Impact of the employment and unemployment level on the use of flexible forms of employment in EU countries

• Authors: Zieliński Mariusz

Title variants

PL

Wpływ poziomu zatrudnienia i bezrobocia na wykorzystanie elastycznych form zatrudnienia w krajach UE

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the article is to examine the correlation between changes in the level of employment and unemployment rate and the share of non-standard (flexible) forms of employment in the countries of the European Union in the long-term perspective. The hypothesis is that changes in the employment level and unemployment rate are related to the changes in the share of non-standard forms of employment in overall employment. The assessment of the relationship between the studied values refers to the age group of between 15 and 64-year olds. Coefficients of linear correlation and determination between the studied values in 2006-2017 were calculated in order to verify the hypothesis. The results of the research indicate that the situation is very different in different national labour markets, both in terms of the share of nonstandard forms of employment and their reactions to changes in employment and unemployment.

PL

Celem artykułu było zbadanie zależności między zmianami poziomu zatrudnienia i stopy bezrobocia a udziałem form niestandardowych w zatrudnieniu w krajach Unii Europejskiej w perspektywie długoterminowej. Przyjęto hipotezę, że zmiany poziomu zatrudnienia i stopy bezrobocia są związane ze zmianami udziału niestandardowych form zatrudnienia w zatrudnieniu ogółem. Ocena zależności między badanymi wielkościami dotyczy grupy wiekowej 15-64 lata. W celu weryfikacji hipotezy obliczono współczynniki korelacji liniowej i determinacji między badanymi wielkościami w latach 2006-2017. Wyniki badań wskazują na duże zróżnicowanie sytuacji na rynkach pracy różnych krajów, jeśli chodzi zarówno o udział niestandardowych form zatrudnienia, jak i ich reakcji na zmiany w zatrudnieniu i bezrobociu.

Keywords

EN

non-standard forms of employment; level of employment; unemployment rate; EU countries

PL

elastyczne formy zatrudnienia; stopa bezrobocia; poziom zatrudnienia; kraje UE

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
• Journal: Prace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
• Year: 2019
• Issue: vol. 63, nr 6
• Pages: 127-136

Contributors

author

Zieliński Mariusz

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