Conducted in terms: 2023L, 2024L

Erasmus code: 14.0

ECTS credits: 3

Language: Polish

Organized by: Faculty of Political Science and International Studies

Employment and labor market policy 2103-L-D6PZRP

The class is designed to impart knowledge and develop skills to understand and explain reality within such issues:

1.Employment policy vs. labour market policy:

basic concepts, objectives, instruments, employment and labour market theories

2.Changing situation on the Polish labour market after the system transformation

level and structure of employment and unemployment, changes in labour market segments

3.Monitoring of labour market changes

basic data sources, the role of the CSO and EUROSTAT as well as research centres, inference

4 Unemployment as a social issue

social and economic effects of unemployment and forms of counteracting unemployment and its consequences

Situation on the Polish labour market in comparison with other EU and OECD member states

statistical data, reasons for differences, future prospects

6 European Employment Strategy

the role of the EU in the implementation of employment and labour market policy

7. employment and labour market policy - legal foundations

review of basic legislation constituting employment and labour market policy conducted in Poland

8.Social security system for the unemployed

unemployment benefits, other social benefits for the unemployed

9. Active employment and labour market policy

forms, principles, effects, advantages and disadvantages

10. employment and labour market policy in periods of crisis - between job protection and structural change

actions of public institutions during periods of crisis, particularly in 2007-2009 and 2019-2020

11. flexicurity as a model for employment and labour market policies

combining the principles of security and flexibility in the labour market as an attempt to effectively implement labour market employment policy

12. immigration policy as an element of employment and labour market policy

immigration to Poland as a complement to labour market shortages

13. demographic challenges as an element of creating and forecasting changes on the labour market

demographic situation, demographic forecasts, links between demography and the labour market

14. labour market in the 21st century

projections of changes on the labour market

15. summary of classes

Term 2023L:

None

Term 2024L:

None

Type of course

obligatory courses

Mode

Classroom

Prerequisites (description)

The aim of the course is to impart knowledge and develop skills to understand and explain the reality in the field of employment and labour market policy. It is crucial to familiarise students with the specifics of employment and labour market policies within the functioning of public and non-governmental institutions. Furthermore, to show the relationship of this policy with other public policies. The employment and labour market policies pursued in Poland will also be compared with those pursued by other EU Member States and the OECD, as well as being embedded in European employment policy.

Course coordinators

Maciej Duszczyk

Learning outcomes

At the end of the seminar the student:
Knowledge (K_W) the student knows and understands:
K-W01 The most important concepts and main institutions in the field of employment and labour market policy
K-W02 Fundamental theories governing processes on the labour market
K-W03 Results of recent research on labour market
K-W04 Rules of gainful activity on the labour market
K-W05 Comparative knowledge on particular models of employment and labour market policies

Skills (K_U) student is able to:
K-U01 Use categories organizing knowledge in the field of employment and labour market policy
K-U02 Analyse the influence of various conditions on decisions taken in the field of employment and labour market policy and on the shape of its institutions;
K-U03 Predict to a basic extent the directions of evolution of professions
K-U04 Interpret basic results of empirical research in the field of labour market

Competences (K_K) the student is ready to:
K-K01 Interact in a group in order to draw conclusions from empirical research
K-K02 function effectively on the labour market
K-K03 To undertake cooperation with other employees on the labour market.

Assessment criteria

EP + others

- two mid-term examinations on the topics covered in class and on the readings announced one week beforehand
- active participation in classes
- EP - a test to sum up the knowledge gained in class

The final mark is 50% of the partial tests and 50% of the summative test.

Practical placement

Not applicable

Bibliography

Labour Force Survey Reports, CSO
Employment in Europe, Eurostat

https://psz.praca.gov.pl/

Duszczyk M Poland under Economic Crisis Conditions, Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 2016

Górniak J. Polski rynek pracy – wyzwania i kierunki działań na podstawie badań Bilans Kapitału Ludzkiego 2010–2015, Kraków-Warszawa 2015

Lewandowski P, Park A, Schotte S. Globalna alokacja pracy rutynowej i nierutynowej, Instytut Badań Strukturalnych

Rynek pracy, edukacja, kompetencje, PARP 2020

Lewandowski P. Ekspozycja na zarażenie w pracy a rozprzestrzenianie się COVID-19 w Europie, Instytut Badań Strukturalnych

Frączka M. Polityka rynku pracy. Teoria i praktyka, Polskie Wydawnictwo Ekonomiczne

Kryńska E. Mobilność Zasobów Pracy, IPiSS 2000

Boeri T, van Ours J. Ekonomia Niedoskonałych Rynków Pracy, Oficyna Wolters Kluwer 2011

Przyszłość pracy, Polityka Społeczna, Listopad-Grudzień 2020

https://www.ey.com/pl_pl/business-5-0/jak-bedzie-wygladal-rynek-pracy-przyszlosci

Okólski M, Fihel A. "Demografia. Współczesne zjawiska i teorie". Rozdział V

Term 2023L:

None

Term 2024L:

None

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 2103-L-D6PZRP in USOSweb