Sociologists have found out the main fear of Russians - losing their jobs.
Almost 2/3 of Russians (61,1%) are worried about the possibility of losing their current job.
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This is evidenced by the results of the study “Labor orientations of the employed population in the official and unofficial economy” conducted by the Center for Socio-Political Monitoring of the Institute of Social Sciences (ION) of RANEPA.
Hired workers employed in agriculture, construction, transport and industry are especially insecure about their position. Working citizens primarily see the reasons for uncertainty in the reduction of personnel (staff) or in the possibility of liquidation of the enterprise.
74,2% of the country's employed population note a low assessment of the degree of protection from possible economic crises, and only 16,0% consider it high. Such assessments have been characteristic of Russian citizens over the past two decades.
The main condition influencing the choice of a particular new job for the majority of respondents is the amount of wages. This fact was noted by 92,1% of the employed population. Working hours are important for 42,3% of workers. The availability of a full “white” salary, social package or paid leave would be the first thing 40,5%, 40,0% and 38,2% of respondents, respectively, would pay attention to when looking for a new job. The importance of the territorial location of work and the possibility of career growth was noted by 35,0% and 28,9% of respondents. The following circumstances are of least importance: the possibility of advanced training - 12,2%, the social status that work provides - 9,9%, sanitary and hygienic working conditions - 6,7%.
67,7% of respondents, if looking for a new job, would prefer to work only officially, 3,6% of respondents said that they would like to work without official registration, another 26,7% noted that it does not matter to them where to work, in the “shadow” or the official economy, the main condition is “that they pay money.”
The study also demonstrated the following dependence: among workers who are already included in the non-criminal “shadow” labor market, that is, who have not sealed their work with an official contract or agreement with the employer or authorized bodies, there is a significantly greater orientation towards further activity in the “shadow” sector . 7,2% of the employed population are confident that unofficial “shadow” economic activity is beneficial to society, 38,3% see it as beneficial and harmful in equal measure, and 34,5% believe that in general it brings more harm to society.
The sociological survey was conducted by the Center for Socio-Political Monitoring of ION RANEPA from May 16 to May 23, 2016 under the leadership of Ph.D. social Sciences Pokida A.N.
1600 employed people aged 18 years and older were surveyed in 35 constituent entities of the Russian Federation using a sample representing workers in the main types of economic activity employed in enterprises of various forms of ownership, as well as basic socio-demographic characteristics. The survey was conducted by personal interview at the respondents’ place of work or residence.
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