Job Satisfaction as an Assessment Criterion of Labor Market Policy Efficiency. Lesson for Poland from International Experience

The goal of the study is the assessment and measurement of the job related satisfaction perception among employees. The measurement of the job related satisfaction perception is the alternative criterion for the common measurement techniques used traditionally for the assessment of labor policy effectiveness and efficiency. The task to improve the perceived level of job related satisfaction might be considered as a tool for increasing the employees' loyalty towards firm, for increasing the motivation efficiency and the compensation effectiveness of enterprises' human resources. To achieve the formulated goal of the study ? the benchmark values are needed. It is assumed that as a reference for Poland the situation in old European Union member countries may be used. Important issue is which old European Union member countries may be used as an example solution for Polish policy that is based on Best European Practice. This problem will be solved by identifying common patterns, classifying the countries into homogenous clusters based on similarities in the job related satisfaction perception schemes.