Alternatives to staff reduction in the context of labour digitalization

Liliya Babynina ,Ekaterina Chernykh ,Natalya Loktyukhina ,Лариса Карташова ,Felix K Akhmedov

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202131108005

Abstract

The article discusses alternative forms of employment in the process of staff reduction with the development of information and communication technologies in the world of work. Using the results of the research, the authors propose to critically evaluate Russian legislation in terms of the regulation of self-employment, consider new forms of employment and remote work, legislatively enshrined in the Labour Code of the Russian Federation. One of the problems highlighted in the article has related to the lack of necessary digital skills for using the Internet, which limits the possibilities of the population and employers in using alternative forms of staff reduction and interaction with employment services. Changes in the structure of the economy, the transition of personnel to remote work are accompanied by a reduction in the participation in the trade union movement, as a result, of which an employee may be forced to terminate an employment contract without social guarantees and compensation. The authors of the article argue that alternative solutions to regulate employment of the population based on the principles of social partnership and uniting the efforts of all interested parties - the state and society, representatives of employers and workers themselves.

Highlights

The digitalization of the labor market and the employment sphere changes the strategy of the behavior of the employee and the employer in connection with potential or ongoing processes of staff layoffs, which have accompanied by the de-standardization of employment
It is necessary to master digital skills that will increase the competitiveness of personnel, maintain social status, and be able to access the digital environment, including in interaction with employment services and trade unions

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The digitalization of the labor market and the employment sphere changes the strategy of the behavior of the employee and the employer in connection with potential or ongoing processes of staff layoffs, which have accompanied by the de-standardization of employment. New forms of employment are emerging all over the world: telecommuting, part-time, hybrid, irregular, temporary, freelance, self-employment, work on digital labour platforms, work are using mobile or cloud applications and others. The scaling up of these forms of employment is associated with the use of information and communication technologies, which allows workers to be always in contact with employers and clients, as well as get the opportunity to represent yourself on digital labor platforms

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