FREE WEBINAR
Navigating Talent Markets
Poland and Romania in an employment landscape
Poland and Romania offer dynamic talent pools and attractive opportunities for expansion. On the other hand, local companies are facing increasing pressure from rising wages, talent scarcity, and shifting workforce expectations.
During the webinar, we will explore how the talent landscape differs between Romania and Poland, where the biggest opportunities lie, and what risks organizations need to anticipate when planning their workforce strategies.
We will also look at how growing markets are influencing employment conditions and salary levels, and how these changes are reshaping competitiveness across the region.
Another key topic will be the EU Pay Transparency Directive and its impact on organizational culture, pay structures, and employee expectations. How prepared are companies to meet these new requirements - and what does it mean for employer branding and retention?
AI will be another central theme of our discussion. Is it becoming a true driver of transformation in the workplace, or does it introduce new risks and uncertainties that organizations are not yet ready to manage?
Finally, we will examine the growing importance of flexibility and security in workforce models, including the rise of outsourcing and hybrid approaches. How can companies balance agility with stability in an increasingly complex environment?
Join us as we unpack these trends and discuss whether organizations are truly ready for what’s ahead — or still learning how to adapt.
Agenda
01. Talent Landscape: Romania vs Poland
Opportunities & risks in talent availability
02. Growing Markets
Employment & wage pressure shaping the labor market
03. Pay Gap & EU Directive
Impact on culture & employee expectations
04. AI in the Workplace
Driver of change or emerging risk?
05. Flexibility & Security
The rise of outsourcing models
Speakers
Karolina Korzeniewska
Strategic Client Advisor | Business Consulting
ANTAL
A sociologist with extensive project experience in international corporate structures. She has worked in the consulting and recruitment industry for over a decade. She joined Antal in 2012 and has been working with clients from the financial institutions industry in HR policy development and recruitment processes for strategic positions. Successful development of competencies and skills led to her promotion to the position of Account Executive Europe, which she has held since 2016. Since January 2020, she has been leading the international HR-tech project ReX.
Currently, she is responsible for building and maintaining key relationships with business partners in Poland and Europe. Since February 2024, she has been responsible for developing the Antal Business Consulting division, supporting clients in selecting tools and implementing projects in the following areas: research, business process optimization, employee development and assessment, audits and employer branding and more.
Michał Borkowski
Business Unit Manager | Finance, HR, Legal
ANTAL
He has been associated with the financial sector for 13 years and has been developing in Antal for 9 years. He started as a consultant carrying out recruitment processes in the area of professional services, and at the moment he is responsible for the development of the Finance & Accountancy team carrying out recruitment processes for specialist, managerial and director positions, including in the accounting, tax and controlling departments.
He actively cooperates with institutions certifying financiers, supports the development of students of majors related to broadly understood finance. He carries out recruitment processes for key managerial roles himself.
He advises on HR projects and conducts labor market analyses.
Dominik Kalinowski
Head of outsourcing
ANTAL
At Antal, Dominik is responsible for the development and implementation of processes, procedures and sales policy regarding the Outsourcing service and for activities related to managing contractors.
He has many years of experience in sales, marketing, business development and project management (including outsourcing project management) gained in international organizations in the HR services industry. He successfully implemented product launch strategies and conducted promotional activities to support sales.
Ioana Sebestin-Nazâru
Senior Associate, Deputy Director for Romania
PETERKA & PARTNERS
Ioana is dedicated to several legal practice areas including corporate, commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, employment, and civil law. She has extensive experience in assisting international and domestic clients active in various industries such as transportation, consumer product manufacturing and industrial engineering, both in respect to cross-border transactions, and in relation to various day-to-day matters.
Ioana co-manages the Bucharest office, currently occupying the position of Deputy Director for Romania. She is also the Leader of the Transportation and Logistics practice at PETERKA PARTNERS and is also a member of the firm's practices focused on antitrust and competition, data protection, labour law, and pharma and life sciences.
Since 2013, Ioana has been assisting a group, which is a market leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of branded apparel, with various matters, from day-to-day advice to assistance in respect of expansion on the Romanian market by means of the acquisition of a well-known local manufacturer of clothing, specializing in sportswear.
Since 2015, Ioana has been assisting one of the top ten global providers of transportation and logistics services in relation to day to day matters, from the implementation of new structures applicable at the group level and corporate red flag due diligence in respect of all of their subsidiaries in the CEE region.
Before joining the firm, Ioana cooperated with a domestic law firm where she focused on corporate, mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions, and construction and development.
Ioana assisted an international group specialized in the production of luxury goods, in connection with the sale of its local factory in Romania through all of the phases of the transaction, from the negotiations between the parties, drafting the relevant transaction documents, to the final registration steps with the Romanian authorities.