The future of work in the Visegrad Group of countries

Mark Keese ()
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Mark Keese: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France

Society and Economy, 2020, vol. 42, issue 2, 124-145

Abstract: A number of megatrends are hitting the world of work at the same time. These include the digital revolution, globalisation and rapid population ageing, which are all having a profound impact on the types of jobs that are being created and how and where they are performed. This paper examines the challenges confronting the Visegrad Group of countries and the broad policy responses that will be required. It looks at the risk of job automation, how the structure of employment is changing by skill level and the rise of the gig economy. These changes will require a combination of policy responses in the areas of employment regulation, measures to facilitate labour mobility and lifelong learning, social protection and social dialogue. In many cases, this will not require a complete paradigm shift in policies but an adaptation and strengthening of existing polices.

Keywords: ageing; automation; skills; unions; post transition economies; labor policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J11 J21 J24 J58 O33 P23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
Note: This paper represents the views of the author only and does not necessarily represent those of the OECD or its Member Countries. For their helpful comments, the author would like to thank the two referees of the paper, Stijn Broeke from the OECD, and participants at the conference on “Innovation, Integration and Mobility: The perspectives of sustainable employment in Europe”, Corvinus University, Székesfehérvár, Hungary, 28–29 March 2018.
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