Actuality. The crisis caused by the COVID pandemic and the escalation of the armed conflict in Ukraine drew attention to the fact that the state government is in dire need of reforms. State institutions must cope with management in a "crisis mode", which implies institutional reform, as well as a review of work and management methods. The current situation requires new proposals for reforms in the sphere of employment, which includes, among other things, digitalization and a fundamental reassessment of the employment of the workforce and the forms of employment used. In this context, the issues of using such flexible forms of employment as remote (mobile) employment based on information-communication technologies (ICT), Internet employment, and employment on digital platforms become relevant. The use of new flexible forms of employment may have a long-term impact on the transformation of standard employment and, in particular, on a number of aspects such as the hiring process and the organization of work, working conditions, job descriptions, etc. In addition, the increase in the number of people working outside the premises of employers, using information and communication devices and technologies, smoothes the risks of social devaluation of the workforce in the conditions of the threat of the spread of an epidemic, a pandemic, the necessity of self-isolation of the employee when the threat of armed aggression arises, an emergency situation man-made, natural or otherwise character. Purpose. Designation of strategic directions for reforming the sphere of employment, which will ensure the complementary unity of the strategies of employees and employers in the context of global instability. Research methods: system analysis, factorial and comparative analysis, structural-functional analysis, statistical grouping method, hierarchy analysis, expert assessments and other methods. Results. Provision of recommendations on the definition of strategic directions of employment policy, which will ensure the complementary unity of the strategies of employees and employers in the context of global instability.