Job Description as a Way of Determining the Employee's Duties

Abstract

The problem of the lack of a clear understanding of the legal nature of the employee's job description in the legislation and law enforcement practice is considered. The priority is given to the conditions of the labor contract regarding the labor function in relation to the job description, including disputes related to the establishment and change of the employee's duties. The employee's labor duties are considered as a structural element of the labor contract. The right of the employer to determine the labor obligations of the employee at his own discretion is substantiated. At the same time, the criteria restricting this right are singled out. Based on the example of law-enforcement practice, the specifics of applying qualification directories in determining the employee's duties are also considered. It is proposed to make clarifications of some norms of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, namely of Art. 21 and 22, with an indication of the establishment of work responsibilities by the employer. These measures will make it possible to avoid collisions that arise in connection with the definition and establishment of the employee's work duties.