Advantages and risks of new forms of employment in the context of using the IT technologies

Abstract

The article considers trends in the transformation of the labor market under the influence of a change in the paradigm of personnel management and analyzes new forms of interaction between employer and employee, in particular remote work. It analyzes the statistics illustrating the prospects for the development of the remote form of employment and formulate the dependence between the spread of remote work and such parameters as the size of the settlement, the industry, the size of the organization, the level of GDP per capita. The characteristics of such form of employment and the requirements for employees are specified and the classification of remote workers is given. There is an analysis in advantages of that form of employment from the point of view of employees and employers. The most significant ones are identified. In addition, the risks of using remote workers from the point of view of ensuring the information security of the organization are assessed. The authors highlight typical mistakes of employees associated with non-compliance with security principles and the associated risks of violating the integrity of the organization’s information system. They also propose directions in developing the functions of personnel management services in the organization related to the transformation of traditional management tools, and highlight measures aimed at reducing information security risks. A conclusion is made about the need to develop personnel management systems in accordance with the principles of the information economy.