A modern form of non-standard employment in the system of labor relations

Relevance. Non-stationary forms of employment are flexible types of employment that differ from traditional permanent jobs in that they do not have strict time limits, a stable schedule, or a guaranteed income. The relevance of studying these forms is due to several factors: the digital trends in the labor market, where employers prefer flexibility and mobility in their employees, and employees seek to maintain a balance between work and personal life; economic growth, which involves creating new jobs and stimulating innovation; and demographic changes and an aging population.

The purpose is to analyze current trends in non-standard forms of employment, which have also become established after the restrictive measures related to the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus infection.

Objectives publications aim to study current forms of non-standard employment, reveal their specifics, and spread them.

Methodology. The theoretical framework of this work was based on specialized scientific and practical journals and articles in periodicals. During the analysis of the literature on the relevant issues, the author referred to the traditional general methodological principles of objectivity, scientific analysis, generalization, and scientific abstraction.

Results. This article presents the results of a study of the labor market for the most popular types of nonstandard employment from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to the present day.

Conclusions. The authors summarize the beginning of global changes, the reformation of the economy as a whole and the labor market in particular. However, the pace of restructuring of socio-economic relations is so rapid that it outpaces the legislative regulation and reformation of the labor activities of the participants in these innovations in order to ensure the social security of citizens and reduce social tensions in society.

1. Nagapetyan K.V., Ozernikova T.G. Remote work in a pandemic: problems and opportunities for business and personnel. Upravlenie personalom i intellektual'nymi resursami v Rossii = Personnel and Intellectual Resources Management in Russia. 2021;(1):70-79. (In Russ.)

2. Gurova I.M. Remote work as a trend of the times: results of mass experience. MIR (Modernizatsiya. Innovatsii. Razvitie) = MIR (Modernization. Innovations. Development). 2020;11(2):128-147. (In Russ.)

3. Mamontova S.V. Transformation of labor in the era of technological change. Izvestiya YugoZapadnogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta. Seriya: Ekonomika. Sotsiologiya. Menedzhment = Proceedings of the Southwest State University. Series: Economics, Sociology and Management. 2019;9(2):172-179. (In Russ.)

4. Ufimtseva E.V., Volchkova I.V. Remote work: modern realities of the labor sphere. Ekonomika truda = Labor Economics. 2021;8(1):23-38. (In Russ.)

5. Obushchenko T.N. Labor productivity of remote workers. Vestnik Altaiskoi akademii ekonomiki i prava = Bulletin of the Altai Academy of Economics and Law. 2021;(10):160-166. (In Russ.)

6. Milenin M.V. Remote work changes the strategy of personnel management. Vestnik Rossiiskogo ekonomicheskogo universiteta imeni G. V. Plekhanova = Bulletin of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. 2020;17(4):92-102. (In Russ.)

7. Chekalkin S.A. Organization of remote work after the pandemic. Innovatsii i investitsii = Innovations and Investments. 2023;(8):415-424. (In Russ.)

8. Aturin V.V. Anti-Russian economic sanctions and the problems of import substitution in the context of modern international competition. Vestnik Evraziiskoi nauki = Bulletin of Eurasian Science. 2019;11(2). (In Russ.) Available at: https://esj.today/PDF/40ECVN219.pdf (accessed 05.09.2025).

9. Kosyakova I.V. The exit of foreign companies from Russia. Vestnik nauki = Bulletin of Science. 2023;3(12):121-125. (In Russ.)

10. Experts estimated the losses of companies that left Russia at $240 billion. (In Russ.) Available at: https://www.alta.ru/external_news/94014/ (accessed 01.09.2025).

11. Copywriting, marketing and PR are named the most popular areas in freelancing. (In Russ.) Available at: https://www.sostav.ru (accessed 10.09.2025).

12. Romanyuk E.V. Platform employment: essence, features, and regulation. Ekonomika truda = Labor Economics. 2025;12(2):127-144. (In Russ.)

13. Mityasova A.S. Transformation of employment and labor relations under the influence of artificial intelligence. Vestnik Nizhegorodskogo universiteta imeni N.I. Lobachevskogo = Bulletin of Nizhny Novgorod University named after N.I. Lobachevsky. 2023;(5):128-133. (In Russ.)

14. Mamontova S.V. Artificial intelligence in the labor market. In: Materialy VIII Mezhdunarodnoi nauchno-prakticheskoi konferentsii = Materials of the VIII International Scientific and Practical Conference. Tambov; 2025. P. 124-127. (In Russ.)

15. Leskina E.I. Artificial intelligence in the field of labor. Rossiiskoe pravo: obrazovanie, praktika, nauka = Russian Law: Education, Practice, Science. 2020;(4):111-117. (In Russ.)

16. Sinyavskaya O.V., Biryukova S.S., Gorvat E.S., Kareva D.E., Stuzhuk D.A., Chertenkov K.O. Platform employment in Russia: scales, motives and barriers to participation: an analytical report. Moscow: Natsional'nyi issledovatel'skii universitet «Vysshaya shkola ekonomiki»; 2022. 30 p. (In Russ.)