The presented empirical study concerned mainly minimum wages. Assuming that the legal minimum wage
does influence the level of all compensation, and it is an
indicator of a country’s economy, the presented research
authorizes some conclusions. The most general reflection
suggests that the level of preservation of employees’
human capital depends among others on labor productivity. Therefore, an increase in rising labor productivity is
a constant task of management and the state authorities.
It is not an easy task since each real growth of GDP is a
reason to request more pay, as happened in Poland in
2007, or increasing the budget sector. The effects are
apparent in Table 3. Therefore, Poland still has a remarkable gap compared to countries with a Q of not less
than 3.0. The earning migration trend still continues,
although it has declined slightly compared to ten years
ago. Poland needs to increase the Q to about 1 in order to
become a member of the welfare states. On the other
hand, the Polish situation is much better than that of
Ukraine, which is still in a state of stagnation.