The recent accession of the former communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe to the European Union significantly changed many of its social and economic characteristics. For example, a situation was created where income differences between regions in the EU are on a par with those...

This research note provides an empirical analysis of the factors related to Polish employees desire to join and leave a union. Our regression analysis, based on a sample of 298 unionized and 338 nonunionized employees, shows that the desire to join a union is positively associated with career...

In the 19th IEA Discussion Paper, Piotr Zientara discusses barriers to the employment of older workers in Poland, where, due to various structural weaknesses and institutional arrangements, this problem has taken on a particularly acute seriousness. After analysing the causes of inactivity...

The trade union movement has played an important role in the modern history of Poland. Its activism precipitated the fall of communism. Yet, with the transition to a free-market economy gaining momentum, it turned out that Solidarity embraced a vision of a new socio-economic model. Its leaders...

1. Communist-era workplace realities and the systemic transformation -- 2. Industrial relations and trade unionism -- 3. Human resource management in Polish organizations -- 4. Corporate social responsibility and work-life balance in Poland -- 5. Employment and management of older employees.