The Impact of Precarity on Quality of Employment and Living Standards of Households of the Middle Generation Workers
In: Economic and social changes: facts, trends, forecasts, Heft 3 (93)
ISSN: 2312-9824
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In: Economic and social changes: facts, trends, forecasts, Heft 3 (93)
ISSN: 2312-9824
In: Russian Economic Journal, Heft 4, S. 93-113
The article presents the results of a research aimed at identifying the level of proficiency in the use of ICT tools (ICT skill levels) among employed and unemployed and also generational groups (youth, middle and older generation), as well as identifying the quality of employment and income depending on the level of ICT skills of employed and their generational groups. The author's classification of the ICT skills levels is presented and, on its basis, a quantitative identification of the ICT skills levels among the employed and unemployed is carried out. It was found that among the employed, 40.5% have the ICT skills required for work, including 1.8% are distinguished by the presence of specialized skills corresponding to the third (highest) level, the remaining 59.5% have basic ICT skills. Among the unemployed, compared to the employed, the share of those with only basic ICT skills not related to professional activity (75.1%) is significantly higher, while the share of those with the third (highest) (0.9%) and second (24.0%) the level of ICT skills, on the contrary, is lower relative to the employed. Generational differences in the levels of ICT skills among employed and unemployed were revealed. Among the youth, the proportion of those who possess the highest ICT skills and have realized their labor potential is higher than for the employed as a whole and their other generational groups. Estimates of the distribution of employed and their generational groups according to the level of income from the main employment, determined on the basis of original system of social standards, depending on the level of ICT skills, are obtained. As a result of the research, it was revealed that a higher level of ICT skills increases the chances of realizing the existing labour potential. Meanwhile, as higher the level of ICT skills, the greater chances of "converting" them into higher incomes due to employment. It is shown that implementation of labour potential in the labour market with a higher level of ICT skills determines lower risks of reducing the quality of employment, and also increases the chances for employed people to ensure higher standards of material prosperity in their households.
In: Russian Economic Journal, Heft 4, S. 93-113
The article presents the results of a research aimed at identifying the level of proficiency in the use of ICT tools (ICT skill levels) among employed and unemployed and also generational groups (youth, middle and older generation), as well as identifying the quality of employment and income depending on the level of ICT skills of employed and their generational groups. The author's classification of the ICT skills levels is presented and, on its basis, a quantitative identification of the ICT skills levels among the employed and unemployed is carried out. It was found that among the employed, 40.5% have the ICT skills required for work, including 1.8% are distinguished by the presence of specialized skills corresponding to the third (highest) level, the remaining 59.5% have basic ICT skills. Among the unemployed, compared to the employed, the share of those with only basic ICT skills not related to professional activity (75.1%) is significantly higher, while the share of those with the third (highest) (0.9%) and second (24.0%) the level of ICT skills, on the contrary, is lower relative to the employed. Generational differences in the levels of ICT skills among employed and unemployed were revealed. Among the youth, the proportion of those who possess the highest ICT skills and have realized their labor potential is higher than for the employed as a whole and their other generational groups. Estimates of the distribution of employed and their generational groups according to the level of income from the main employment, determined on the basis of original system of social standards, depending on the level of ICT skills, are obtained. As a result of the research, it was revealed that a higher level of ICT skills increases the chances of realizing the existing labour potential. Meanwhile, as higher the level of ICT skills, the greater chances of "converting" them into higher incomes due to employment. It is shown that implementation of labour potential in the labour market with a higher level of ICT skills determines lower risks of reducing the quality of employment, and also increases the chances for employed people to ensure higher standards of material prosperity in their households.
Objective: The study analyzes the operation of radical left-wing movements in various countries of the world. The purpose of the study is to compare the political and legal status of radical left-wing movements in different countries. Methods: Pursuing this goal, the paper presents various points of view expressed by researchers on the specific features of left-wing radicalism, describes the history of the emergence of radical left-wing movements the main reason for their popularization in the modern world, and their distinctive characteristics in different states. Results: The authors proceed from the fact that radical left-wing protests in various countries that have taken place around the world over the past 10 years (events in 2011 such as the Arab Spring and the outrage movement in Spain, political protests in Russia, the Euromaidan in Ukraine, and many other events, including left-wing protests in Kazakhstan in 2022) against the background of current economic and political instability increase the interest of researchers to understand the impact of left-wing movements on the legal and political spheres of contemporary society. The article sheds light on the diverse goals that radical left-wing movements are trying to pursue, as well as on the main strategies and tactics of achieving them. Conclusion: As a result of the conducted research, certain provisions are formulated regarding the political and legal status of radical left-wing movements, which is viewed as conditioned by the presence of the elements of extremism in the activities of these organizations. Furthermore, promising directions of improving the state policy on mitigating contradictions between the state administration and the interests of society are suggested. A part of the paper is devoted specifically to the study of the possibility of involving left-wing movements in the political life of the state through legal mechanisms of participation in politics, considering such involvement as a mechanism for reducing tensions in society and ...
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