Justice is one of the main principles of human society. A wonderful thing — but not always and not everywhere calls for it are appropriate. Not always right.
Who should be fair and to whom? Of course, the one who is responsible for others, in relation to those dependent, who depend on him. The head of the family — in relation to its other members, younger and dependent on him. The teacher is to the students. The state — in relation to those who are dependent on it: pensioners, employees, students and others. Justice means: to treat everyone equally, not to single out anyone, not to give benefits to some at the expense of others.
In fact, of course, the attitude cannot be the same for everyone, it does not happen, but it is important that this is not reflected in actions and decisions. This is the essence of justice. This is such an attitude of a “superior” towards us, where it is impossible to earn advantages and benefits through personal efforts and virtues.
The call for justice is addressed to a certain owner, his right to decide everything for us
But in labor relations, everything is no longer so simple. One can talk about justice where the distribution of benefits depends entirely on the arbitrariness of the boss, leader, father, owner, but not on individual efforts. So it was in the Soviet economy. The economy, organized according to the capitalist principle, assumes that the benefits I receive do not depend on the arbitrariness of the owner, but on how much, productively and efficiently I work.
And from the contract: I freely choose what conditions I agree to, and one employee will agree to the same working conditions and pay, while the other will not. This is unfair, but fair: in a seller-buyer relationship (as opposed to a master-serf relationship), everything is determined by voluntary agreements and their observance or non-observance. If the principle of justice erases any individual characteristics of people, then the principle of agreement allows each individual to be measured by an individual measure.
In our transitional society, of course, everything is mixed. And justice is not always impartial, and agreement is not always free… But it is important to remember: the call for justice is always addressed to some kind of owner, his will and right to decide and establish it. Lamentations about the unjust order of the world can only be a complaint to God, so that he would eliminate the imperfections that were made.
If there is no God or he does not want to interfere in earthly affairs, you can change something in your favor only by defending your interests in relationships and agreements with other people. Which is always difficult and not always effective. But this is the path of an adult, a free person.