Europejskie Obserwatorim Warunków Pracy (EWCO)
Ustanowione w 2003 roku Europejskie Obserwatorium Warunków Pracy analizuje i upowszechnia informacje na temat rynku pracy i jego jakości w państwach członkowskich UE. Wśród głównych tematów badawczych realizowanych przez EWCO znajdują się kwestie związane min. z karierą i bezpieczeństwem zatrudnienia, rozwijaniem umiejętności pracowników oraz ich zdrowiem i dobrym samopoczuciem, kwestią równowagi między pracą a życiem prywatnym (work-life balance).
Obserwatorium identyfikuje także dobre praktyki w zakresie warunków pracy na poziomie firmy / pracownika, pokazuje innowacyjne rozwiązania w odniesieniu do praktyk, umów i strategii kształtujących przyjazne miejsca pracy. Ukazuje ponadto jak realizowane są założenia strategii Europa 2020 (wcześniej Strategii Lizbońskiej) w poszczególnych firmach.
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RAPORTY Z POLSKI
04.05.2012
Use of alcohol/Drugs at the Workplace - Matra Trawińska
The available statistical data does not provide sufficient information about the scale of the phenomenon or the situation in individual sectors or professions. There is no research devoted directly to the analysis of the use of alcohol and drugs at the workplace – the majority of research studies focus on analyses of the use of psychoactive substances in the whole society, and in particular, among young people. Polish law regulates the issue of using alcohol at workplace on a national scale. What is missing, are provisions that would regulate the use of drugs in an equally precise manner. Another missing element are informative and preventive programmes and activities dealing with the use of alcohol and drugs at the workplace.
03.05.2012
Rate of in-work poverty attracts press attention - Marianna Zieleńska
According to the report, ‘Employment and social developments in 2011’, Poland continues to have one of the highest in-work poverty rates in Europe. People most at risk of in-work poverty are those with the lowest level of educational attainment, the self-employed and family workers, and those employed on temporary contracts. The recent increase in the minimum wage is not expected to improve the situation as it applies only to people employed on full-time contracts.
30.01.2012
Prevalence of temporary contracts among young people - Marianna Zieleńska
The report, ‘Youth of 2011’, presents a multidimensional picture of young Poles. It draws attention to the vulnerable labour market situation of those aged 15–34 and particularly those aged 15–24 whose employment prospects have been most affected by the economic crisis. Only Slovenia has a higher percentage of temporary contracts in the EU than Poland in the 15–24 age group. This domination of temporary contracts is causing increasing labour market segmentation
25.11.2011
Recent Developments in Work Organisation in the EU 27 Member States and Norway - Marta Trawińska
Generally speaking, there has not been any national research conducted on work organization in Poland. Neither at the national nor regional, local or sectoral levels has statistical data been collected. One can find some information only in European research based on sources such as Eurofound’s European Company Survey or the Fourth European Working Conditions Survey. Lean management and discretionary learning are the most frequently used forms of work organization in Poland, but it is not possible to provide full description of the existing forms of work organization, their evolution in time, and influence on working conditions, especially during the current crisis. There are no agreements signed between social partners to support changes in work organisation. Social partners seem to be uninterested in taking up and developing work organization patterns.
02.09.2011
Situation of social workers - Marianna Zieleńska
Two reports published recently by the Institute of Public Affairs on the situation of social workers in Poland are based on extensive qualitative and quantitative research. The reports focus on the working conditions, work identity and professionalisation of social work. In a diverse group, most social workers opt for some institutional form of common representation. They also identified excessive paperwork as one of the main problems they face in their everyday work.
24.08.2011
Work and employment conditions in Polish enterprises - Jan Czarzasty
This survey data report presents an analysis of data collected during 2005, 2007 and 2010 surveys conducted on representative, nationwide samples as part of the ‘Working Poles’ research project a team from the Warsaw School of Economics and commissioned by social partners. The surveys reflected public opinion on selected features of employment relations, labour law observance, working conditions and the response to the economic crisis. While the state of working conditions improved significantly (especially between 2005 and 2007), trends in labour law observance proved contradictory, and employment relations, approached from the institutional perspective, deteriorated.
24.08.2011
Impact of the crisis on women’s work conditions - Marta Trawińska
The economic crisis viewed in a new report from Feminoteka from the perspective of gender illustrates the situation of women on the Polish labour market, which remains relatively worse than men. Women also tend to perform considerably more household duties than men. As a result of the reduction in expenditure on social purposes by households and the state budget, the situation of women has been strongly affected by the crisis both at home as well as on the labour market.
18.08.2011
Entry of young Poles into the labour market in 2009 - Marta Trawińska
The report, ‘Entry of young people into the labour market in Poland in 2009’, published by the Central Statistical Office (GUS) in December 2010 found that those aged 15–34 made up just over a third of the Polish labour force in 2009 and had an employment rate of 54.2%. A majority of young people in Poland acquire their first work experience after completing school education. It was found that approximately half the youth population’s first job matched their qualifications.
28.07.2011
Working conditions of nationals with a foreign background - Marta Trawińska
Nationals with foreign background/specific ethnic affiliation are not statistically significant in the Polish population. According to the National Census of People and Dwellings 2002 their number does not exceed 2% of the total population. Therefore, these groups are not covered as important categories in statistical research, especially one that concerns the labour market. The same situation, namely the lack of nationals with foreign background-oriented policies, can be observed in the fields of workplace promotion and combating discrimination. Most data focus on immigrants and foreigners, but their situation on the labour market can neither be fully described based on statistical data.
01.03.2011
“Getting prepared for the upswing: Training and Qualification during the Crisis” - Marta Trawińska
According to the available research one can observe that most enterprises reduce funding of workers’ training. The data present mainly opinions and outlooks by experts and specialists in HR and similar departments, but real change in enterprises’ practice is rarely shown. There are only two policy measures aimed to encourage training activities by enterprises at the workplace level during the current economic crisis. At this stage of implementation of the Anti-Crisis Measures Package within the Human Capital Operational Programme) it is very difficult to evaluate its importance and efficiency, because most projects are still in progress.
25.02.2011
Increasing numbers of employers break wages law - Ewelina Kuźmicz
A report from the National Labour Inspectorate highlights the increasing number of employers in Poland who do not comply with the law on the payment of wages to their employees. The report compares data from inspections during the first half of 2010 with data from inspections in the first half of 2009. Almost 19% more employers were in arrears with payments in the first half of 2010 than in the first half of 2009; the total of overdue payments increased by 62% in the same period.
