During All Saints' Day, you can legally earn up to PLN 5,400 gross – experts from Personnel Service calculated. They indicated that the most profitable activities were cleaning graves, selling flowers and candles near cemeteries, and transporting people.
Personnel Service pointed out that All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day are times when many Poles commission grave cleaning services to companies or individuals. The company's analyzes show that the price for cleaning a tombstone or tomb ranges from PLN 90 to PLN 150 net. Its experts added that lighting candles is also a popular service at this time – people offering such services can count on rates of PLN 10 for lighting 1-2 candles.
Without registering your business
“To provide these services, you do not need to set up a business, all you need to do is invest in cleaning products and post an ad on social media or directly at the cemetery,” they emphasized. They also pointed out that the regulations allow for earnings of up to PLN 2,700 gross per month.
– Which means that by working at the turn of October and November you can legally achieve income of up to PLN 5,400 gross – said Krzysztof Inglot, a labor market expert and founder of Personnel Service.
Experts also noticed that the sale of flowers, candle inserts and candles around All Saints' Day increases significantly, and on two key days it can be up to three times higher.
“For people who decide to sell these products, especially in the vicinity of cemeteries, it is a chance to earn up to several thousand zlotys a day. This is because the margins on inserts for candles, candles and popular chrysanthemums increase by up to several hundred percent” – experts calculated .
A chance to earn money for drivers
According to Personnel Service, All Saints' Day is also a chance to earn money for taxi drivers or people providing transport services. “In large cities, access to cemeteries is sometimes limited. Many places are available only for public transport, taxis and transport services. As a result, drivers can count on more traffic,” experts noted. “Depending on the length of the trip, the taxi driver's rate may range from several to even several dozen zlotys per trip,” they reported.
Personnel Service a company whose areas of activity include employee recruitment from Ukraine for the needs of employers in Poland, outsourcing, temporary work, as well as permanent and specialist recruitment for the IT and medical industries. Personnel Service cooperates with enterprises from many sectors, including automotive, electronics/home appliances and heavy industry.
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