Posted on 09/21/2006 12:27:37 PM PDT by lizol
Polish gardai
The police in Ireland and Northern Ireland have started recruiting Polish policemen. Together with nurses, builders and bankers, it’s the next most wanted group in the Emerald Isle. According to statistics, police officers are leaving their jobs in considerable numbers in Poland.
Report by Iwona Lejman
21.09.06
The Evening Herald in Belfast has just printed job ads in Polish to fill vacancies in the Northern Ireland police. Poles are also being targeted to fill posts in the Republic of Ireland. Over a thousand people are needed. A good command of English is a must, however, they are not so strict about knowing the Celtic language anymore.
Since already some 120 thousand Poles have left for Ireland and about ten times more for the British Isles, the presence of Poles in blue uniforms should even be highly recommended. Among the average emigrants, gangsters, drug traffickers or smugglers have also been recorded.
Polish police ranks are not respected abroad, but all the same the salary is 5 or 6 times higher than in Poland. Many young people don’t think twice and are ready to start their carriers all anew, as Marek Karpiñski, of the headquartes in Gdynia says.
'At the moment I have 62 vacancies and some of these people have declared the decision to move to Ireland and Northern Ireland.. I’ve already taken on a few policemen and new recruitments are being carried out, however, it’s a long term process and those who left since the end of last year count for almost 10% of my staff. I must admit it causes some troubles at work.'
The recruitment drive in Ireland targeted at Poles started with blue collar workers performing basic unqualified jobs. But this trend has expanded to include professionals. There are those who worry that Poland might soon face labour shortages? Przemyslaw Gacek of the internet job portal Pracuj.pl thinks that more and more young Poles have spent the summer looking for work in Britain and Ireland. Those who have found a job, and are happy with the conditions, will probably stay there. Those who haven't succeeded are coming back home.
Irish economy is hungry for new employees, and usually young and well educated Poles are hungry for jobs and very decent salaries. Having won a good reputation in the Isles, they do not come across any problems in fulfilling their dreams.
A lot coming to Chicago too.
Ireland Ping!
Funny to think of the stereotype of the Irish cop in America. Now it will be the Polish cop in Ireland!
It's interesting that they've relaxed the Irish language requirement. That used to be a way to keep foreigners out of civil service jobs in Ireland.
I wonder if the same is true for teachers in Ireland as well.
Yes... the Irish language would be an obstacle, there! ;)
I don't have a problem with Eastern Europeans, though - they are culturally close to Western Europeans.
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