Loktyukhina N.V., Chernykh E.A. individualization of labor relations: Trends, problems and solutions. Social and labor research. 2021;45(4):42-52. DOI: 10.34022 ...

Abstract

The object of the study is the trend towards the individualization of labor relations, the main feature of which is that the worker/ employee operates mainly outside the labor collective – one-on-one with the employer, customer, client, digital platform. The purpose of the study is to determine the factors that form the conditions for the individualization of labor relations, including for new generations entering the labor market; to analyze the change in the theoretical essence of the labor market in connection with the individualization of employment relations, expressed in the expansion of the idea of the essence of goods in this market, the form of its movement, as well as the composition of sellers and buyers; to assess the extent of individualization of relations in the context of self-employment, platform and remote employment. In the process of research, the authors used the methods of analysis of scientific literature, statistical data of international organizations, the Federal Tax Service, other departments and Internet sources. As a result of the study, the positive and negative aspects of individualization and risks associated risks were identified, proposals were developed to regulate individual forms of employment relations, covering the sphere of labor and social guarantees, labor market regulation, and the development of a social partnership system (where the role of the trade union in protecting the self-employed is separately considered). The authors conclude that the materials obtained in the course of the study can be used by federal and regional executive authorities performing the functions of developing and implementing state policy.