Current Issues in Russian Labor Law

Seminar “Current Issues in Russian Labor Law”

Who it is for: lawyers, HR specialists, and heads of legal and HR departments.

Seminar objective

The seminar focuses on the most pressing issues in applying the Russian Labor Code. We examine difficult areas of enforcement practice and common employer mistakes, and give specific recommendations. Participants can ask questions about their own situations.

Overview of changes

Recent amendments to the Russian Labor Code and related legislation, and their practical implications for employers.

Topic 1. Parties to labor relations

• The concept and classification of parties to labor relations.
• The employee as a party to labor relations.
• The legal status of the employer. Trade unions and other employee representatives.
• Government labor authorities: supervision and oversight.

Topic 2. The employment contract: concept, content, parties

• The concept, content and mandatory terms of an employment contract.
• Job function: position, specialty, profession.
• Parties, procedure and timing for concluding an employment contract. Fixed-term employment contracts.
• Transfers to another job.
• Termination of an employment contract at the initiative of the employee or the employer, and the required paperwork.
• Grounds for ending an employment contract, including circumstances beyond the parties’ control.

Topic 3. Working time and rest time

• The concept and types of working time, time recording and work schedules.
• Reduced working hours for certain categories of employees. Part-time work.
• Flexible schedules, aggregated working time recording, overtime, including cases where employees may be required to work overtime without their consent. Night work.
• Types of rest time. Weekends and public holidays, and work on those days.
• Types and duration of leave. Annual paid leave: calculating its length and the length of service that entitles an employee to leave, recall from leave.
• Maternity leave, parental leave and study leave.

Topic 4. Wages and compensation payments

• The concept of wages and the principles of remuneration.
• Labor standards and time-based pay.
• Bonuses. Pay for overtime, night work, and work on weekends and public holidays.
• Compensation payments.

Topic 5. Labor discipline

• The concept of labor discipline and ways to ensure it.
• Internal work regulations. Incentives for work and how they are applied.
• Disciplinary sanctions: procedure, time limits, and appeals.
• Disciplinary liability of employees.

Topic 6. Financial liability of the parties to an employment contract

• The concept of financial liability and the conditions under which it arises.
• Procedure for and amount of compensation for damage.
• Compensation for harm caused to an employee by injury or other damage to health.
• Full financial liability of an employee and its limits.

Topic 7. Compensation for injured employees

• The employer’s financial liability for damage caused to an employee by unlawfully depriving them of the opportunity to work.
• The employer’s liability for harm caused to an employee’s life and health.
• Compulsory social insurance against occupational accidents and occupational diseases (Federal Law No. 125-FZ), including recent amendments.
• Compulsory social and health insurance for employees: what employers need to know.

Topic 8. Labor disputes

• The concept and classification of labor disputes.
• The labor disputes commission: how it is formed, its powers, filing deadlines. Enforcement of the commission’s decisions.
• Labor disputes in court. Specifics of disputes involving certain categories of employees.
• Resolution of collective labor disputes: conciliation commission, mediator, labor arbitration. The right to strike.