Теоретичні основи гнучкої та нестандартної зайнятості

Abstract

The article is aimed at studying theoretical approaches to understanding the essence of flexible employment policy in modern enterprises. The article analyzes approaches to understanding the essence of the definition of «employment of the population» by domestic and foreign scholars. Modern trends in the field of employment of workers are identified, interpretations of the terms «non-standard employment» and «flexible employment» are studied, their common features and differences are determined. The main trends in the use of labor force are aimed at reducing the costs of structural restructuring of the economy by: the use of various forms of hiring employees and their labor engagement, flexibility in regulating working hours (ensuring a flexible schedule with irregular working hours), flexibility in matters of remuneration (using a differentiated and individual approach), flexibility in the use of forms and methods of social protection of workers. The article analyzes the peculiarities of using the flexibility model in the context of employment problems. Based on the analyzed theoretical approaches, the definition of a flexible employment policy at the State level and the level of individual enterprises is provided. At the State level, flexible employment is defined as a form of labor market regulation, which takes into account and does not oppose the interests of both subjects of social and labor relations, i. e.: employers and hired employees. At the level of individual enterprises, flexible employment policy is the company’s policy towards employees, which gives the latter the opportunity to choose between working and free time – both in terms of the amount of time and the mode of its use. Thus, the introduction of a flexible employment policy both at the level of individual enterprises and at the State level as a whole will make business more responsible, increase the level of economic activity of the population, make enterprises and organizations more competitive in the labor market in the context of informatization and digitalization of modern society.