Peculiarities of the legal status of a transport worker

Abstract

The article examines the legal status of transport workers and concludes that the legal status of transport workers is currently not perfect, and its formation is still ongoing. It is emphasized that the legal status of transport workers varies depending on the direct legal position of the person on the transport, de-pending on the functions performed, the level of qualification of the person, etc. It is pointed out that the legal status of transport workers is regulated by the Constitution of Ukraine and a significant number of laws and by-laws, and it is the latter that are key in determining the legal status of transport workers and its regulation. The article places special emphasis on the close relationship between the legal status of an employee and his legal capacity for work. It was concluded that transport workers are subject to additional requirements regarding the age, state of health, psychological and psycho-emotional state of the worker, seniority, certain qualifications, appropriate education, the presence of special permits to carry out one or another activity, the presence of licenses, appropriate number of flight hours, additional knowledge, etc. The main features of the legal status of transport workers are: 1) regulated by the Constitution of Ukraine, laws and subordinate legal acts, which determine the specific rights, duties and responsibilities of an employee in relation to a certain type of transport; 2) transport workers are sub-jects with a special labor law status; 3) acquiring the legal status of a person as an employee is related to the person's legal capacity for work; 4) the basis of the le-gal status of employees is their rights and duties, functions, as assigned to a transport employee; 5) the legal status of a transport worker includes the labor guarantees of such workers; 6) special aspects of the financial responsibility of transport workers. The author paid significant attention to the issue of material responsibility of transport workers and named its main features: a special type of legal responsibility; has a clear goal - preservation of material values; specific object of encroachment - various property and material values; liability arises as a result of the employee's violation of the Law or regulatory legal acts; the possibility of full or limited financial liability.