Precarisation of Labour as a Growing Form of Employment of Young Specialists in the Context of the Сovid-19 Pandemic
The Сovid-19 pandemic has catalysed the inevitable digitalisation of communications and rapidly changed the organisation and technologies of professional activities of millions of employees worldwide. The growth of unemployment, the transition of professional groups to remote work (wherever poss...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Экономика региона |
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| Online Access: | https://www.economyofregion.com/data/jarticles/3319.pdf |
| Summary: | The Сovid-19 pandemic has catalysed the inevitable digitalisation of communications and rapidly changed the organisation
and technologies of professional activities of millions of employees worldwide. The growth of unemployment, the transition of
professional groups to remote work (wherever possible) due to the need for isolation to minimise the spread of COVID-19 in
2020 led to radical changes in the labour market. Studying the processes of precariation can facilitate the search for responses
to new challenges related to deregulation of labour relations. We are interested in examining the participation of youth in
these processes. Young population is receptive to social innovation and has excellent competencies in the field of information
technology. An analysis of professional trajectories of university graduates (employed in the Ural region and beyond) helps
identify whether precarious employment in the labour market can be successful, and determine the characteristics of social
groups involved. We used the monitoring of university graduates conducted in 2017–2019 based on survey and administrative
data. To process the data, we applied the methods of classification and expert evaluations. The analysis showed that 34.4% of
university graduates belong to the precariat, with only 8.8 % being unemployed. Young freelancers and IT-professionals are
successfully employed, satisfied with their jobs and high salaries, demonstrating high rates of employment in their specialty. The
results can be applied for balancing precarious work; its best practices, accumulated by freelancers and IT-professionals, can be
used as a social tool for regulating labour relations in an unfavourable epidemiological situation. |
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| ISSN: | 2072-6414 2411-1406 |