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Praca i Zabezpieczenie Społeczne (Work and Social Security) 2019/02

Articles
- Employment of foreigners from third countries from the perspective of national law and realities of the labor market - a panorama of the phenomenon
  In recent years, the scale of employment of foreigners from third countries, ie those who are not citizens of the European Union Member States, member states of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) - parties to the agreement on the European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation, is increasing in Poland. Forecasts clearly confirm that this trend will increase. This shows the need of the Polish economy to use external resources of
  Read more: Praca i Zabezpieczenie Społeczne (Work and Social Security) 2019/02

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News
- Normalization of electrical protective equipment and live working (4)
  The growing consumption of electricity around the world, combined with the turbulent increase in the number of manufacturers, their sales representatives and distributors, makes it increasingly difficult to obtain a power off for operating works. The increase in economic prosperity and environmental pressures around the world cause network expansion and require more efficient use of existing devices.
  Read more: Wiadomości PKN - Normalizacja (PKN News - Normalization) 2019/02

The quality of transport services and the SERVQUAL concept
The perception of the quality of transport services by passengers may differ significantly from the technical indicators of the level of services used by planners. Vanhanen, Kurri 2007 Quality of services has become a significant distinguishing feature and the most powerful competitive weapon that many service organizations have. Clow & Vorhies 1993.
Read more: Problemy Jakości (Quality Problems) 2019/02

New untypical forms of employment in the post-industrial era (1-11)
The author discusses the specificity of the functioning of the labor platform in the European Union and in the United States. Presents and analyzes the tripartite relationship between the entity or the person ordering the performance of services, the work platform and the implementer - the employed person. It presents the dominant concept of work performed not in the legal framework of an employment relationship, but self-employment carried out by individual entrepreneurs acting on their own account. He emphasizes that those who perform work on the basis of civil law contracts for a specific task or order are not entitled to benefits regulated by the provisions of the labor law. For this reason, the author is considering the possibility of recognizing as employees of the work platform people who work for its clients, ordering the service through it.
Read more: Polityka Społeczna (Social Policy) 2019/01

Does climate action destroys jobs? An assessment of the employment implications of the 2-degree goal
The Paris Agreement lays out the objective of keeping global warming below 2^oC. the goal can be achieved by increasing both the share of renewables in the energy mix and energy efficiency. Such action entails a transformation of the energy sector, which given its linkages with the rest of the economy, will have a knock-on effect on other sectors. Using scenarios based on a multiregional input-output database, this article explores the economy-wide and worldwide employment impact of such a transition. findings suggest that by 2030 most economies will experience net job creation and reallocation across industries. Job creation is driven by the construction, manufacturing and renewables sectors.
Read more: Internationa Labour Review 2018/04

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