TENDENCIES OF REFORMING THE WORKING TIME'S INSTITUTE IN THE CONDITIONS OF DISTANCE WORK

Abstract

The article deals with the current trends of reforming the institution of working time and to investigate the impact of distance work on the struc- ture of permanent life of this legal institution. The methodological basis of the study include formal-logical method used in the analysis of legisla- tive provisions on distance work as separate forms of work organization; system-structural method and the method of synthesis used in the study of foreign experience in the implementation of distance work and its impact on reforming the institution of working time, as well as formal-dogmatic and modeling method used in establishing the status of distance workers in Ukraine. The article explores the concept of "distance work", establishes its main features and characteristics. The author pays considerable attention to the issue of distribution of working time of the employee when establishing distance work, the "autonomous" nature of the organization of work- ing time by the employee. In addition, the issue of extending the rules of internal labour regulations for distance workers has been studied. The author comes to the conclusion that it is necessary to further analyze the trends of reforming the institution of working time in view of the spread of distance work, especially in lockdown conditions caused by the spread of coronavirus COVID-19. This paper analyzes a significant number of sociological studies on the use of distance work, including the distribution and duration of working time in distance work. The author emphasizes the need for statistical observations on the distance form of work organization at the state level, as currently there are no relevant mechanisms in Ukraine, which complicates the study of this phenomenon. In addition, the author gives examples of current trends in reforming the institution of working time, taking into account foreign experience.