The shadow remuneration sector: specifics, scale, motivation and solutions

Wages are the most important criterion for the well-being of society and socio-political stability. Today, there is a prevalence of gray wage schemes and hidden incomes. These illegal actions lead to the fact that the state cannot fully implement a high-quality social policy. All this proves the relevance of the research topic. The following results were achieved. The main qualitative features and trends in the development of the shadow sector of wages in the Russian Federation were determined. Statistical data on the scale of gray wage schemes and the volume of hidden incomes are presented. The main reasons for the prevalence of backdoor salary are formulated. The main positive and negative aspects of shadow earnings for the employee and the employer are analyzed. The example of EU member states is discussed.The most significant and effective measures implemented at the federal and regional levels to combat shadow wages are suggested.On the example of catering and cleaning services, successful models of business legalization are considered. The prospects of activating sociological research in the monitoring mode are substantiated. The results of scientific article can be useful to scientists who are engaged in this topic for conducting deeper and more detailed research, to businessmen in order to prevent offenses in the field of labor organization, to government authorities in order to conduct clearer control. Research results mat be implemented to develop corrective measures of an adaptive type.

shadow wages, unofficial and illegal incomes, state's social obligations, scale, causes, consequences, directions for the minimization of citizens' hidden income