Appeal to the Mass Media as a Form of Self-Defense of Employees Rights

Abstract

The issue of protecting the labor rights of the economically weak side of labor relations has always been relevant, but it has acquired particular importance in the era of digital technologies and the availability of information. You can repeatedly see headlines in periodicals or large Internet resources about the violation of the labor rights of employees by any employer. Often such statements are made by employees themselves, pursuing in some cases the goal of restoring their violated rights. The consequences of such actions are reputational, economic and other costs of the employer. In this regard, there are questions related to the legality of such actions of employees.

The article provides an analysis of judicial practice on public disclosure of labor law conflict in the media and Internet resources. The conclusion is made about the heterogeneity of law enforcement approaches on this issue. By resolving law enforcement conflicts, the author qualifies this behavior as a form of self-defense of labor rights by employees that is not provided for by labor legislation. This form is investigated from the point of view of legality and ideas for its improvement are proposed, which potentially neutralize most of the violations of the rights of the employer by employees, among which, in particular, the establishment of limits for the implementation of this form of self-defense.