Fraud in the Russian labor market: a systematic review

Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Department of Sociology and Mass Communications, Moscow, Russia

¹ Corresponding author: atvergazova@fa.ru

Abstract

This article synthesizes the current knowledge available on the fraud practices in the Russian labor market by conducting a systematic literature review among various databases. The focus of this review is to categorize and conceptualize the diversified types of fraud in the labor market and understand the challenges such practices present. The study is based entirely on the available secondary data collected from Russian and non-Russian academic databases for the last 5 years (2017–2021) in line with the guidelines into best practice. The aim is to promote social security by combining the state-of-the-art body of knowledge of the Russian labor market with respect to all its agents in terms of deviant sociology measures. The findings of this review show current gaps both in academic and legislative practices for approaching fraud in the labor market and present the challenges to overcome for avoiding further negative effects on the economy and society.