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  The latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics show that from January to November, 10.99 million new jobs were created in cities and towns across the country, completing 122.1% of the annual target.

The employment situation this year is generally stable and better than expected. It is inseparable from the implementation of a series of employment protection policies, and it also benefits from the large number of flexible jobs provided by new employment forms.

In terms of broadening employment channels, enhancing employment flexibility, and increasing labor income, the new employment form has played a unique role and has become a new choice for many people.

  Squat, inhale, get up, exhale... Every night, 22-year-old Li Wenqing will check in to work on the live broadcast platform and lead his students to complete an online fitness course.

“Affected by the epidemic, the recruitment scale of traditional gyms is not large, so I joined the online fitness platform, led group classes online, and also had one-to-one guidance.” Li Wenqing, who just graduated, chose an online fitness coach as the starting point for his career. .

  E-commerce anchors, online dispatchers, online consultants...new professions are constantly emerging and attracting wide attention. The reporter conducted an interview on how to play the positive role of new employment forms.

New form

The network digital platform splits the process and subcontracts tasks to different workers

  What is the new form of employment?

According to Mo Rong, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Labor and Social Security Sciences, the new form of employment is closely related to new technologies such as the Internet. It is a platform-based organization and new form of labor employment that is different from standard employment and traditional flexible employment.

  "With the emergence of a large number of online digital platforms, the job that originally recruited one staff member was split into 10, 100, or even more processes and tasks, and subcontracted through the Internet platform, allowing many workers to undertake the work These tasks have created a number of new forms of employment." Mo Rong said.

  This newness is reflected in the emergence of a number of new jobs.

  "For example, the online car-hailing platform has spawned new jobs such as online car-hailing drivers, driver service managers, autonomous driving road test safety administrators, and autonomous driving test drivers," said Feng Xin, the relevant person in charge of Didi Travel.

  The "Report on China's Sharing Economy Development (2020)" released by the National Information Center's Sharing Economy Research Center shows that in 2019, the number of employees of platform companies that emerged in the form of new business forms reached 6.23 million, an increase of 4.2% over the previous year; platform-driven The number of employed people is about 78 million, a year-on-year increase of 4%.

  This newness is also reflected in a brand-new employment model.

  A food company in Fujian has 400 special employees.

"They were all dispatched from Xinyue Catering Management Company, and they solved the problem for us." said Li Jianping, manager of the company's personnel department.

Previously, affected by the epidemic, some employees were unable to return to work in time, affecting companies' resumption of work and production.

  The Jinjiang City Federation of Industry and Commerce in Fujian Province strengthened guidance and services, and promoted member companies to adjust staff vacancies.

"We also strictly control safety, and the new employer signs a tripartite agreement with the original employer and employees to avoid unclear rights and responsibilities." said Zheng Kewei, executive vice chairman of Jinjiang City Federation of Industry and Commerce.

New feature

Help key groups realize the combination of flexible employment and long-term employment

  How powerful is the new employment form?

  According to Mo Rong, among my country's 100 million flexible employees, about 78 million have chosen a new form of employment based on the Internet.

The capacity of new employment forms is large, and the threshold of some jobs is not high, which can help key groups achieve employment and income.

  "As long as you are not afraid of hardship, tired, and run more orders, your monthly income can exceed 8,000 yuan." Li Song, 24 this year, is from Zhenxiong County, Yunnan Province.

Last year, due to the worsening of his brother's condition and his mother also suffering from a serious illness, in order to better take care of his family, Li Song returned to Kunming from his work place and joined the takeaway delivery team.

  Among the 1.07 million takeaway riders who joined Meituan from January to May this year, 73,000 of the poor have been registered for the country.

"Platforms have a large scale of employment, and some have low employment thresholds, which can achieve targeted employment and poverty alleviation." said Zhang Chenggang, director of the China New Employment Form Research Center.

  With freedom of entry and exit, the new form of employment is flexible and part-time.

"The new form of employment can help key groups realize the combination of flexible employment and long-term employment, and guarantee the continuity of their personal income." Zhang Chenggang said.

  At the same time, the flexibility of the new employment pattern has also attracted a large number of people with their own jobs to participate in the sharing economy and obtain additional income.

According to Zhang Ruidong, director of Alibaba's New Service Research Center, according to data from a food delivery company, 56% of riders have a second job, of which 26% are small and micro entrepreneurs and 21% are skilled workers.

  "Through part-time delivery of food, riders can earn more than 2900 yuan per month on average, 16% of riders earn more than 4000-6000 yuan per month, and these incomes account for an average of 40% of the total family income." Zhang Ruidong said.

new standard

Research and formulate guarantee standards to improve the professional skills of employees

  The new form of employment has its vibrancy and "troubles" for growth: labor relations are unclear, workers' rights and interests are difficult to protect, and employment policies are difficult to enjoy...

  "As a new thing, the current labor legal system and labor management methods are not compatible with the new employment patterns." Mo Rong said.

  Among them, the most basic is the identification of labor relations.

"The recognition of labor relations is a prerequisite for employment management, and it is related to whether workers can join the work-related injury and unemployment insurance protection system." Zhang Chenggang said.

  Zhang Chenggang suggested that according to the labor characteristics of the new employment form, research and formulate relevant labor standards such as payment, working hours, rest and vacation, and occupational safety for platform employment should be studied to protect the rights and interests of workers.

At the same time, a labor dispute handling mechanism and a labor inspection system suitable for new employment forms should be established so that labor disputes can be properly handled in a timely manner.

  "The revision of the Unemployment Insurance Regulations and the Work Injury Insurance Regulations is also very urgent. It is recommended to specifically increase the social security subsidies and benefits related to the new employment forms of employees." said Zhang Xiaojian, president of the China Employment Promotion Association.

  In Mo Rong's view, it is particularly important to strengthen vocational training for new forms of employment, and to improve the service quality of employees through training.

  In May of this year, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security launched the pilot work of new employment forms of skill enhancement and employment promotion projects, providing pre-job training and skills improvement training for key employment groups of new employment forms, promoting their employment or stabilizing employment, and integrating Zhejiang and Guangdong 15 regions in 7 provinces, including Hubei, Hubei and Shandong, are listed as the first batch of pilot regions for new employment forms and skills upgrading and employment promotion projects in the country.

  "People's Daily" (07 Edition on December 22, 2020)