The problem of сorrelation and identifiсation of the сriteria for distinguishing the differenсe between employment and сivil law сontraсts

The article deals with court decisions made on the basis of the consideration of labor disputes in the Russian Federation. On the basis of such judicial acts, an analysis of law-enforcement practice was carried out in order to identify the risk of re- qualification, methods of re-qualification of a civil contract in an employment contract. As well as criteria allowing to determine in which cases a labor contract may be concluded, and in which - a civil contract, as well as to recognize an unreasonably concluded civil contract as labor contract.