Solo self-employment in Poland and worldwide: key challenges for entrepreneurial support and pension system for entrepreneurs Cover Image

Samozatrudnienie w Polsce na tle tendencji ogólnoświatowych: wyzwania w sferze polityki wspierania przedsiębiorczości i zabezpieczenia emerytalnego przedsiębiorców
Solo self-employment in Poland and worldwide: key challenges for entrepreneurial support and pension system for entrepreneurs

Author(s): Jerzy Cieślik
Subject(s): Sociology, Human Resources in Economy
Published by: Kancelaria Sejmu
Keywords: self-employment; entrepreneurship support policy; pension provision for entrepreneurs; entrepreneurship in Poland

Summary/Abstract: The article addresses key challenges in socio-economic policies caused by the growing share of self-employed without employees in the total workforce in developed market economy countries. It starts with the presentation of statistical data documenting recent trends in solo self-employment in Europe. Next, it discusses the policy implications of the growing population of solo self-employed, particularly the need for re-examination of the basic foundations of entrepreneurship and labour market policies. Key characteristics and pitfalls of the current public pension scheme for the self-employed in Poland are described in the second part of the article. It concludes with the recommendations regarding the reform of retirement benefits for this segment of the workforce.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 9-28
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish