Abstract
Research background: Over the past years, employment and conditions of work have changed considerably; labour market is more flexible what enables enterprises to react faster to changing market requirements. Labour rules make it easier to hire and fire workers. A special category of employees includes juveniles who are covered by increased legal protection; a juvenile employee is an employee under 18 years of age. Work is an important part of every person. Many adolescents want to raise funds to provide for the basic necessities of life, but also to meet the needs of self-realization, socialization and creativity. Young people are regulated by many laws that contain prohibitions and obligations; employers are obliged to create favourable conditions for the all-round development of the physical and mental abilities of juvenile workers also by special adjustment of their working conditions. Purpose of the article: The article is focused on the analysis of current possibilities and specific conditions of employment of juveniles, identification of problems in the field of employment protection of juveniles in their employment as well as in the performance of work in dual education and proposal of systemic measures for practice. Methods: The method of analysis, synthesis, deduction, interview and questionnaires were used in the research. Findings & Value added: The ever-increasing demands on businesses in a globalized world require a more skilled workforce that is able to contribute to and adapt to technological change with new models of work organization. In connection with this, it is necessary to pay attention to the employment of juveniles, their specific conditions at work and in training for future occupations and elimination of risks.
Highlights
New economy in era of globalization has implications for the world of work - organization of work, working time and for the workers and their private life
Our paper is focused on the analysis of current problems of employment of juveniles; the method of analysis, synthesis, deduction, interview and questionnaire were used in the research
We propose that an issue that speaks about the legal status of a juvenile employee in the Slovak Republic be included in the subject curriculum
Summary
New economy in era of globalization has implications for the world of work - organization of work, working time and for the workers and their private life. Work organization and technology bring new risks at work and new requirements in the field of labour protection. The term safety and health at work is defined as the state of working conditions that exclude the impact of dangerous and harmful factors of the work process on employees. Safety and health protection at work becomes in the company a matter of management and of employees. A particular problem of labour protection is the work of pupils and students. This area of work is not exactly statistically chartered by but still causing considerable practical problems and serious risks to young workers. Our paper is focused on the analysis of current problems of employment of juveniles; the method of analysis, synthesis, deduction, interview and questionnaire were used in the research
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