Delovoy Peterburg published last week its latest Practical Legal Advice which addresses a series of legal issues raised by its readership and answered, as usual, by leading practicing lawyers. Ekaterina Belyaeva, associate at Forte Tax & Law, commented to Delovoy Peterburg on the requirements for employers offering internships to students.

The 12th St. Petersburg International Innovation Forum took place on November 13-15, 2019. A session on HR Potential – Innovation in Management was held as part of the forum. Anton Kabakov, partner at Forte Tax & Law, spoke at this session about the legal aspects of labor relations in the field of IT.

Another RUSSOFT summer seminar on the full cycle of HR management in IT companies was held on July 11, 2019 in Moscow.

Ekaterina Belyaeva, Associate at Forte Tax & Law, commented to Pravo.ru on the aforementioned Supreme Court ruling and noted that it is easy in practice for employers to dismiss employees in strict compliance with the law.

The results of the main Russian rating of law firms, Pravo.ru-300, were announced last Wednesday.  According to this rating, Forte Tax & Law is among the best law firms of the country in several areas of law.

Certification of workplaces was replaced in 2013 with special assessment of working conditions which is meant to fulfill the same functions, i.e. identify harmful and hazardous factors in the workplace and provide employees with means of protection against negative factors, as well as other guarantees and compensations.

At the end of October 2018, the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation rendered ruling, which cleared up the uncertainty around the calculation and payment of compensation for unused leave.

Forte Tax & Law and Avant hosted a joint business breakfast last Friday. This event was intended mainly for HR managers and company executives from Technopolis and addressed the HR and legal aspects of hiring and dismissal. Over 45 guests attended this business breakfast.

On October 03, 2018, the President of Russia signed a law amending the Criminal Code by adding a new article (Article 1441) on liability for unfair dismissal and refusal to hire people on grounds of their pre-pension age.

Delovoy Peterburg has published an article on Legal Forecasts or How the Market of Legal Services is Entering a Golden Age. Legal consultants discussed with Delovoy Peterburg journalists the changes expected in the legal market in 2018 as well as trends already noticeable on this market.

Anton Kabakov, Partner at Forte Tax & Law, spoke about tax practice and outlined the characteristics typical to tax law in 2018. “Tax law is the most dynamic area of law. Hundreds of amendments are introduced to tax laws every year. The main trend in 2018 is the “fight against the shadow economy” or the improvement of tax collection thanks to the fight against the shadow sector and the whitewash of the economy” comments Anton.

Anna Yakovleva, Senior Associate at Forte Tax&Law, commented on the prospects of labor law developments. Anna noted that “as if to bestow a “New Year’s gift”, the Ministry of Labor has scheduled most of its inspections in the first quarter of 2018. These labor inspections will be conducted as per a new format involving checklists, while the old practice of “one fine per single violation” will remain in place. Courts will, as a result, be flooded with cases challenging inspection results. We also expect tougher criminal sanctions on employers for delay in wage payments as well as in migration disputes arising from the 2018 World Cup.”

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