Contract Issues & Large Employers: Get Help

“Biznes Klasa” is a money.pl program available on YouTube. The editorial director, Łukasz Kijek, talks to entrepreneurs – about their lives, business, earnings and many other matters. The guest of the last episode was Paweł Łossowski, president and founder of the EVER Group. The company provides several types of services, including catering, cleaning, security, housekeeping and organizing events. The company also has its own industrial laundry that washes a thousand tons of fabrics a month.

– It all started by accident and I think I’m where I am today thanks to chance. I am a Germanist by education and I dealt with translations, I was also a German teacher. It was the beginning of the 1990s, when a lot of people from Germany came to Poland, mainly businessmen. During one such conference, I managed to meet a person who had a very large business in Germany, a medical business. These were rehabilitation clinics, mainly for psoriatic diseases, and this person inspired me to go into business – recalls Paweł Łossowski.

Initially, the cooperation concerned, among others, bringing workers to Germany and construction materials from Poland. Over time, the idea of ​​moving the service outsourcing model to Poland emerged.

The first joint venture did not stand the test of time. – This cooperation did not work out from the very beginning. After a year, we ended our cooperation. The company was liquidated – recalls Łossowski, adding that the reason was differences in the approach to liability and settlements. Since then, he has been running the business on his own.

The beginnings were humble. – I had my first office, it was my grandmother’s apartment, 27 square meters – he says. He employed one accountant, and he did everything else – from sales and recruitment to operational supervision – himself.

The breakthrough came in 1997 and obtaining the status of a sheltered workshop. – It was a milestone in the company’s development – he says. As he emphasizes, at that time the system provided great financial support, which resulted in a rapid growth of the business. Over time, the regulations were gradually tightened.

Today, the EVER Group is a conglomerate of services and production. – It can be characterized by two basic activities: service and production – explains Łossowski. The company deals with, among others: laundry, housekeeping, real estate technical services, collective catering and outsourcing of production processes. The industrial part is where consumer electronics are assembled, mainly televisions. – The Chinese import components and commission us to assemble them. The finished product is made in Poland, he explains.

The scale of operations is significant. – Last year, the revenue was approximately PLN 800 million. This year we plan to reach PLN 900 million – says the president of the EVER Group. Employment amounts to approximately 10,000. people, and the EBITDA result is approximately 7%, i.e. approximately PLN 60 million.

– The company is constantly recruiting. We wouldn’t be able to cope without foreigners in services today, says Łossowski. In addition to employees from Ukraine, people from Asia and South America play an increasingly important role, including: from Colombia.

Therefore, according to Łossowski, robotization is to be the answer to rising labor costs. The company invests in autonomous cleaning devices and drones used to protect facilities. – We are replacing security staff with flying drones – he says, describing monitoring systems with thermal cameras and automatic docking stations.

Although the company grew in the context of cheap labor, Łossowski has no doubt that this model has exhausted itself. – In Poland, the minimum wage has increased by almost 280% over the last 10 years, from 2015 to 2025. – he notes. – Saying that we can compete in terms of pay is no longer realistic – he adds.

According to him, an increase in the minimum wage triggers wage pressure and Poland has reached the level of “natural unemployment” (an inevitable level of unemployment occurring even in a healthy labor market in equilibrium – editor’s note). Therefore, it is necessary to organize the migration policy so as to invite qualified workers to Poland, tailored to the needs of the labor market.

The government suspended work on the reform of the National Labor Inspectorate, which was to give inspectors the right to transform civil law contracts into employment contracts. Prime Minister Donald Tusk considered these solutions too far-reaching and dangerous for companies, while the Left announced further fight against the “pathology of junk contracts”.

– In my opinion, the only sensible solution is to fully tax all civil law contracts – says Łossowski, emphasizing that only such a model can ensure equal conditions of competition between companies. At the same time, he does not support the abolition of civil law contracts, emphasizing that they serve an important function of flexibility, especially in service industries and during periods of economic slowdown. – It is a matter of creating clear rules of the game, not constantly adding new regulations and controls – he says, emphasizing that excessive casuistry and point-by-point regulations only increase legal chaos and administrative costs for companies.

In previous episodes of “Business Class”, Łukasz Kijek talked to:

• Adam Ringer, former president of Green Caffe Nero;
• Maciej Panek, president of Panek;
• Władysław Grochowski from the Arche Group;
• prof. Andrzej Blikle, confectioner and entrepreneur;
• Daria Abramowicz, a business psychologist who cooperates with, among others, with Iga Świątek;
• Henryka Bochniarz, founder of Lewiatan;
• Dawid Zieliński, president of Columbus Energy;
• Jacek Santorski, business psychologist and entrepreneur;
• Tomasz Karolak, actor and founder of the IMKA theater;
• Piotr Voelkel, founder of VOX Meble and SWPS University;
• Jakub Tepper, restaurateur from Poznań;
• Wojciech Janicki, director of the Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin;
• Marian Owerko, co-founder of Bakalland;
• Marcin Piątkowski, professor at the Kozminski University, author of the bestseller “The Golden Age”;
• Maciej Wilk, chief operating officer of Flair Airlines;
• Robert Michalski, founder of Stradale Classics;
• Maciej Oleksowicz, president of Inter Cars;
• Jakub Dwernicki, founder of cyber_Folks and Vercom;
• Robert Dobrzycki, founder and president of Panattoni Europe and India;
• prof. Grzegorz Mazurek, rector of the Kozminski University;
• Dawid Jakubowicz, president of Kulczyk Investments;
• Marcin Ochnik, president of Ochnik;
• Marcin Ziopaja, president of Zio-Max;
• Alina Sztoch, president of Kubota;
• Karol Okrasa, chef at Platter by Karol Okrasa;
• Krzysztof Domarecki, founder of the Selena Group;
• Jarosław Szanajca, president of Dom Development;
• Piotr Fus, co-founder of the Auto Fus Group;
• Cezary Kozanecki, president and founder of Synektik;
• Bartłomiej Walaszczyk, founder of Cars Collection;
• Paweł Jarski, president of the Elemental Group;
• Tomasz Salski, co-founder of the Klepsydra Group;
• Prof. Andrzej Koźmiński, founder of the Leon Koźmiński Academy;
• Marta Półtorak, co-founder and president of Marma Polskie Folie;
• Adam Sikorski, president of the Unimot Group;
• Kamil Makula, president of Superauto.pl;
• Marcin Kubrak, co-founder of Enter Air;
• Jarosław Królewski, founder of Synerise;
• Jarosław Bieniecki, founder of Runmageddon;
• Stefan Batory, founder and president of Booksy;
• Piotr Mikrut, president of the Śnieżka Group;
• Paweł Kisiel, president of the Atlas Group;
• Tomasz Jagiełło, president of Helios;
• Przemek Żebrowski, co-founder of K2 Internet;
• Ryszard Florek, president of Fakro;
• Michał Kozak, president of the Arłamów Hotel;
• Dominika Żak, co-founder of Dee Zee;
• Mateusz Matula, president and co-founder of Kodano;
• Agnieszka Czajka, general manager of OTOMOTO;
• Michał Sadowski, founder of Brand24;
• Wojciech Morawski, co-founder of Atlantica;
• Wojciech Buczkowski, president of Komputronik;
• Jakub Swadźba, president and co-founder of Diagnostyka;
• Dariusz Mioduski, president and owner of Legia Warszawa;
• Rafał Sonik, president of Gemini Holding;
• Paweł Wróbel, president of NTFY;
• Zenon Daniłowski, president of Makarony Polskie;
• Piotr Nowosielski, founder and president of RocketJobs.pl and Just Join IT;
• Krzysztof Pawiński, president of the Maspex Group;
• Mateusz Dróżdż, president of Cracovia;
• Igor Klaja, founder of OTCF, creator of the 4F brand;
• Ewald Raben, president of the Raben Group;
• Rafał Modrzewski, president of ICEYE;
• Przemek Ben Pączek, president of Nevomo;
• Krzysztof Oleksowicz, founder of Inter Cars;
• Zbigniew Jakubas, owner of GK Multico;
• Martin Lewandowski, co-founder of KSW;
• Wojciech Ćmikiewicz, managing director of Vorwerk Polska;
• Lech Kaniuk, co-founder of SunRoof;
• Dariusz Grzeszczak, president and co-founder of Erbud;
• Patrycja Strzelecka, co-founder of CashDirector;
• Konrad Howard, co-founder of Booksy;
• Grzegorz Brona, president of Creotech Instruments;
• Piotr Baupre, founder of Neo Energy Group;
• Jacek Rutkowski, co-founder of Amica and owner of Lech Poznań;
• Wiktor Schmidt, co-founder of Netguru;
• Maria Kwiatkiewicz, co-founder of YES;
• Robert Podlesie, founder of COBI;
• Dariusz Gałęzewski, co-founder of Oshee;
• Rafał Brzoska, founder of InPost;
• Rafał Bugyi, president of Trumpf Hüttinger;
• Sebastian Kondracki, co-creator of Bielik AI;
• Paweł Miszta, owner of Auto Handel Miszta;
• Robert Dobrzycki, president of Panattoni Europe and owner of Widzew Łódź;
• Bogusław Leśnodorski, lawyer and investor;
• Marek Tronina, creator of the Warsaw Marathon Foundation;
• Kacper Nowicki, president of Nomagic;
• Gregoir Nitot, president and founder of Sii Polska;
• Maciej Nykiel, co-creator of Nekera;
• Karol Myśliński, co-founder of Cylinders;
• Jakub Faryś, president of the Polish Automotive Industry Association;
• Dariusz Mazurkiewicz, president of BLIK;
• Karol Pawlak, founder of Vitroflora;
• Adam Bartosiewicz, co-founder of WB Electronics;
• Gabriel Kermiche, co-creator of Eco Wipes and Galileo Medica;
• Artur Rytel, founder of Green Holding,
• Tomasz Karwatka, co-founder of Divante,
• Ryszard Szubartowski, an outstanding teacher, educator, among others. Jakub Pachocki,
• Paweł Malik, investment advisor,
• Adam Wiśniewski, co-founder of AI Clearing.