Abstract
The purpose of the paper is to develop indicators and standards for assessing the remuneration policy in terms of decent work at the regional level and to approbate the developed tools for assessing the data of remuneration policy research in Kyiv region. The analysis of the labor remuneration policy at the regional level has been based on the developed indicators using case study, statistical method, comparative analysis, analogy method and content analysis. The findings have shown negative trends, in particular the inefficiency of social standards, the low level of wages, the arrears of wages, the unsatisfactory wages structure and the low level of collective-contractual regulation of remuneration. The low level of remuneration, which does not provide an expanded reproduction of the labor force, is a significant drawback in wages in Kyiv region in comparison with wages in Kyiv city, which demotivates employees and leads to migration abroad. The necessity for remuneration policy improvement based on the decent work concept has been proved. Indicators and standards can be used by regional state administrations, state authorities, trade unions, employers’ organizations for analyzing the labor remuneration policy and identifying the directions for its improvement in order to implement the decent work concept and increase the welfare of employees. Public authorities can use the developed indicators for comparing and ranking the regions and finding out the leaders in the implementation of decent work concept.
Highlights
Indicators and standards can be used by regional state administrations, state authorities, trade unions, employers’ organizations for analyzing the labor remuneration policy and identifying the directions for its improvement in order to implement the decent work concept and increase the welfare of employees
Labor remuneration issues are an essential part of decent work concept
It is necessary to develop the tools for assessing the remuneration policy in terms of decent work at different levels, including a regional one, to work out the indicators, to set up the standards and to develop the methodology for measuring the complex index of decent labor remuneration
Summary
Labor remuneration issues are an essential part of decent work concept. The employees’ reward plays a crucial role in providing the conditions for labor reproduction and decent living standards. The living standards of employees depend on the amount of remuneration. It determines the ability for employees to meet their needs, to improve their professional level, to maintain health and ability to work that is obviously a priority in terms of implementing the concept of decent work. The expected results of the Decent Work Program of International Labour Organization (ILO) for Ukraine in 2016–2019 include the development and implementation of the policy of wages and labor income with a focus on equal opportunities. The declared remuneration policy aims at solving three main problems in Ukraine, i.e., wages arrears, an inadequate level of the minimum wages, and a gender gap in remuneration
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