Remote employment in the Russian labor market: contradictions, risks and potential for efficiency improvement

In modern conditions of global digital transformation of the economy, remote employment is becoming an essential element of the modern labor market. For the Russian Federation, this problem is of particular importance in the context of the need to increase the flexibility of the labor market, optimize enterprise costs and expand employment opportunities for various categories of the population, including specialists from small towns who have gained access to vacancies in large economic centers. The research in the article is devoted to the analysis of the transformation of remote employment in Russia in the context of the digitalization of the economy. It was revealed that the share of remote workers increased from 4% in 2018 to 16% in 2024. Industry specifics have been identified: the IT sector (45%), marketing (22%) and finance (18%) dominate. The key problems are systematized: blurring the boundaries of work and personal life (72%), social isolation (68%), difficulties of control (65%). A comprehensive efficiency improvement model has been developed to reduce costs by 25-30% while increasing productivity by 15-20%.