Watch the recording of our webinar “The triple crisis -15 questions businesses have” from 30.03.2020 Questions and Answers Legal and HR questions Non-working week – Implications No public holidays, no vacations, “days off but fully paid” Certain categories of enterprises excluded Those who work remotely can continue Moving around the city to get to work […]
On March 26, 2020, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Russia (“Mintrud”) has published on their official website recommendations to employees and employers related to the Executive Order of the President No. 206 dated March 25, 2020, on declaring non-work days (“Mintrud Recommendations”). Mintrud Recommendations provide a more detailed list of organizations, not […]
On March 25, 2020, Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin addressed the Russians about the crisis situation related to the spread of the new coronavirus infection. In addition to introducing a non-working week from March 30 to April 3 for most Russians, the President announced a number of measures aimed at easing the tax burden on […]
Taking into account today’s recommendations by the Russian Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, we updated our information on how the situation with the non-working week in Russia from March 30 to April 3, 2020 can be handled from the legal perspective. Just few hours ago the press secretary of the Russian President has announced […]
On March 18, 2020, Federal Law No. 50-FZ “On the Acquisition by the Government of the Russian Federation of Ordinary Shares of Sberbank of Russia from the Central Bank of Russia and the Repeal of Certain Provisions of the Legislative Ac ts of the Russian Federation” dated March 18, 2020 (“Federal Law 50-FZ”) came into […]
Today on March 25, 2020, in his official speech regarding the spread of COVID-19 in Russia, Vladimir Putin announced several measures: The period from March 30 until April 3, 2020, is nationwide declared a period of holidays in which the employees will continue to receive their salaries. Exemptions are being made for certain essential organizations and their […]
On March 25, 2020 the President of Russia signed Executive Order On Declaring Non-Work Days in the Russian Federation (“Executive Order”). According to the Executive Order, the week from March 30 to April 3 has been declared non-work week with full pay to the employees. The Executive Order has been issued to ensure sanitary and epidemiological safety of the population […]
We continue keeping you updated with new information around the crisis and invite you to learn more about doing business in the other markets. Join our webinars: The Triple Crisis – 15 questions businesses have Our experts will discuss recent changes regarding the world crises, how to provide stable work against the challenges and answer […]
Most of the companies operating in Russia were surprised by this triple crisis. Health, currency, and oil crises are having a massive impact on business and many companies face major challenges that were not considered in most business continuity plans. However, there are ways out with various backup solutions, such as issuing powers of attorney, […]
More and more employers worldwide arrange for their employees to work from home due to spreading COVID-19 pandemic. In Russia in order to do that the employers have to change the nature of employees’ work to the remote one. We have prepared the following summary of the Labor Code of Russia requirements and recent […]
On March 16, 2020, the Government of the Russian Federation and the Mayor of Moscow arranged additional measures aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus infection in Russia. Key changes According to the documents: 1) From March 18 until May 1, 2020, Russian state authorities restrict the entry of all foreign citizens and stateless persons […]
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