Although Poland has been a member of the EU since 2004, job prospects and living standards are still well below the UK level which is why about 800,000 Poles have migrated to the UK looking for work. Even the 400 a month he earned as a cleaner, which put him right at the bottom of the UK pay scale, was a substantial improvement on a music teacher’s wage in Poland, which is around 900 zlotys, or 180, a month.

“In Poland I played jazz and classical piano in restaurants and I also played concerts on cruise lines in America,” said Mr Kudajczyk. “I came to Scotland because I want to settle down, and the opportunities to make a living are better here than in Poland. I found work, cleaning the law department in the university from 6am to 10 am, then I practice when I can.