,000 (≈ €709–11,800) per offence, as well as potential suspension of their licence to provide transport services. Industry associations report that the number of surprise audits has doubled since January, coinciding with new EU Road Package rules requiring drivers posted to other Member States to carry electronic IMI declarations. Employers are scrambling to reconcile Polish work-permit formalities with EU posting rules, while ensuring tachograph records match contractual working hours. Mobility professionals in the logistics sector should conduct internal compliance checks, keep scanned copies of contracts in the vehicle and verify that each driver’s role matches the description on the type-A work permit or seasonal permit. Failure to do so not only triggers fines but can delay cross-border deliveries and jeopardise supply-chain SLAs.
To navigate the increasingly complex permit landscape, companies can turn to VisaHQ’s Poland portal (https://www.visahq.com/poland/), which automates work-permit filing, monitors expiry dates and supplies up-to-date guidance on posting declarations, reducing the risk of non-compliance during such inspections.
The audit is part of a nationwide enforcement surge aimed at the road-haulage sector, which increasingly recruits drivers from Ukraine, Georgia and Central Asia to fill labour shortages. Under Poland’s Act on Employment of Foreigners, companies face fines of PLN 3,000–50,000 (≈ €709–11,800) per offence, as well as potential suspension of their licence to provide transport services. Industry associations report that the number of surprise audits has doubled since January, coinciding with new EU Road Package rules requiring drivers posted to other Member States to carry electronic IMI declarations. Employers are scrambling to reconcile Polish work-permit formalities with EU posting rules, while ensuring tachograph records match contractual working hours. Mobility professionals in the logistics sector should conduct internal compliance checks, keep scanned copies of contracts in the vehicle and verify that each driver’s role matches the description on the type-A work permit or seasonal permit. Failure to do so not only triggers fines but can delay cross-border deliveries and jeopardise supply-chain SLAs.
