Poland faces problem with work places for seniors
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In Poland, just 75.5 percent of people are active in the 20-64 age group, while in the European Union almost 79 percent. This is due not only to the lower retirement age but also to the observed process of a gradual exit from the labor market of people over the age of 50.
The comparison of the professional activity of women and men in Poland and in the European Union leads to several interesting conclusions. After the age of 50, Polish men show clearly less professional activity. In the 55-59 age group, economically active people are already 74.4 percent of Poles compared to 83.1 percent of Europeans. Reaching the age limit of 50 is also associated with the professional deactivation of Polish women. In the 55-60 age group, just 63.8 percent of women in Poland are active, compared to 71.1 percent of women in the European Union. Besides, Polish women aged 20-34 are less active than women in the European Union, which is mainly due to the high percentage of women studying in Poland.
Why do Poles leave the labor market more often than citizens of other countries? According to the PIE report, the significant disincentives to work include the low availability of part-time work in Poland.
In this respect, our country is at the end of the European ranking. In Poland, just 7 percent of the 50-64 age group work part-time, compared to 20 percent of citizens of other EU countries.
