Analysis of key strategies for employment and employment protection in the EU and the Republic of North Macedonia

Žarkov Slavko (Institut za socijalni rad i socijalnu politiku Filozofskog fakulteta Univerziteta \"Sv. Ćirila i Metodija\", Skoplje, Repubika Severna Makedonija), slavko.zarkov@gmail.com,

The author of the subject paper will discuss employment strategies that are a fundamental component of the European Union’s (EU) employment policy and employment strategies found in the Republic of North Macedonia’s system. The goal is to see their advantages and possible disadvantages through comparative legal analysis, synthesis, and deduction of the key documents of the EU and the Republic of North Macedonia. The documentary basis used in this paper covers a wide range of written documents (strategies) created by key institutions of the EU and the Republic of North Macedonia, such as the Strategy for the Employment of Young Personnel and the Employment of Foreign Nationals in the EU and the Employment Strategy in the Republic of North Macedonia for 2022-2027. In conclusion, the author makes predictions about the possibilities of implementing employment strategies, their comparability, and their interdependence in the context of the European integration process of the Republic of North Macedonia.

Keywords: employment strategy, EU, Republic of North Macedonia, employment protection