Outplacement jako narzędzie polityki społecznej odpowiedzialności przedsiębiorstw w Unii Europejskiej
Outplacement as a Tool of the Policy of Social Responsibility of European Union Enterprises

Summary/Abstract: Employment restructuring processes are one of the most severe social effects arising from changes taking place today in the countries of the European Union resulting from the economic crisis that has unfolded since 2008. It would seem that in view of economic difficulties companies will focus on improving financial performance, abandoning the application of a policy of social responsibility (Corporate Social Responsibility – CSR). One of the examples of CSR measures taken by companies during the crisis is outplacement. The aim of this article is to describe the essence of outplacement by a review of the literature on employment restructuring and business social responsibility, including in particular the issue of tools employed by enterprises to mitigate adverse effects of dismissal of employees. The characterization of outplacement has been presented within the context of legal regulations and initiatives of the European Union and Poland, and also of practical CSR solutions applied by companies as part of outplacement programmes.

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