We would like to inform you that the draft law increasing fines for employers for failure to perform military registration duties has been adopted in the form that we discussed in our previous alert and will take effect October 1, 2023.

The Russian State Duma is now considering amendments to the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses. The amendments provide for a significant increase in the fines for failure to perform the military registration duties.

Last Tuesday, July 12, the St. Petersburg International Business Association (SPIBA) hosted an event titled “Employment Relationship in Times of Uncertainty—Relocation, Dismissals, and Changes to Employment Agreements”.

Mika told members of the FRCC about the options that companies might use today to adjust the cost of labor in Russia.

Numerous legislative changes usually enter into force at the beginning of the year, and 2022 was no exception. We have outlined in this review the main changes in the regulations that will become effective in 2022.

The Russian legislation regulating electronic document management (EDM) is being changed and improved to better serve labor relations.

On October 12, 2021, St. Petersburg Chief State Sanitary Doctor adopted Order which affects a significant number of entities operating in St. Petersburg.

Last week, pravo.ru published an article on the hot topic of compulsory vaccination which has already been introduced in several regions. Julia Talagaeva commented to pravo.ru on how employers should announce vaccination within specific timeframes.

In addition to the already well-known Presidential Decree on non-working days in May 2021, the Ministry of Labor has issued its recommendations on the application of this decree in practice.

This week, pravo.ru published an article on the dismissal of employees on less common grounds. Ekaterina Belyaeva commented on the legal aspects of dismissal due to loss of trust.