Flexible Employment for Generation Z Youth: Characteristics and Challenges

Abstract

Employment is a major challenge faced by young people, mainly due to fierce market competition and limited job demand. The employment development of Generation Z youth is an important issue that urgently needs to be addressed in the reform of the labor market system. With the tremendous changes in production organization and employment methods driven by the digital economy, the employment pattern of Generation Z youth has also undergone significant changes. Currently, the full-time employment form of "nine to five" is no longer able to meet the employment needs of Generation Z youth. With the rise of "digitalization" development, employment forms characterized by "personalization, part-time, part-time, and atypical" and "independent and flexible" have also emerged. The development trend of flexible employment has an impact and challenge on the existing labor market system, mechanism, and legal system based on full-time employment. The labor market system in the new era also urgently needs to be reformed to provide more employment forms for Generation Z youth, promote the sustainable and healthy development of the new employment market, and increase employment opportunities for young people.