Demography, workforce economy, social and economic policy

Main features of freelancing as a non-standard form of employment

Economic Annals-XXI

Economic Annals-ХХI: Volume 157, Issue 3-4(1), Pages: 79-81

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Grimov, O. (2016). Main features of freelancing as a non-standard form of employment. Economic Annals-XXI, 157(3-4(1)), 79-81. doi: https://doi.org/10.21003/ea.V157-0024

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Oleg Grimov
PhD (Sociology),
Lecturer,
Department of Philosophy and Sociology,
Southwest State University
94, 50 Let Oktyabrya Str., Kursk, 305040, Russia
grimoleg@yandex.ru

Main features of freelancing as a non-standard form of employment

Abstract. The article is devoted to socio-economic and socio-cultural nature of freelance as one of the most widespread non-typical form of employment in the context of informational network economics creation and transformation of attitude to life. The author has examined freelance as a realization of freedom, independence, creativity and non-standardization in labour activity. Freelance is considered as the remote operations with part-time and contractual employment which forms nonlinear trajectory of career and special ways of social mobility.

The author has established connection of flexible and dynamic features of freelance with social adaptation of pensioners, disabled people, and women taking maternity leave. Freelance supports reduction of financial expenses of corporations and development of network cooperation in the economy.

At the same time, freelance is a form of unstable employment. Freelance as institutional pattern can contribute to development of the new social class – precariat, which has marginal position in the labour-market and high risk potential. The author has settled that freelance is in line with challenges of the modern information society and its basic requirements to an individual and organization as the participants of economic cooperation.

Keywords: Freelance; Freelancer; Information Economy; Network Economy; Precarious Employment; Precariat; Labour Market

JEL Сlassіfіcatіon: J23

Acknowledgement. The study was partially supported by the RFBR, research project No. 15-06-03161 a.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21003/ea.V157-0024

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Received 19.02.2016

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