The quality of employment in the assessments the regional labor market participants

The article describes the results of the sociological study “Quality of employment and human development”, implemented in the Republic of Bashkortostan in October-December 2020. The qualitative characteristics of the socio-labor sphere of the region are analyzed: access to employment, working conditions, guarantees of labor standards and human rights, opportunities for development and self-realization, productivity and economic efficiency. The views and assessments of key subjects of the labor market are shown: employers, self-employed and employees; the impact of the pandemic on the situation and social well-being of employees; the extent of the prevalence of certain signs of precarious labor in Bashkortostan. The results of the study showed that the Republic of Bashkortostan has not remained aloof from global and national transformations in the field of labor and the trends of increasing unstable, unstable and unprotected jobs and labor relations. Differences in the perception of the sphere of work by employers and other social groups are revealed. At the same time, all social groups, including employers, are in solidarity with the fact that it is currently difficult to find a stable / reliable job with a decent salary, as well as with the fact that the development of an employee is, first of all, his / her own prerogative. Such a public consensus in the assessments of the sphere of work indicates the existence of deep gaps in ensuring the quality of employment and social and labor guarantees. For example, more than a quarter of the surveyed employees do not believe that an employee has the opportunity to defend his / her rights and interests in conflicts with the employer. Violation of the fundamental rights of employees, in our opinion, is dissonant with the main principle of social and economic progress of society and is a significant deterrent to the implementation of Russia’s strategic goals and objectives.