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The Labour Market Mobility of Polish Migrants: A Comparative Study of Three Regions in South Wales, UK

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Knight J. , Lever J. , Thompson A.

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nr 2

61-78

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Since Polish migrants began entering the UK labour market in the post-accession period, there has been a significant amount of case study research focusing on the impact of this large migrant group on the UK economy. However, ten years after enlargement, there is still insufficient information regarding the labour market mobility of Polish migrants residing in the UK for the longer term. The available research on this topic is largely concentrated in urban settings such as London or Birmingham, and does not necessarily capture the same patterns of labour market mobility as in non-urban settings. Using qualitative data collected in three case study locations – urban, semi-urban and rural – in the South Wales region from 2008–2012, this article has two main aims. First, given the proximity of the case study locations, the article highlights the diversity of the Polish migrant characteristics through the samples used. Second, using trajectories created from the data, this article compares the variations among the labour market movements of the Polish migrants in each sample to determine what characteristics influence labour market ascent. Through this comparative trajectory analysis, the findings from this article point to the relative English language competency of migrants as the primary catalyst for progression in the Welsh labour market across all three case study regions. The secondary catalyst, which is intertwined with the first, is the composition of the migrants’ social networks, which enable, or in some cases disable, labour market progression. These findings have significant implications in the national and in the supranational policy sphere regarding the employment of migrants as well as their potential for cultural integration in the future.

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Comparative Analysis of Industrial Relations and Labour Markets in Central Eastern and Western Europe

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Gardawski J. , Rapacki R. , Towalski R.

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tom 10

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nr 20

95-144

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The paper presents a comparative analysis of industrial relations and labour market systems in eleven European Union new member states from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE11), against the backdrop of selected ‘old’ EU members representing four models of Western European capitalism. The analysis, based on the application of the similarity coefficients method, showed that in 2005 the institutional architecture of the area examined in most of the CEE11 countries exhibited the highest relative resemblance to the Continental model of capitalism. The next nine years (2005–2014) saw the strongest relative convergence trend toward the Anglo-Saxon model. However, in both 2005 and 2014, industrial relations and labour markets in CEE11 countries revealed a polycentric pattern of a simultaneous similarity to more than one model of Western European capitalism. Moreover, the empirical results of the study point to the institutional ambiguity and incoherence of the industrial relations and labour market area in these countries. Based on their key findings, the authors argue that the emerging institutional architecture in this area in CEE11 countries may be seen as a new research category, distinct from the patterns prevailing in Western Europe, which they dub a ‘patchwork capitalism’.

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Jakiego kapitału intelektualnego potrzebuje Polska?

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Arak P.

Energetyka

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2015

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tom nr 4

284--290

PL

Stwierdzono, że diagnoza kapitału intelektualnego Polski sprzed blisko siedmiu lat pokazała, że w wielu ważnych dla przyszłości Polski obszarach, takich jak stopień przygotowania absolwentów do rynku pracy, jakości edukacji wczesnej czy poziom efektywności administracji publicznej, nie prowadzi się regularnych badań. Brak jest wielu wskaźników monitorowanych w innych krajach, często nie dysponuje się bazami danych pozwalającymi przeprowadzić analizę porównawczą dla poszczególnych regionów czy miast Polski. Nadal wiele w tej materii jest do poprawienia m.in. w kontekście badania losów absolwentów szkół ponadgimnazjalnych i uczelni. Odpowiedź na tytułowe pytanie – jakiego kapitału intelektualnego potrzebuje Polska? – jest bardzo trudna i wymaga współpracy instytucji rządowych, biznesu i umiejętności spojrzenia w przyszłość patrząc na to, co się dzieje w krajach rozwijających się, z którymi Polska obecnie konkuruje gospodarczo. Bez wizji i danych nie da się stworzyć gospodarki opartej na wiedzy. To, czy Polska znajdzie właściwą odpowiedź na kluczowe wyzwania, jakie przed nią stoją, takie jak regres demograficzny, rosnące koszty i pogarszająca się dostępność tradycyjnych źródeł energii, czy też coraz szybsze tempo postępu technologicznego zależy od naszej zdolności do wykorzystania kapitału intelektualnego Polaków.

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Ascertained is that the Polish intellectual capital diagnosis, made almost seven years ago, showed that in many important for our country spheres like graduates’ preparedness for the labour market, quality of the pre-primary education or the public administration efficiency level there is no regular research being conducted. There is also a lack of many indices monitored in other countries and often there are no databases allowing to make a comparative analysis for individual regions or towns in Poland. We have still much to improve as regards research on e.g. life-careers of upper-secondary school and university graduates. An answer to the question in title is very difficult and needs the cooperation between government institutions and business communities and also the capability of looking backwards to see what is going on in developing countries with which Poland is competing economically. With no vision nor data it is impossible to create knowledge-based economics and the answer to the question whether our country will find solutions to key challenges it is facing now like demographic decline, rising costs, deteriorating accessibility to traditional energy sources or rapidly accelerating technological progress depends entirely on our ability to use the intellectual capital of Polish people.