LABOUR MARKET, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, LABOUR MARKET SERVICES and EURES in Poland Iceland, September 2005 MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS and LABOUR Labour Market Department Barbara Polańska-Siła, EURES Manager

POLAND in Europe

Szczecin Gdańsk Toruń Poznań Zielona Góra Wrocław Opole Katowice Kraków Łódź Kielce Rzeszów Lublin Warsaw Białystok Olsztyn Voiv ZACHODNIO POMORSKIE Voiv POMORSKIE Voiv WARMIŃSKO- MAZURSKIE Voiv PODLASKIE Voiv LUBELSKIE Voiv PODKARPACKIE Voiv KUJAWSKO- POMORSKIE Voiv MAZOWIECKIE Voiv ŁÓDZKIE Voiv WIELKOPOLSKIE Voiv LUBUSKIE Voiv DOLNOŚLĄSKIE Voiv OPOLSKIE Voiv ŚLĄSKIE Voiv MAŁOPOLSKIE Voiv ŚWIĘTOKRZY SKIE Baltic Sea Germany the Czech Republic Slovakia Ukraina Lithuania Territory: km² Population: 38.2 mln Number of voivodships: 16 Number of districts: 338 Number of communes: Belorus Russia POLAND - Voivodships and Main Cities

POLAND – main economic indicators GDP growth in the first half-year 2005 – 2.4 % Inflation in July 2005 – 1.3 % Currency –thePolish zloty (PLN)1 buys PLN 3.9 Currency – the Polish zloty (PLN) 1 buys PLN 3.9 Minimum gross monthly wage - PLN 849 = 218 Average gross monthly salary in the enterprise sector in August 2005 –PLN 2, = 636 Average gross monthly salary in the enterprise sector in August 2005 – PLN 2, = 636 Unemployment benefit in September 2005 PLN =

LABOUR MARKET IN POLAND *BAEL- Labour Force Survey carried out by Central Statistic Office in Poland

NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT Unemployment rate in the I quarter 2005 by BAEL* 18.9 % - (3.19 mln persons) Registered unemployment rate at the end of August % - (2.8 mln persons) *BAEL - Labour Force Survey carried out by Central Statistic Office in Poland

LABOUR MARKET IN POLAND

REGISTERED UNEMPLOYED PRESONS BY AGE IN POLAND AT THE END OF JUNE 2005

LABOUR MARKET IN POLAND REGISTERED UNEMPLOYED PRESONS BY EDUCATIONAL LEVEL IN POLAND AT THE END OF JUNE 2005 A - Tertiary B - Post-secondary as well as vocational secondary C - General secondary D - Basic vocational E - Lower secondary and below

LABOUR MARKET IN POLAND REGISTERED UNEMPLOYED PRESONS BY DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT LEVEL IN POLAND AT THE END OF JUNE 2005

UNEMPLOYED REGISTERED AT THE END OF JUNE 2005 BY NACE CLASSIFICATION

THE UNEMPLOYED BY MAJOR GROUPS OF OCCUPATIONS AT THE END OF JUNE 2005

10 OCCUPATIONS WITH THE HIGHER NUMBER OF REGISTERED UNEMPLOYMENT AT THE END OF JUNE 2005

REGISTERED UNEMPLOYMENT IN CONSTRUCTION SECTOR

MIGRATION TRENDS OF POLES TO THE EEA after the 1th May 2004

Polish Public Employment Services consist of: 1.Minister in charge of labour + Ministry of Economic Affairs and Labour 2.Marshals of the voivodships (Heads of regional self- governing authorities) + Voivodhsip Labour Offices 3.Starostas of the poviats + Poviat Labour Offices (Heads of local self-governing authorities) 4.Voivods + Voivods Offices PES in Poland

LABOUR MARKET SERICES of PES 1.JOB PLACEMENT (JOB MEDIATION) 2.EURES SERVICE 3.VOCATIONAL COUNSELLING 4.SUPPORT IN ACTIVE JOB LOOKING 5.TRAININGS ORGANISATION Main labour market services provided by labour offices in Poland (on the basis of Act on employment promotion and labour market institutions issued 20 April 2004):

Polish EURES services EURES services in Poland* consist of: 1)Providing unemployed and jobseekers with help to gain proper employment according to the rule of free movement of workers within the EU, 2)Providing employers with help to recruit employees with proper vocational qualifications, 3)Initiating and organizing contacts between unemployed and jobseekers with employers, 4)Providing information on labour market situation including information on surpluses and shortages, 5)Combating obstacles to mobility on the labour market, 6)Providing employees of PES, trade unions and employers organizations with information on EURES services, 7)Initiating and managing international projects. * According to Polish Act for employment promotion and labour market instituions from 20 April 2004.

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Labour Voivodship (Regional) Labour Offices - Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy (16) Poviat (Local) Labour Offices Powiatowy Urząd Pracy (338) EURES TEAM Labour Market Department: EURES Manager – full time Assistant to EURES Manager – full time Budget Specialist – full time IT Department: IT Specialist – part time EURES Line Managers (16) EURES advisers (23) Regional EURES assistants (21) Local EURES assistants (338) EURES in Poland - organisation

EURES advisers and assistants in Poland Szczecin Gdańsk Toruń Poznań Zielona Góra Wałbrzych Opole Katowice Kraków Łódź Kielce Rzeszów Lublin Warsaw Białystok Olsztyn September EURES advisers (appointed by the EURESco) 21 regional EURES assistants 338 (circa) local EURES assistants Koszalin Jelenia Góra

Recruitment from Poland Employer from the EEA country (incl. Iceland) Individual advertising in Polish media Polish EURES within public employment services (contact via Icelandic EURES) Individual contact with Polish Labour Offices (not via EURES) – (decision on co-operation depends on director of Labour Office) Private recruitment agencies (with Polish MEAaL* certificate) * MEAaL – Ministry of Economic Affairs and Labour

EURES job vacancies flow in international job placement E m p l o y e r from EEA country EURES Manager or EURES adviser from employers home country EURES Manager in Labour Market Department Ministry of Economic Affairs and Labour EURES assistants in PLOs EURES Line Manager-RLO 1 EURES adviser EURES assistant in RLO 1 EURES adviser EURES assistant in RLO 2 EURES adviser EURES assistant in RLO 16 …. EURES Line Manager-RLO 2 EURES Line Manager-RLO 16 … P o l i s h U n e m l o y e d and J o b s e e k e r s

Regional EURES activities in May June 2005 in numbers persons persons Number of trainings, seminars, workshops for PES staff – 155: RLO staff trained – 511 persons, PLO staff trained – 1,562 persons contacts Contacts with external institutions – 17,985 contacts contacts Information provision on Living and working conditions in the EEA – 32,409 contacts (number of vacancies 18,641) Recruitments for EEA employers – 1,276 (number of vacancies 18,641) 276 jobs fair Attendance in national jobs fair – 276 jobs fair contacts Contacts with unemployed and jobseekers – 243,490 contacts CVs Number of Polish unemployed and jobseekers CV sent via EURES abroad – 21,489 CVs the UK (41%), Ireland (25%), Cyprus (9%), Slovenia (8%), Iceland (4%), Sweden (2%), other (11 %) Job vacancies origin – the UK (41%), Ireland (25%), Cyprus (9%), Slovenia (8%), Iceland (4%), Sweden (2%), other (11 %),000 Number of visits on Polish EURES web page – circa 744,000

Thank you for your attention. Barbara Polańska-Siła EURES Manager, Poland