PARTNER COOPERATION ON THE POLISH LABOUR MARKET IN THE NINETEES

Realising the economic goals in the transformation of a political system is related to the full employment allowing for the needs of the labour market. The management of employment is crucial in this area. In her article, the author discusses the circumstances defining the forms and methods of managing the labour resources in Poland, also analysing the process of developing a labour management mechanism after 1990. Then she moves on to discuss the creation of the grounds for social co-operation and dialogue, strongly connected with the democratization of public life in the country and the processes of reprivatization. It is also significant to adapt the model of employment management and labour market coordination to the forms of shaping industrial relations preferred by the European Union and the International Labour Organization as well as to the models tested in practice by the western European countries. The author wraps up her article with an analysis of the current relations between entities on the labour market, particularly employers’ organizations and institutions representing the organizational and legal interest of employees. She also signals some threats to cooperation and dialogue resulting not only from the state’s economic policy but also from the rapidity of the pending economic and social changes and pursuing a highly dynamic growth