Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 11 - Topic: Homeopathy for opening a new office - to observe the development of new forms of employment
Xinhua News Agency reporters Li Yong and He Zongyu
From digital employment to emotional labor, from remote employment to shared employees, new forms and models of employment have grown rapidly and are vigorous.
During the two sessions of the National Committee this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out at the CPPCC Joint Group Meeting, "The epidemic situation is sudden, and the'new employment pattern' is also sudden. For this, we must follow the trend and let it stand out from the rest."
Xinhua News Agency reporters recently learned in various places that various regions are actively exploring new employment potentials brought by new technologies and new formats, constantly cultivating a policy climate that adapts to new employment patterns, optimizing the employment environment and making up for shortcomings, and letting them fight for jobs and careers. The runners run worry-free and embrace a beautiful career future together.
Stand out for a new career
Exquisite makeup, elegant manners, meticulous explanations...Every night, 28-year-old Wang Yang will punch the card in the live broadcast room of the Yangtze online shopping platform to promote various brand-name bags, watches, jewelry and so on.
"I used to be a professional dancer, but as I grew older, I faced the problem of changing careers." She said, looking at the development prospects of e-commerce, she joined Chongqing Xianpin Lianyan Media Co., Ltd. in September last year and started The e-commerce anchor is now working 6 days a week and 6 hours a day, with a monthly income of tens of thousands of yuan.
Liao Xiaozhou, general manager of Chongqing Xianpin Lianyan Media Co., Ltd., told reporters that after the company launched live broadcasts at the beginning of last year, the average daily sales soon exceeded 100,000 yuan; during the epidemic, live broadcasts further increased in popularity, and the company has now expanded to 30 With multiple anchors and more than 30 operation and management personnel, the average daily sales exceed 300,000 yuan, and annual sales are expected to exceed 100 million yuan.
With the advancement of Internet technology and the upgrading of mass consumption, some new employment models that are de-employed and platformized have begun to appear.
Among the 10 new occupations to be announced by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, Internet marketing specialists are among them, and the e-commerce anchor will usher in a formal occupation title. Prior to this, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the General Administration of Market Supervision, and the National Bureau of Statistics identified 13 and 16 new occupations in April last year and March this year, including artificial intelligence engineering technicians, virtual reality engineering technicians, and e-sportsmen. , Online appointment delivery staff, all media operations division, etc.
Zhang Chenggang, associate professor at the School of Labor and Economics at Capital University of Economics and Business and director of China's New Employment Form Research Center, said that the new employment form refers to a new round of industrial revolution driven by intelligent, digital, and information-based work patterns. The identification of new occupations by relevant departments is a gradual process, but it is foreseeable that the traditional occupational classification will be gradually upgraded and replaced by "new 360 lines".
"The new employment pattern is the inevitable result of the interaction between economic format development, market competition and technological progress. It is also changing the traditional employment methods, such as from fixed positions to flexible work, from fixed-time fixed-point to anytime, anywhere, from a single job to a combination of Several jobs, from employment to cooperation, etc." Yang Weiguo, Dean of the School of Labor and Personnel at Renmin University of China, said that the professionalization of some new forms of employment has become an important symbol of the digital transformation of China's economy into the deep water zone.
Tap new employment potential
Tan Chen, 27, was originally a worker at a decoration company in Chongqing. Since he was unable to start work during the epidemic, he switched to a Meituan takeaway rider from the end of March. "At the beginning, there were few orders, and now I can run 30 orders a day, and my monthly income is stable at more than 4,000 yuan." More than two months later, Tan Chen felt that although he was a hard rider, he felt comfortable. "Even if the epidemic is over, I want to continue to be a rider."
According to statistics, the number of riders earning income through the Meituan platform reached 3.99 million last year; from January 20 to May 24, the newly registered riders on the Meituan platform exceeded 1 million. Chen Rongkai, vice president of Meituan Dianping, said that new employment forms such as online appointment delivery staff provide a large number of job opportunities, effectively mitigating the impact of the epidemic on the economy and employment. "The urbanization process continues to advance, and urban employment pressure is also increasing. The new employment form not only accepts a large number of rural labor, but also has a high proportion of part-time jobs, which can effectively relieve employment pressure with this flexible form of work."
According to the "China Sharing Economy Development Report (2020)" released by the Sharing Economy Research Center of the State Information Center, the number of employees of platform enterprises in the form of new businesses in 2019 reached 6.23 million, an increase of 4.2% year-on-year, and the number of employees driven by the platform was about 78 million People, a year-on-year increase of 4%.
"The central government put forward the "six stability" and "six guarantees", and employment is ranked first, and the new form of employment has reduced the employment threshold and the cost of organization and management. It has become an important carrier to stabilize employment and ensure employment, and also reflects the development of China's labor market. Trends, motivation, and potential." said Zhao Xinyu, a professor in the economics department at the School of Economics, Jilin University.
Zhang Xi from Beijing is a graphic designer. In April of this year, she launched her own service on Zhubajie Online and used her spare time to get paid part-time. As the "6·18" e-commerce approached and the demand for graphic design surged, in the past two weeks she received 3 orders on the "Internet booth" and her income exceeded 20,000 yuan.
As the largest flexible employment platform in the country, Zhubajie Network is connected to 10 million registered employers on one end and 14 million reserve talents on one end, driving more than 1 million flexible employment on the platform. Du Chunyong, vice president of Zhubajie.com, said that during the epidemic, Zhubajie also launched a monthly service model of 15 types of professional talents. Enterprises can not only hire talents on time, but also sublease their temporarily idle talents to businesses in need, thereby alleviating The adverse effects of the epidemic and the improvement of the efficiency of talent utilization have also helped these talents to maximize their value.
Improve the environment for development
Li Jiale, 23, is a recent graduate of Anhui University. Although he has not graduated, he has been an “employer” for three years: in 2017, he founded the first company with a partner and developed a courier and delivery service. App platform for waiting for "errands" services.
From live broadcasts to online lectures, from online delivery staff to online ride-hailing drivers, from e-sports players to drone drivers... New employment patterns are emerging, and marketization and public service The combined approach inspires market opportunities, improves the skills of laborers, and strengthens the protection of policies and regulations.
Li Jiale said that during the epidemic, "errands" were subject to certain restrictions. Under the relevant policies and market guidance, the company quickly adjusted its business direction and turned to knowledge payment. "We employ dozens of entrepreneurial, employment, postgraduate, insurance research and other'big cows' to record or broadcast courses, share learning, job search, entrepreneurship experience, and then sell courses through the App, the company's monthly profit is about 30,000 yuan."
Following the trend, promoting the development of new formats and improving the employment environment are becoming mainstream. Recently, Henan, Hebei, Zhejiang, Shandong, Jiangsu and other provinces and cities have introduced new policies to support entrepreneurship to promote employment and support flexible employment and the development of new employment patterns. All regions continued to strengthen the construction of labor laws and systems, and supplemented the shortcomings in safeguards.
Artificial intelligence trainers, all-media operators, health care professionals... These new occupations also have new training methods. Recently, under the unified deployment of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Affairs, the China Employment Training Technical Guidance Center has launched a new vocational online learning platform with online live broadcast and online class opening functions, which can better meet the needs of the new vocational training market.
Li Xiong, a professor at the School of Economics and Law of Southwest University of Political Science and Law, pointed out that new employment forms are flexible and diversified in terms of employment. While creating new jobs, they will bring new problems and difficulties, but continue to improve the system environment and protect all parties. With legitimate rights and interests, to avoid the ant gathering of bees and turmoil, the rapid and benign development of new employment patterns will certainly be achieved. (Participants: Zhou Rui, Ke Gaoyang, Meng Hanqi, Wang Aona)