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Poland : Labor Market Study--The Challenges of Job Creation

The study reviews recent labor market developments in Poland, examining the factors behind the rise in unemployment, and, proposing actions that should contribute to increased job creation rates. Its main purpose is to inform - based on research fi...

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
LABOR MARKET POLICY
LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
JOB CREATION
UNEMPLOYMENT RESEARCH
POLICY DIALOGUES
JOB DISLOCATION
ENTERPRISE RESTRUCTURING
FINANCIAL CRISES
FISCAL CONSTRAINTS
MONETARY POLICY
TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY
BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT
MINIMUM WAGE LAW
INCOME TAX LAW & LEGISLATION
LABOR CODES
EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVES
SOCIAL BENEFITS
RESTRUCTURING
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
EDUCATIONAL ACCREDITATION
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY ACCOUNTING
AGED
CLIMATE
CONSOLIDATION
DISABILITIES
DISCUSSIONS
EARLY RETIREMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ELASTICITIES
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
FAMILIES
FISCAL YEAR
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
IMPORTS
INCOME
INSURANCE
INTEREST RATES
LABOR COSTS
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET INDICATORS
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR SUPPLY
LEGISLATION
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
MANAGERS
MATERNITY LEAVE
MIGRATION
MINIMUM WAGE
MINIMUM WAGES
MONETARY POLICIES
NEW ENTRANTS
OCCUPATIONS
OLDER WORKERS
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
PENSIONS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PUBLIC SECTOR
REGIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT
SAVINGS
SELF EMPLOYMENT
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL SECURITY
STRUCTURAL UNEMPLOYMENT
TAX COMPLIANCE
TAX RATES
TRADE UNIONS
TRANSPORT
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED WORKERS
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
UNEMPLOYMENT DURATION
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
URBAN WORKERS
WAGES
YOUNG WORKERS
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/1552032/poland-labor-market-study-challenges-job-creation
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15728
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Summary:The study reviews recent labor market developments in Poland, examining the factors behind the rise in unemployment, and, proposing actions that should contribute to increased job creation rates. Its main purpose is to inform - based on research findings - on the policy dialogue regarding the current labor market situation in the country. Those main findings indicate that the rise in unemployment results primarily from an acceleration of job destruction, that begun with the wave of enterprise restructuring in the aftermath of the Russia crisis, and has persisted in part, because of an imbalance in the fiscal-monetary policy mix. It also finds that the recent rise in unemployment has highlighted important barriers in the transition from old, to new jobs. These barriers include a binding minimum wage, high taxes on labor income, limitations in the labor code, and a relatively easy access to early retirement, and other social benefits. Additionally, the problems with the ongoing restructuring of the Polish labor market have been compounded by an increase in new labor market entrants, primarily recent school graduates joining the labor force, and, of particular concern are the new labor market entrants with only basic vocational education or less, namely in rural areas, given that educational attainment is a determining factor on employment status. The policy agenda needs to gradually address unemployment issues, through better fiscal-monetary policy mix, through greater flexibility in the wage structure, and, through tax reductions on labor income, and changes in the labor code. Moreover, investments in worker's education and training needs to be improved, realigning the incentives under labor market programs, and lowering the costs of starting, and running businesses.

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