PRACOVNÁ INTEGRÁCIA V SLOVENSKOM POĽNOHOSPODÁRSTVE
WORK INTEGRATION IN SLOVAK AGRICULTURE

Author(s): Jana Jarábková, Marcela Chreneková
Subject(s): Agriculture, Labor relations, Financial Markets
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: employment; labor integration; social inclusion; agriculture; Slovak Republic;
Summary/Abstract: The concept of social agriculture is based on the use of the benefits of productive and non-productive functions of agriculture to support the quality of life of socially or medically disadvantaged people. In connection with the benefits, emphasis is placed on work integration, social services, rehabilitation, therapy and educational activities, which are provided on the farm premises. The aim of the paper is to examine the possibilities of job integration of disadvantaged job seekers in the agricultural sector in the regions of Slovakia. Specifically, it aims to identify the potential of disadvantaged groups of jobseekers, analyze the capacity of farms in terms of jobs and the importance of agriculture for the regional economy and assess the readiness of farms to employ different groups of disadvantaged jobseekers. Secondary data and a questionnaire survey designed for agricultural enterprises were used in the study.The results of the survey showed that disadvantaged jobseekers account for a significant share of the total number of jobseekers. In the structure of disadvantaged jobseekers, long-term unemployed job seekers and job seekers over the age of 50 predominate in all regions. The questionnaire survey confirmed that these groups of disadvantaged job seekers are also the largest group that farms employ or plan to employ in the future. The absorption capacity of agricultural holdings can be limiting. Job capacity and the concentration of the agricultural sector indicate the spatial potential for the application of the concept of social agriculture. The paper also focuses in more detail on selected disadvantaged groups in the labour market, whose integration in the market may require a greater degree of adaptation of conditions by the employer.

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