The labour market of employers – opportunities

Abstract

Poland’s EU accession caused that the labour market and employment policies on every level – national, regional and local – have to be consistent with the EU policies. State policies aim to decrease unemployment. In order to do this, it is necessary to analyse the attitudes and behaviours of employers on the local labour market, because their functioning on this market contributes either to its development or stagnation. The following issues should be studied:  Barriers that businesses encounter in their economic activity.  Personnel policies of businesses (reasons for redundancies, recruitment methods).  Policies on training and professional development of employees.  Cooperation between employers and the County Labour Office. The paper discusses these issues based on the survey with the employers in Rybnik.