Last week, the Ministry of Labour said that the registered unemployment rate in July this year amounted to 8.6 per cent., At 8.8 percent. in June. This is the best result since 1991. And good news for the employees.
A spokesman of the National Committee of Solidarity Marek Lewandowski notice that observed for some time decline in the unemployment rate has enormous consequences for both employees and employers. – The unemployment rate is one of the key parameters determining the position of workers on the labor market. More and more often we say that in Poland we begin to deal with the employee’s market – he said.
Companies have trouble finding employees
This means that more and more companies have trouble finding experienced and properly trained staff. – On the other hand, the employees more assertively freely choose employers do not agree to work on contracts civil law, have higher salary expectations – he said. According to Lewandowski’s drop in unemployment payments supported program 500+ means that workers do not agree to work for minimum wage. – If not for workers from Ukraine, this process would have been even deeper – he added.
Polish economy is based on low-paid professions
spokesman KK Solidarity noted that the Polish economy is based on low-paid professions, not innovation – we are indeed automaker Appliances or electronics, but mostly just the installation of these products in Poland. According to him, employers are stuck in the mentality of the low costs and low wages; They prefer to give the employee a shovel, than to invest in the excavator. As a result, neither the employees nor the Polish Polish companies are not as efficient as such. German. Lewandowski believes that low unemployment could change this picture.
– Wage pressure forces – paradoxically – on employers that are developing, introducing new tools, innovation and better management mechanisms. As a result, the decline in unemployment is good for both employees Polish companies and the entire economy – he summed up.
Director of the Department of operation, dialogue and social affairs of the Confederation Lewiatan Grzegorz Baczewski believes that this year will be the best for the market work since the early 90′s. – Unfortunately, decreasing unemployment is growing problems for employers, which more and more difficult to find employees – reserved.
Seasonal factors is not without significance
According to him, growing employment and decreasing unemployment resulted from the favorable economic situation, which promote the creation of additional jobs. Not without significance was also seasonal factors: increased activity and demand for workers in construction, agriculture and horticulture, tourism and catering.
– This year could also reveal another factor reducing unemployment, acting by giving up the search work and the transition from unemployment to inactivity, as a result of the improving financial situation of households, including thanks to the Programme 500+. Employers indicate that from April record increase in the number of denunciations made by employees. It is possible that the part of the unemployed gave up looking for a job, considering that the provision of education provides them with sufficient income – assessed.
In his opinion, despite cool economic downturn, as evidenced by the decline in the PMI, the company still indicate plans for dynamic growth employments. – It should be noted, however, that these plans is increasingly difficult to realize. Falling unemployment is unfortunately getting worse information for employers who can not find people willing to work, especially for unskilled and seasonal. The number of vacancies reported to labor offices only in June. was 26.6 thous., an increase of 22.2 percent. higher compared to that of June 2016. – he said.
Baczewski added, referring to the CSO data, in the first quarter of 2016. had almost 360 thousand. vacancies in the economy. – It’s about 26.5 percent. more than the year before and nearly 30 per cent. more than in the previous quarter. Economy suffers not only the lack of specialists, but also just manpower. Soon, this can be a significant barrier hindering development. Without the ability to increase employment will be difficult to realize economic growth – he stressed.
Lower unemployment means benefits for the economy
Vice President of the Research Institute of Market Economy Dr. Bohdan Wyżnikiewicz confirms that means lower unemployment benefits for the economy; The more people work, the less emphasis on social benefits or unemployment benefits. – The more people work, the greater is the production increases GDP. It communicating vessels – he said. In his opinion about the market employee in Poland we are talking about half of the year, largely due to structural reasons. – There are more competitions, where the lack of specialists – he explained.
The economist said that falling unemployment confirms good condition of the Polish economy, but – looking from a macroeconomic point of view – an indication of inadequate investment.
– the rate of investment in Poland is low, as indeed stresses in its program, Deputy Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. The shortage of investment and innovation requires more workers to maintain production levels. Here we are dealing with the substitution between labor and capital. Because the new capital is less, it may be one of the causes lowering of the unemployment rate – he pointed out.
Reduced labor supply
Wyżnikiewicz drew attention to the smaller supply of work – his job – may be partly the result of the program 500+; Some unemployed with children will charge for service rather than go to work. Added to this is the labor market entrants generation demographic decline.
Vice President of the Institute’s concerned that the low unemployment rate does not affect the growth of innovativeness of Polish firms. – I am skeptical. Poland is, together with other countries in the region, in the tail of Europe when it comes to innovation. I do not think that the situation will force employers to innovation. We lack a culture of innovation, companies are not prepared for this – rated. He added that due to seasonality, in the fall we will again observe an increase in the unemployment rate.
Krzysztof Wołowicz, chief economist BPS TFI SA labor market begins to belong to the employee
Source: Newseria
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