scholarly journals Remote employment in the corona-crisis period: the extent of spread and effectiveness of introduction

POPULATION ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 107-121
Author(s):  
Dmitry Loginov ◽  
Marina Lopatina
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
High Income ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Work Efficiency ◽  
Wide Spread ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Crisis Period ◽  
Visual Interaction ◽  
Integral Assessment

Basing on the materials of the representative surveys held by RANEPA in 2020 and 2021, it has been shown how wide-spread and effective is the distance form of employment in Russia. Before the epidemiological crisis distance employment was characteristic of a very limited segment of the labor market and was mostly concentrated in groups of relatively high-income employees in the sphere of services and informational technologies. Along with actualization of the coronavirus threat and activation of the measures taken to prevent its spread, the labor market underwent significant changes in 2020, and more than 20% of the employed were forced to switch to distance employment. The transition to distance employment turned out to be very traumatic in terms of work efficiency and psychological comfort. The developed typology shows that positive perception is likely only for 16% of respondents and more than a half are found in the zone of negative integral assessment. Representatives of the youngest cohorts and metropolis dwellers showed the highest level of adaptivity: they expressed the highest positive assessments of the shift to the remote format. The spread of remote employment enhanced the use of informational technologies, particularly, the means of distance visual interaction for solving working tasks. On the whole, such a mass switch to remote employment has turned out to be effective as a temporary measure that will allow smoothing out the negative outcomes of the pandemic. It may be assumed that in the medium term there will be optimization of management efforts when introducing remote work of some employees, and segmental development of mixed employment forms based on the effective balance of employees' and employers' interests.

Post-pandemic transformation of the labor market

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 684-696
Author(s):  
Dinara R. ORLOVA ◽  
Yuliya S. OTMAKHOVA ◽  
Irina A. PUZYREVA
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Displaced Workers ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Process Implementation ◽  
Basic Competencies ◽  
Market Transformation ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
Ambiguous Effect ◽  
The Impact

Subject. One of the most important effects of the pandemic on the economy is the labor market transformation. It is projected that there will be a structural transformation of the map of in-demand professions and competencies. The labor market will adapt to the requirements of maximum digitalization of the labor functions process implementation. Objectives. The aim is to study the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labor market. Our tasks are to investigate the impact of the pandemic on various sectors of the economy, identify new professions in the new environment, find out the skills demanded by employers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods. The study employs dialectical and systems approaches, general scientific methods of logical and comparative analysis to achieve the intended objective and solve the problem of determining the post-pandemic changes in the labor market. Results. We identified short-term and long-term market transformations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. They result in changes in basic competencies and systemic restructuring of the structural and professional component of workforce. Conclusions. The pandemic has a complex and ambiguous effect on the labor market. Companies are committed to accelerating the digitalization of work flows, education, expanding the remote work, and automating tasks within the organization. The impact of the pandemic should be addressed by supporting the displaced workers and monitoring the new opportunities in the labor market.

scholarly journals CHANGES IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN A PANDEMIC (FOR THE RESULTS OF NARRATIVE EXPERT INTERVIEWS)

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Managerial Decision ◽  
Hr Management ◽  
Expert Interview ◽  
Market Situation ◽  
Education Science

The article is dedicated to the analysis of the changes in HR management practices in Ukrainian enterprises during the pandemic. Introduction of the anti-epidemic restrictions has a large impact on market situation, and labor market in particular, creating a critical situation for enterprises. In such situation new challenges in HR management emerge, which, have being solved successfully, will allow mitigating the consequences of the pandemic for enterprises and workers. Since such conditions are completely novel, there is a lack of the systemic research of the factors that influence managerial decision-making. The article is aimed at the identification and analysis of the most significant challenges emerging in the area of HR management due to the epidemic hazard spread and the introduction of the anti-epidemic restrictions. The research is based on the results of the expert interview with different level managers of the private and state enterprises operating in the areas of education, science, IT, finance and service. Data reveal that the most problematic challenge was the transition to remote work leading to the technical, psychological, and methodical difficulties in the work performance. Moreover, the different level of availability of the remote work in different enterprises and areas conditions unequal influence made by the crisis on workers and the intensification of socioeconomic inequalities. Another important aspect is the informal relationships management and the integration of workers, since consolidated work groups appear more resistant toward the stress of the abrupt changes in working conditions. The situation of uncertainty regarding the future development of the pandemic and the introduction of anti-epidemic measures shortens the strategic planning perspective and bears high conflict potential, which will complicate labor market recession. It is suggested to use the presented results for the further detailed and systemic research of the influence made by the pandemic on the changes in HR management practices in the context of the global transformations of labor relationships.

scholarly journals The Impact of the Capture of Leaders of Criminal Organizations on the Labor Market: Evidence from Mexico

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Osuna Gómez ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Difference Analysis ◽  
Criminal Organizations ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Economic Census ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Integral Assessment ◽  
The Impact

This paper estimates the impact of the capture of leaders of criminal organizations on the labor market in municipalities where these organizations operated between 2004 and 2006. The difference-in-difference analysis compares different employment outcomes in cartel locations and the rest, before and after the capture of cartel leaders. The results show that captures caused a decrease in nominal wages and paid employment in cartel municipalities. Using Economic Census Data, I find that captures also caused a fall in the number of establishments and had a negative impact on other establishment outcomes. This document focuses exclusively on the impact of the capture of leaders of criminal organizations on the labor market until 2011 without studying other possible consequences, and thus does not make an integral assessment of this policy

Changes in the labor market status during the COVID-19 pandemic and subjective well-being of Russians

2021 ◽  
pp. 139-153
Author(s):  
N. E. Soboleva ◽  
B. O. Sokolov
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Initial Period ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Market Status ◽  
High Level

This paper investigates the association between changes in the labor market status and subjective well-being of Russians during the COVID-19 pandemic. The materials of the first stage of the international project “Values in crisis” form the empirical dataset. Regression analysis shows that individuals who lost their jobs or closed their business during the initial period of the pandemic are somewhat less satisfied with their lives than those who did not. Being reduced to part-time work and working from home are not directly related to subjective well-being. At the same time, the strength of the association between subjective well-being and possible changes of the labor market status depends on such factors as the presence of children, as well as the value of self-enhancement (according to Schwartz) and conscientiousness (one of the Big Five personality traits). The job or business loss is associated with a decrease in subjective well-being among respondents without children; this association is not observed among those with children. In addition, the negative relationship between life satisfaction and job or business loss is stronger among individuals with high level of self-enhancement and weaker among those with high level of conscientiousness. Among respondents who had to switch to part-time or remote work, having children reduces the level of subjective well-being; among those without such experience, it is positively associated with subjective well-being.

Labor Market Regulations in Low-, Middle- and High-Income Countries: A New Panel Database

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (154) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Schindler ◽  
Mariya Aleksynska ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
High Income ◽  
Labor Market Regulations

scholarly journals STRATEGIC ASPECTS OF LABOR MARKET FORMATION AS A DRIVER OF THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE UKRAINIAN ECONOMY

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetiana Stroiko ◽  
Oleksander Bulavchenko ◽  
Alina Yeremeieva
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Active Population ◽  
Market Competitiveness ◽  
Tax Benefits

The article considers the strategic aspects of the formation of the labor market as a driver of competitiveness of the Ukrainian economy. The situation on the labor market is also analyzed, namely: indicators of economically active population, including age groups in the period 2015 - 2019, unemployment rate and population outflow in the territorial - sectoral context in the period 2019 - 2020. The author investigated The main indicator that is characteristic of the labor market is the level of employment of the population by age groups on average to the corresponding group. The situation on the "black labor market" was also analyzed and labor market trends in coronavirus conditions were studied. It has been established which professions will be the most popular and are currently functioning. Strategic vectors of social and labor development have been formed, which in the future should form a qualitatively new socio-economic policy in Ukraine, use innovation-oriented mechanisms to overcome the deficit. It is proved that during the symbiosis of the financial crisis and the labor market crisis, the main tools that can mitigate the effects of coronavirus outbreaks should be: maintaining existing traditional jobs, creating new, virtual jobs, based on robotics, automation, artificial intelligence and IT -technologies; support for employment in general, and provide conditions for remote work for all who can switch to this form of work; protection of workers in the workplace; protection and prevention of workplaces to prevent or reduce the spread of infectious diseases; strengthening work to prevent discrimination against employees; taking into account the physiological and psychological needs of employees, raising their awareness, implementing occupational safety practices, investing in health care, sanitation and hygiene; development of skills and entrepreneurial activity; intensification of social dialogue; the introduction of temporary measures to apply tax benefits that would allow for the deferral of taxes, provided tax rebates to small businesses. Key words: labor market, competitiveness, coronavirus pandemic, innovations, professions, black market.

scholarly journals How to measure the territorial economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in contexts with scarce regional data?

REGION ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-186
Author(s):  
Andrés Niembro ◽  
Carla Daniela Calá
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Regional Data ◽  
Regional Production ◽  
Operational Level ◽  
Market Areas ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Official Data

In this paper we propose an index to approximate the territorial economic impact of the COVID–19 pandemic in contexts with scarce or outdated regional data, which is often the case in developing countries. This index is based on data that are usually available in most countries: a) the sectoral productive structure of the regions, b) the operational level of each sector, c) the mobility of workers in each region, and d) the possibility of remote work among sectors. The empirical application for Argentina describes the impact of the pandemic on regional production during the second and third quarters of 2020, both for the provinces and labor market areas. Our results show that the regional impact of COVID–19 on private economic activity was highly heterogeneous between and within provinces. The proposed index is also highly correlated with sporadic official data coming from national agencies, while it has a wider geographical and temporal scope, especially in terms of labor market areas.

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