Towards an improvement in the legal status of trainees – legislative trends in EU law and Polish standards for the legal regulation of traineeships

Traineeships are an important instrument for acquiring practical work skills and work experience. They are perceived as a bridge between education or temporary unemployment-related deactivation and permanent employment. Due to the far-reaching differentiation of the legal regulation of this institution, recently, especially at the level of EU law, attention has been drawn to the necessity of taking measures to improve the working conditions of trainees (including decent remuneration) and raising the quality of traineeships. This article presents the latest legislative trends in this area at the level of EU law, against their background, the Polish standards of legal regulation of traineeships.

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