Strategy of Flexicurity in the Termination of the Employment contract in the Legislation of the Czech Republic and the Kingdom of Sweden

The thesis deals with the concept of flexicurity and its effects in the termination of the employment contract in the Czech Republic and the Kingdom of Sweden. The main aim of the thesis is to describe and compare both legislations from flexicurity perspective and suggest changes in the czech legislation. Strategy of flexicurity is one of the most discussed topics not only in the field of labour law but also in the field of social security systems and active labour market policies during the past few years. The concept of flexicurity can in a simplified way be characterized as a policy approach that tries to combine the flexibility of labor markets and job security for employees. According to the experts, flexicurity could help solve issues such as globalization or effects of economic crisis and higher unemployment occured due to the crisis. The thesis is composed of five chapters, each of them dealing with different aspect of the concept of flexicurity and its application in the Czech Reoublic and the Kingdom of Sweden. Chapter One defines and explaines the concept of flexicurity as such, followed by examples of succesful European flexicurity models. The chapter concludes with a brief outline of current development of flexicurity at European level. Chapter Two describes the individual components..