PERb1008 Labor Market and Employment Development

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Markéta Horáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Pavel Horák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Markéta Horáková, Ph.D.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites (in Czech)
TYP_STUDIA(B) && ! VPLb1124 Employment Services
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the topic of the labor market as a specific area of social policy and the importance of the development of the workforce and the economy. Students will learn about basic labor market processes and their possible impacts and consequences on different groups of people in the labor market. They will get an overview of the basic principles, goals, tools, and effects of employment and labor market policy and the system of public employment services in the Czech Republic and abroad. The emphasis is placed on measures and instruments of active labor market policy aimed at supporting employment and employability of key social groups, especially those at risk or otherwise disadvantaged, both from a national and European perspective.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to: 1) identify key problems of the labor market in the Czech Republic and Europe and specific population groups at risk of unemployment, 2) explain specific principles, goals, tools, and effects of employment and labor market policy, and 3) use acquired knowledge and skills to create an employment project focused on a specific group of people on the labor market.
Syllabus
  • Development, current form, and current problems in the labor market
  • Unemployment and other forms of exclusion from the labor market, marginalization, and precarization
  • Active labor market policy
  • Passive labor market policy
  • Public employment services
  • Risk groups on the labor market and the possibilities of their inclusion in the labor market I.: persons with low qualifications (support for education and job training, development of human resources)
  • Risk groups on the labor market and possibilities for their inclusion in the labor market II.: young people and graduates without experience (transitions from education to the labor market)
  • Risk groups on the labor market and the possibilities of their inclusion in the labor market III.: the disabled, the elderly, and people of ethnic origin
  • Risk groups on the labor market and the possibilities of their inclusion in the labor market IV.: women and parents with small children
  • European Social Fund, employment support projects financed from European sources
Literature
    required literature
  • Vyhláška č. 518/2004 Sb., kterou se provádí zákon č. 435/2004 Sb., o zaměstnanosti
  • AUTOR, David H.; David A. MINDELL and Elisabeth B. REYNOLDS. The work of the future : building better jobs in an age of intelligent machines. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 2021, x, 178. ISBN 9780262046367. info
  • Comparative employment relations in the global economy. Edited by Carola M. Frege - John E. Kelly. Second edition. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020, 1 online. ISBN 9781315544793. URL info
  • HECZKO, Stanislav. Ekonomika a společnost 4.0. Vydání: první. Ostrava: Key Publishing s.r.o., 2020, 205 stran. ISBN 9788074183386. info
  • Young people and the labour market : a comparative perspective. Edited by Floro Ernesto Caroleo - Olga Demidova - Enrico Marelli - Marcello Sign. First published. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018, x, 266. ISBN 9781138036680. info
  • Youth, diversity and employment : comparative perspectives on labour market policies. Edited by Rune Halvorsen - Bjørn Hvinden. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar publishing, 2018, xi, 232. ISBN 9781783475995. info
  • COTTRELL, Stella. Skills for success : personal development and employability. 3rd edition. London: Palgrave, Macmillan education, 2015, vi, 394. ISBN 9781137426529. info
  • CLASEN, Jochen. Regulating the risk of unemployment : national adaptations to post-industrial labour markets in Europe. Edited by Daniel Clegg. First published in paperback. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013, xxii, 404. ISBN 9780199676934. info
  • Zákon č. 435/2004 Sb., o zaměstnanosti v aktuálním znění. 2004. info
    recommended literature
  • Clegg, D., & Durazzi, N. (Eds.). (2023). Handbook of Labour Market Policy in Advanced Democracies. Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Eriksson, T. (Ed.). (2023). Elgar Encyclopedia of Labour Studies. Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Atzeni, M., Azzellini, D., Mezzadri, A., Moore, P., & Apitzsch, U. (Eds.). (2023). Handbook of Research on the Global Political Economy of Work. Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • DELLA PORTA, Donatella; Riccardo Emilio CHESTA and Lorenzo CINI. Labour conflicts in the digital age : a comparative perspective. First published. Bristol: Bristol university press, 2023, ix, 166. ISBN 9781529228243. info
  • REESE, Byron. Čtvrtý věk : inteligentní roboti, myslící počítače a budoucnost lidstva. Vydání první. Brno: Zoner Press, 2022, 336 stran. ISBN 9788074134906. info
  • HEARN, Jeff and Wendy PARKIN. Age at work : ambiguous boundaries of organizations, organizing and ageing. First published. Los Angeles: Sage, 2021, xii, 225. ISBN 9781526427731. info
  • Labour market institutions and productivity : labour utilisation in Central and Eastern Europe. Edited by Beata Woźniak-Jęchorek - Michał Pilc. 1st edition. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021, 1 online. ISBN 9781003009658. URL info
  • KOTRUSOVÁ, Miriam; Jan KUBÁT; Helena MAREŠOVÁ; Danica SCHEBELLE and Marie TÁBORSKÁ. Role poskytovatelů sociálních služeb pro (dlouhodobě nezaměstnané) osoby bez domova v procesu hledání a udržení si zaměstnání a jejich spolupráce s ÚP ČR. 1. vydání. Praha: VÚPSV, v.v.i., 2020, 95 stran. ISBN 9788074163586. URL info
  • FEREBAUEROVÁ, Růžena and Oldřich PEKÁREK. Digitální ekonomika a společnost. 1. vyd. České Budějovice: Vysoká škola evropských a regionálních studií, 2019, 113 stran. ISBN 9788075560483. info
  • Precarious work : the challenge for labour law in Europe. Edited by Jeff Kenner - Izabela Florczak - Marta Otto. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019, xvi, 264. ISBN 9781788973250. info
  • KALLEBERG, Arne L. Precarious lives : job insecurity and well-being in rich democracies. First published. Medford: Polity, 2018, x, 242. ISBN 9781509506507. info
  • HESKOVÁ, Marie. Trh práce v podmínkách Evropské unie. 1. vydání. České Budějovice: Vysoká škola evropských a regionálních studií, 2018, 123 stran. ISBN 9788075560322. info
  • Labour and social transformation in Central and Eastern Europe : Europeanization and beyond. Edited by Violaine Delteil - Vasil Nikolaev Kirov. First edition. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017, xiii, 252. ISBN 9780367668228. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, group work at seminars, study of literature, ongoing work on a team project.
Assessment methods
To be admitted to the exam, it is necessary to pass the intermediate test and prepare and present a seminar paper, which has the character of a local employment project, at the student conference at the end of the semester. Students present projects in the form of a poster, which includes 1) identification of key problems of a selected specific group of people on the labor market and 2) proposal of goals and key activities aimed at increasing their employment/employability. The processing of the poster and its presentation and discussion are the points evaluated. The final exam takes the form of a written knowledge test and is also scored. The student's final assessment is given by the sum of points from the final written test and from the presented project.
Language of instruction
Czech
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
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