China's flexible employment has reached 200 million


  Online jobs are sought after by young people (Online China)

  Video production, network anchors, copywriters... The platform economy and the sharing economy are booming, giving birth to a wealth of employment methods, and flexible employment has become a new choice for young people today.

The relevant person in charge of the National Bureau of Statistics recently stated that by the end of 2021, China's flexible employment has reached 200 million people, of which more than 1.6 million are engaged in anchors and related practitioners, an increase of nearly three times compared with 2020.

  Job seekers have more choices

  "Looking back now, my career started with flexible employment." Liu Zhen, who has graduated for 5 years, is a video special effects producer, and her team is well-known in the industry.

At the beginning of her graduation, Liu Zhen chose to enter the society as a video "UP master" (the uploader). The various special effects videos she produced were deeply loved by netizens, and the number of broadcasts continued to increase, and finally she got the "stepping stone" to enter the professional team. .

  The number of flexible employment in China has increased significantly, and college graduates with active thinking and good at innovation have become the main force of flexible employment.

According to statistics from the National College Student Information Consulting and Employment Guidance Center, the flexible employment rate of college graduates nationwide in 2020 and 2021 will both exceed 16%.

  "Choosing flexible employment does not mean that you can't find a job, nor is it casually 'doing odd jobs', but a brand-new employment model." Liu Zhen believes that flexible employment gives job seekers the opportunity to choose "solo" and can give full play to Personal advantages and interests, create high-quality works and achievements, build a stage for yourself to show your abilities, and explore the direction of career development while increasing professional skills.

  Flexible employment has not only become an employment path for graduates, but also provides convenience for enterprises to select and employ personnel.

According to the blue book "China Flexible Employment Development Report (2022)" released by the Flexible Employment Research Group of Renmin University of China, 61.14% of enterprises in China are using flexible employment in 2021, an increase of 5.46% over 2020, and enterprises tend to expand the scale of flexible employment. .

  Compared with the traditional long-term employment model, the advantage of flexible employment lies in a relatively loose entry and exit mechanism.

For job seekers, flexible employment has a lower threshold for obtaining job opportunities, and they can leave at any time if they are not suitable.

Therefore, whether it is a job seeker or an enterprise, flexible employment provides more space for experimentation and choices.

  There are many ways for "multi-faceted" talents to sideline

  "Humans still know very little about volcanoes. Although we understand the principle of volcanic eruptions, accurate prediction is almost impossible. This is why we need to continue to advance research work." On January 14, the news of Tonga's volcanic eruption was posted on the Internet. received widespread attention.

On a short video platform, a popular science video made by anchor Li Dongqi answered the questions of netizens, and the number of views exceeded 20,000.

  "Making short videos can only be regarded as a sideline. My job is a geological researcher." Li Dongqi told reporters that conducting geological research requires frequent field surveys all over the country. He will take the opportunity to make videos to show his daily work. Gained a group of loyal fans and also gained considerable additional income.

"Later, I started to make simple popular science videos, and at the same time, I published related professional content on the knowledge platform in the form of articles, providing a window for netizens, especially students, to learn about geological knowledge. "

  With the advent of the era of intelligence, flexible employment has also provided a new way for "multi-faceted" talents like Li Dongqi to innovate and create value in sideline business.

At present, more and more people have a multi-faceted knowledge and ability reserve, which can meet the needs of different enterprises at the same time.

Some people also rely on their expertise to innovate in the new economic field, creating a series of valuable works and products, bringing them a broader space for development.

The "14th Five-Year Plan for Digital Economy Development" recently issued by the State Council clearly stated that individuals are encouraged to use new platforms such as social software, knowledge sharing, audio and video websites to find employment and start businesses, and to promote flexible employment and sideline innovation.

  "I hope to share the relevant knowledge and experience of geological research with everyone by making videos and writing articles, and also hope to stimulate the interest of students in the school, so that more people can join the scientific research team and explore the unknown together." Li Dongqi said.

  Make flexible workers more motivated

  The state's security system and related measures for people with flexible employment have been gradually improved in recent years. In July 2021, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and other 8 departments jointly issued the "Guiding Opinions on Safeguarding the Labor Security Rights and Interests of New Employment Forms", which will help safeguard new employment. The labor remuneration, reasonable rest, social insurance, labor safety and other rights and interests of laborers are clearly required.

The "14th Five-Year" Digital Economy Development Plan released this time also proposes to further improve the social insurance system and labor rights protection system for flexible employment personnel, and promote the pilot program of flexible employment personnel to participate in the housing provident fund system.

  For college graduates who are about to be employed, the relevant person in charge of the Employment Promotion Department of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said that the social security subsidy policy will be used to support graduates in flexible employment through multiple channels and new forms of employment.

For graduates who are willing and capable of starting a business, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security will provide preferential support, accurately carry out entrepreneurial training, entrepreneurial services, and provide entrepreneurial guaranteed loans, entrepreneurial subsidies, venue support and other policies.

  In addition, some colleges and universities have introduced a series of measures such as setting innovation and entrepreneurship credits and relaxing students' study period, focusing on cultivating students' ability and awareness in innovation and entrepreneurship, and supporting students to choose flexible employment.

Some colleges and universities have also set up plans and platforms such as "seed funds" and "student entrepreneurial parks" to provide support in terms of funds, venues and living guarantees for students who choose flexible employment, innovation and entrepreneurship.

  Experts said that under the continuous improvement of policy support and protection, various new employment models will attract more labor and make flexible workers more motivated.

  Reporter: Jin Chen