Payment of labor: legal aspects

Abstract

The article summarizes the theoretical views on the essence of wages as a legal category, on the basis of which the relevant conclusions are made. It is noted that despite the existence of a large number of theoretical and empirical developments of scientists in the field of remuneration, not all aspects of this issue are sufficiently developed. In particular, the realities of today require in-depth study and clarification of the essence of wages as a legal category, taking into account its specifics in various fields. Because, the economic processes currently taking place in the country radically change the theoretical views on the essence of wages as a legal category.

It is concluded that as a legal category of remuneration reveals the specific rights and obligations of participants in labor relations regarding remuneration, is one of the essential conditions of the employment contract. It is an institution of labor law, representing a system of legal norms governing relations in the field of remuneration. Attention is paid to the terms "remuneration" and "wages", in particular, a conclusion is made on their clear definition, delimitation and filling with specific content.

As a result, it is noted that wages are one of the important components of the organization of any enterprise. Because the optimal system of remuneration depends not only on the living standards of employees, but also the results of economic activity of the enterprise as a whole. The nature of wages is multifaceted, because for the employer it is the cost of production, which he usually tries to minimize, and for the employee - income, and he, accordingly, tries to maximize it by agreeing on a sufficiently high level of wages. Therefore, the correct organization of wages, fair proportions, ratios, accounting for wages with working conditions and results are a powerful factor in stimulating productivity, employee interest in improving productivity and quality of work.