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COVID-19 Pandemic and the Situation of Immigrants in Enterprises Cover

COVID-19 Pandemic and the Situation of Immigrants in Enterprises

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|Aug 2022

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The Research Design and ProcessSource: Own elaboration
The Research Design and ProcessSource: Own elaboration

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Strategies of treating foreign workforce adopted by enterprises during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemicSource: Own elaboration
Strategies of treating foreign workforce adopted by enterprises during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemicSource: Own elaboration

Sample structure related to the sector represented by the company

SectorNumber of RespondentsPercentage
Construction13314.9
Professional, scientific, and technical activities788.7
Administrative and supporting activities303.4
Education212.3
Trade and repair19521.8
Hotels and restaurants273.0
Information and communication212.3
Property and business services505.6
Health care and social welfare455.0
Financial intermediation273.0
Other service activities859.5
Industrial processing11012.3
Agriculture, forestry, hunting, and fishing192.1
Transport, storage, and connectivity495.5
Energy sector40.4
Total894100.0

Stage 2 sample structure due to the size of the enterprises and the migrational background and/or double nationality of the companies’ owners/chairmen of the board

SectorNumber of EmployeesMigrational Background and/or Double Nationality
Respondent 110–49yes
Respondent 2over 250no
Respondent 3over 250no
Respondent 450–249no
Respondent 51–9yes
Respondent 650–249no
Respondent 71–9no
Respondent 850–249no
Respondent 950–249yes
Respondent 1050–249yes
Respondent 1150–249no
Respondent 12over 250yes
Respondent 131–9no
Respondent 141–9yes
Respondent 15up to 9 employeesno
Respondent 161–9yes
Respondent 17over 250no

Expected employment in the next three months by nationality of the employee

NationalityNumber of RespondentsPercentage
Only immigrants179.9
Immigrants and Poles9857.0
Only Poles5733.1
Total172100.0

Establishing employment relationship by the employee’s nationality during the first wave of the pandemic

NationalityNumber of RespondentsPercentage
Only immigrants822.9
Immigrants and Poles38.6
Only Poles2468.5
Total35100.0

Termination of employment by the employee’s nationality during the first wave of the pandemic

NationalityNumber of RespondentsPercentage
Only immigrants13563.4
Immigrants and Poles3315.5
Only Poles4521.1
Total213100.0

Sample structure related to the size (number of employees) in the company

Number of EmployeesNumber of RespondentsPercentage
0 (own business)252.8
From 1 to 935739.9
From 10 to 4932836.7
From 50 to 24915717.6
From 250 to 1000242,7
Over 100030,3
Total894100.0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ceej-2022-0011 | Journal eISSN: 2543-6821 | Journal ISSN: 2544-9001
Language: English
Page range: 178 - 190
Published on: Aug 23, 2022
Published by: Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 times per year

© 2022 Jolanta Maj, Sabina Kubiciel-Lodzińska, published by Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw
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