THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT EMPLOYMENT FORMS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

This paper presents an analysis of trends in the European Union labor market and the current situation and trends related to various flexible forms o f employment. Also, the author analyzed the variables of job continuity, i.e., whether a person has a permanent job (work for an indefinite period) or temporary job (fixed-term job) and whether the job is full-time or part-time (part-time). These variables are related to economic development as measured by gross domestic product. Through the conducted research and testing of the hypothesis, the paper presents the impact of the frequency of occasional work on the readiness of persons for temporary work and part-time work. The paper also observes the share of permanent and temporary jobs in the total volume of jobs, the share of full-time and part-time jobs in all types of jobs, and the impact of different forms of employment on labor market dynamics and the labor movement. The paper also observes the mutual influence of the most important and most common flexible forms of employment.