Pros and cons of the OECD EPL Index. Measuring employment protection legislation in Poland

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dc.contributor.authorMaleszyk, Piotr
dc.contributor.organizationUMCS w Lubliniepl_PL
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T18:42:58Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T18:42:58Z
dc.date.issued2016-10-01
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this paper is to identify and discuss the advantages and limitations of measuring the employment protection legislation (EPL) by means of the OECD EPL Indices, using the Polish labour market as an example. It is argued that the OECD EPL Indices play an important role in measuring the strictness of the employment protection legislation. Specifically, calculating the EPL Indices enables applying quantitative methods to assess the impact of the strictness of the labour market regulations on the unemployment level and its dynamics. It also makes it possible to compare the EPL level among the OECD countries, and to track or evaluate labour market reforms. Even if as a result of modifications, the OECD Indices have become a more accurate measure of EPL, this measure should be interpreted with caution. In this context, the case of Poland reveals that regulation for employees on open-ended contracts is very lax, though the uncertainty in terms of trial length and courts decisions remains an issue. Legislation of fixed-term contracts is rather lax, however utterly flexible civil contracts and ‘bogus’ self-employment are being abused. From a different angle, regulations for collective dismissals and on Temporary Work Agencies seem to be moderately restrictive.pl_PL
dc.description.epersonPiotr Maleszyk
dc.identifier.citationMaleszyk, P. (2016) ‘Pros and cons of the OECD EPL Index. Measuring employment protection legislation in Poland’, Yearbook of the Institute of East-Central Europe (Special Issue: Visvizi, A. (ed.) Re-thinking the OECD’s role in global governance: members, policies, influence), 14(4): 129-149.pl_PL
dc.identifier.issn1732-1395
dc.identifier.urihttps://open.icm.edu.pl/handle/123456789/10546
dc.language.isoenpl_PL
dc.publisherInstitute of East-Central Europepl_PL
dc.rightsUznanie autorstwa-Na tych samych warunkach 3.0 Polska
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/pl/
dc.subjectdual labour marketspl_PL
dc.subjectemployment protection in Polandpl_PL
dc.subjectOECD EPL Indexpl_PL
dc.titlePros and cons of the OECD EPL Index. Measuring employment protection legislation in Polandpl_PL
dc.typearticlepl_PL
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