The logistics industry in Poland is struggling with a shortage of employees. That's who they're looking for
The published report by ManpowerGroup shows that 68 percent logistics companies have encountered difficulties in recruiting new employees over the last six months.
The biggest problem turned out to be filling the positions of forklift and machine operators, which was indicated by as many as 88%. surveyed companies. The next places in the ranking are taken by drivers, whose absence was reported by 72 percent. respondentsand forwarders, indicated by 51 percent. organization.
The list of difficult-to-fill roles is complemented by unskilled workers, who are 48% absent. companies. Slightly less, 44 percent. respondents are struggling with a shortage of customer service people. In turn, 42% reported problems with finding IT specialists. surveyed logistics companies.
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Employment costs are the main barrier to recruitment
The factor that most complicates HR processes is the growing expenditure on employing employees. This barrier was indicated by 60 percent. study participants. In turn, 53% of respondents pointed out excessive financial expectations from candidates. companies from the logistics sector.
Employers also pay attention to the gap between the skills sought and offered. 45% of job applicants reported a lack of soft skills. respondents, while deficiencies in hard skills were noticed by 43 percent. organization.
The same percentage of enterprises, i.e. 43%, complain about strong competition for employees and problems with finding people willing to work in shifts. Almost one third of companies, 32% to be exact, noted the sheer shortage of available candidates on the labor market.
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Training and reskilling are the answer of logistics companies
In the face of recruitment difficulties, employers focus primarily on the development of already employed people. Investments in training were declared by 44 percent. organization, and 39 percent companies decide on reskillingi.e. preparing employees to perform new functions in the enterprise structure.
Some of the industry is looking for technological solutions – digitization and process automation was indicated by 28 percent. surveyed entities. 26% of respondents declare that they recruit employees from competing companies in the same industry. respondents. 25 percent use salary increases as a way to attract staff. organization, and expanding the package of non-wage benefits – 24 percent.
The study was carried out in March and April 2026, and included 239 interviews with representatives of enterprises operating in the logistics sector.
