Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many employees have been working from home, and Russian authorities have, as a result, been compelled to change the provisions of the Labor Code regulating remote work.

The President announced the end of the period of non-working days in Russia on May 11, 2020[1]. What does this mean for business? Which organizations can return to work and how? You will find below the brief comments we have prepared regarding the most important issues.

Today, pravo.ru published an article reviewing all possible ways to send employees home without losing out and without losing employees. Julia Talagaeva, Senior Associate at Forte Tax & Law, shared her expert opinion.

Please bear in mind that from April 13, 2020 to December 31, 2020 employers are required to post a number of changes to the national job vacancy database if applicable.

Forte Tax & Law held its first webinar last week on the topical subject of late, i.e. the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on business. For those who have missed or those who would like to replay our webinar on the legal aspects of COVID-19, we are pleased to provide a recording of the webinar presentations.

Forte Tax & Law is pleased to invite you to a webinar on the hottest topic in recent weeks: the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on business.

A presidential decree was published and entered into force yesterday March 25, 2020, declaring, among other things, that the week from March 30 (Monday) to April 03 (Friday) 2020 would be “a paid non-working week”

The World Health Organization (WHO) described on March 12, 2020 the rapid spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) around the world as a pandemic. We have prepared for you an overview of the main legal aspects and difficulties that businesses face in the current situation.

Our clients have recently enquired quite a lot about the possible legal options for reducing costs. These requests are motivated not only by the coronavirus but also by the current economic situation both in Russia and in the world. We have compiled and answered the top HR questions raised by our clients.

A conference on HR issues was held last Thursday at the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce in St. Petersburg. Julia Talagaeva, senior associate at Forte Tax & Law, reviewed at this event the labor dispute cases that were significant in 2019 and at the beginning of 2020.