UVSRPVD118 Labour Market in the EU and Free Movement of Labour

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2019
Extent and Intensity
9/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Anna Václavíková, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Anna Václavíková, CSc.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Zuzana Vavrlová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce selected European labor markets, to bring different strategies applied in the fighting against unemployment. Students will extend the already realized course Labor Market and Employment Policy of Bachelor´s degree studies. Attention is focused on the analysis of social policy, but also on some selected labor markets.Students will assess the effectiveness of active labor policy. A considerable part of course consists of an analysis of the EU economical approach, which reflects mainly the growth or decline in employment.
Syllabus
  • 1st Introduction to the course: defining of object and course, obligatory literature and sources, basicn terms and contexts, extending of completed course of the Bachelor´s degree studies
    2nd Economic policy of EU
    3rd Social policy of EU, integration degrees, 4 degrees of freedom
    4th Legislative framework: Maastricht, Amsterdam Conference, Nice, Barcelona, Lisbon Strategy, The White Book
    5th Employment policy in the EU: examples of the Czech Republic, Poland, United Kingdom, Germany
    6th Examples of active employment policy in the EU countries
    7th Old and new EU countries and the labor market
    8th Demographic and population policy in EU countries
    9th Labour market and employment policy in the EU: Long-term unemployment at selected population groups
    10th Unemployment of women: problem of unemployment among middle-aged women, the regional unemployment rate of women
    11th The entry of new countries into the EU and the temporary period
    12th The importance of structural policies on the development of the European labor market
Literature
    required literature
  • VÁCLAVÍKOVÁ, A. Trh práce v EU a volný pohyb pracovních sil. Studijní opora pro kombinované studium. Opava, 2015. URL info
  • CHVÁTALOVÁ, I. a kol. Právo sociálního zabezpečení v České republice a Evropské unii. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2012. info
  • European Commission, MISSOC - Social protection in the Member States of the Eruropean Union, of the European Economic Area and in Switzerland - Situation on 1 July 2011. Luxembourg: Office for Publications of the European Communities. 2011. info
  • JOKLOVÁ, K., RYŠAVÁ, J. a kol. Zaměstnávání cizinců a vysílání pracovníků do zahraničí. Praha: Aspi, 2009. info
  • CARES, S., NEŠPOROVÁ, A. Transformace trhu práce střední a východní Evropy. Pružnost trhu práce a ochrany pracovíka. Praha: MPSV, 2003. info
    recommended literature
  • Platná legislativa Webové stránky - EURES, MPSV a zastoupení EU. info
  • DRBOHLAV, D.(ed.). Nelegální ekonomické aktivity migrantů. Praha: Karolinum, 2008. info
  • OUTLÁ, V. a kol. Právo Evropské unie. 2. upravené vydání. Plzeň:Aleš Čeněk - vyd.a nakl., 2008. info
  • OZDEN, C., SCHIFF, M. International,migration, remittonces and braindrain. Washington DC: The World Bank., 2006. info
  • KREBS, V.a kol. Sociální politika. Praha: Aspi, 2005. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 9 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
An essay on selected topic (min. 7 pp.), control test during the semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020.
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