The modern Russian model of social and labor relations system

Social and labour relations (SLR) are considered in the research as a system existing at two levels. The first level is virtual SLR functioning at the objective and subjective levels. The second level is regulatory SLR showing projection of virtual SLR at the institutional, legislative, rule-making levels. The relationship between these levels can be expressed as following: economists formulate economic principles used to develop regulatory SLR aimed at solving the problems of SLR system at the virtual level. The author supposes that both levels of SLR system have to display the same model of SLR system and have to be based on the same value system. Otherwise we will see conflicts between virtual SLR and regulatory SLR. As a result of the research it was detected that the model of SLR system at the virtual level has a collective character and is determined by the active government policy at the labour market as well as by the quantitative goals and paternalistic relations. Russian labour legislation has declared the model of SLR system with active government policy at the labour market, the system of social partnership between equal SLR subjects and the balancing of interests of different social groups. Thereby there are some contradictions in the type of government policy at the labour market, the managing ability of SLR system, the social equivalence of SLR subjects. These contradictions show that the bottlenecks of the modern Russian SLR system are the employees with their values and the imperfections in Russian legislation implementation. The author supposes that Russian values of SLR subjects have to be preserved and developed in the future development of SLR system. At the same time there is a necessity to grow the culture of rationalistic type through social learning. In order to reach the new balance it is necessary to combine formal rules and informal limitations by revision of both sides

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