Nowa klasa społeczna – prekariat w krajach Unii Europejskiej

The subject discussed in the thesis is the formation of a new social class, called precariat. The author of this expression – Guy Standing – in his ground-breaking book, entitled The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class, claims that the new group should be considered as a social class. Is it true? Having investigated the European labour market and having carefully analysed the trends set after the fi nancial crisis of 2007/2008, the thesis depicts the reasons for current unstable situation and argues for the point of view of Standing.