NEW APPROACHES TO EMPLOYMENT POLICY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Theory and employment policy consists of individual learning, responding to the practical needs of society. Theory and politics are closely linked yet and form one integral unit. At present, the issue of employment and unemployment examined objective positivist science. Economic theory is the issue of labor markets elaborated in detail at the micro and macro. Unemployment is at 80 the last century has become an important factor. It is an important factor causing the growing national debt. Also threatens social peace in society. For this reason, the European Union passed the 90 years of the twentieth century from the so-called passive to active employment policy. Its aim is to prevent and eliminate unemployment causes that constitute it. A necessary condition for the application of methods of active employment policy is to create the necessary legal framework. Within the EU defined the four pillars of employment. Great emphasis is placed on reducing long-term unemployment.