Expanding the Scope of Labor Law: The Case of External Pilots

Abstract

This article is devoted to the study of the scope of labor law. Attention is drawn to the expansion of the scope of labor law caused by the rapid development of unmanned aircraft systems. The proposed work analyzes the provisions of current labor legislation, in particular the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, the Air Code of the Russian Federation, and also examines the doctrine of domestic labor law on the unity and differentiation of legal labor regulation in relation to employees who are external pilots. In the course of the conducted research, actual problems in the field of work of external pilots were identified and possible solutions were proposed. Attention is drawn to the fact that the legal regulation of the work of external pilots of unmanned aircraft systems requires further painstaking work on its scientific and legal foundation. The issues of disciplinary and financial responsibility of employees — external pilots were raised.