Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs
This section feature research, opinion and progress reports on how the Czech Republic compares to other EU countries economically. It includes analysis of international rankings such as the WEF and World Bank.
Show subcategories ▾
Spotlight issue
ILO: Unemployment in Czech Republic to fall in 2016, 2017. More employment issues, news.
According to the International Labour Organization (ILO) recent World Employment Social Outlook, although global unemployment rates will rise globally, the unemployment will continue to fall in virtually all the Eastern European countries belonging to the European Union, and especially so in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia. Conversely, joblessness is projected to increase until 2017 in the Russian Federation, as well as in neighbouring economies, such as Belarus, which are negatively affected by the economic contraction in the Russian Federation. More employment issues, news inside.
View more
Twitter
Linkedin
Facebook
Google+
OECD: Average job quality in Czech Republic
OECD's recent report on job quality asseses the OECD countries based on three criteria: Earnings quality, Labour market security, and Quality of the working environment. The quality of jobs in the Czech Republic is about average, the report says.
View more
ETUC, BUSINESSEUROPE, UEAPME, CEEP letter to EC on Posting of Workers Directive
On 29 January, representatives of the European Trade Unions Confederation (ETUC), BUSINESSEUROPE, the European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-Sized enterprises (UEAPME), and European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing Public Services (CEEP) sent a letter to Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice-President for the Euro and Social Dialogue, and Marianne Thyssen, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility on Posting of Workers directive...
View more
