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Poland should act quickly to improve job prospects for young people, says OECD

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23-Nov-2009

Young Poles have been hit hard by the jobs crisis. To help them, a new OECD report on Poland says that the government should invest more in vocational training schemes, and temporarily cut the cost of employing low-skilled school-leavers.

Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2009: How Does Poland Compare

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01-Jul-2009

Total health spending accounted for 6.4% of GDP in Poland in 2007, the third lowest share among OECD countries and 2.5 percentage points lower than the OECD average of 8.9%.

Main features of The Public Employment Service in Poland (Social, Employment and Migration Working Paper No. 80, 2009)

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20-Mar-2009

Daniela Kalužná

This report describes the organisation of employment services, labour market programmes, unemployment insurance (UI) benefits and social assistance in Poland according to the legislation that was in force until January 2009.

A System of Health Accounts: Implementation - Poland

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12-Jan-2009

Information on the status of implementation of OECD's A System of Health Accounts in Poland.

Labour market discrimination still a big problem in OECD countries

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02-Jul-2008

Women are 20% less likely than men to have a paid job in OECD countries and they earn on average 17% less than men, according to the latest edition of OECD’s Employment Outlook.

Babies and Bosses - Key Outcomes of Poland compared to OECD average

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21-Nov-2007

Key indicators on fertility, female and sole parent employment, childcare participation, child poverty and gender pay gap.

Pensions at a Glance 2007: Highlights - Poland

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07-Jun-2007

This document presents the main highlights for Poland from Pensions at a Glance 2007: Poland currently has the third highest spending on public pensions relative to national income in the 30 OECD countries... Pensions ...

Sickness, Disability and Work (Vol. 1): Norway, Poland and Switzerland

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07-Nov-2006

This first report in a new OECD series on sickness, disability and work explores the possible factors behind this paradox. It looks specifically at the cases of Norway, Poland and Switzerland, and highlights the role of institutions and policies. A range of reform recommendations is put forward.

Too many workers leave the labour market through sickness and disability benefits, says OECD

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07-Nov-2006

Norway, Poland and Switzerland should do more to reduce the number of people claiming sickness benefits and help more disabled people to get jobs, according to a new OECD report.

Sickness, Disability and Work

The OECD "Sickness, Disability and Work" project

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