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Labour market indicators
Unemployment rate in
2004
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18,8%
(ILO data)
Working population:
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Year
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Total Population
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Working population
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Activity rate
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2004
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38 160 000
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20 098 108
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53%
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Employment by sector:
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Year
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Agriculture
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Industry
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Services
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2004
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19.3%
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27%
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53.8%
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Employment contracts
Employment contracts are regulated by legal clauses and to a lesser degree by collective agreements and individual negotiations.
The terms of employment contracts, the conditions for hiring and the limits for dismissal are extremely rigid.
Salaries
National monthly minimum wage as of
01/01/2003
:
201 euros
Average wage for a
employee
in the manufacturing industry in
2001
:
1,925
zlotys
by
month
(ILO data)
Social security contributions
Employer:
17.62%.
Employee:
18.45%.
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Number of hours
Legal definition of full time work (per week):
42 hours
Retirement age:
60 for women and 65 for men.
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Unions
Average rate of union membership:
13 %.
Unions:
Poland's Free and Independent Trade Union (NSZZ), Alliance of all Polish Trade Unions ( OPZZ ) and the Polish Union of professors (ZNP) can be listed.
Useful links
For further informations on the labour market, check out the following web sites:
- International Labour Organization (ILO): studies, statistics and reports on working conditions and labour markets
- NATLEX : ILO database on national labour laws
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