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Russia’s Civic Chamber urges simplified process of employing adolescents

The Russian Civic Chamber has prepared a number of recommendations aimed at developing a system of employment of minors.

17:41 02.06.2021

President Putin suspends indexation of Russian judges’ wages

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a bill suspending annual indexation of wages of Russian judges into law.

13:16 30.12.2020

Russian courts grant 98% of employees’ claims in labour payment disputes

Russia’s courts granted 98% of employees’ claims in disputes over labour payments, Chair of the Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev said during a Chinese Forum on International Cooperation on Friday.

14:43 13.11.2020

Detained ex-head of Russian Biathlon Union put under house arrest in embezzlement case

The Moscow City Court on Monday released director of Russia’s picked teams training centre and ex-president of the Russian Biathlon Union Alexander Kravtsov charged with embezzling over 14 million rubles (about $175,000 at the current exchange rate) from detention and placed him under house arrest.

16:47 02.11.2020

Russia's Ombudsman lobbies for stiffer fines for refusal to hire people with disabilities

The Labor Minister’s initiative to increase administratie fines for denial of employment to disabled citizens and employer-employee relationship violations is well-timed, Russia’s Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova has said while presenting her Protection the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities report.

10:17 30.10.2020

Justice Ministry’s commission strikes 7 persons off ECHR judicial candidacy list

Russia’s Justice Ministry under the chairmanship of its head Konstantin Chuichenko has excluded 7 out of 34 judicial candidates for the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) during the first meeting of the candidacy selection commission.

12:01 22.10.2020

Moscow employers ordered to move 30% of staff to remote work amid COVID-19 spread

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin on Thursday obliged the city’s employers to move upwards of 30% employees to home offices starting October 5.

15:14 01.10.2020

Volga District Commercial Court head appointed as Supreme Court Deputy Chair

The Federation Council on Wednesday approved appointment of the head of the Volga District Commercial Court Yury Glazov as a new Deputy Chairperson of the Supreme Court of Russia.

11:44 23.09.2020

Investigators urge detention for Russian Biathlon Union ex-head in embezzlement case

Investigators have lodged a motion to detain director of Russia’s picked teams training centre and ex-president of the Russian Biathlon Union Alexander Kravtsov as part of an embezzlement case until November 15.

14:05 18.09.2020

Russia’s Justice Ministry drafts bill on dismissal procedure for investigators

The Russian Justice Ministry works on a bill setting forth procedures governing dismissals and appointments of the Investigative Committee officers.

17:06 31.08.2020

Russia’s Ombudsman proposes establishment of international workforce bank

Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova believes a bank of jobs will offer young people wider prospects as concerns search for vacancies and facilitate support provided by national governments.

17:55 13.08.2020

Only 15% of people with limited health capacities employed in Russia

Only 15% of Russian citizens with disabilities have a job, Chair of the Chamber’s Commission for barrier free environment for physically challenged people Diana Gurtskaya said during a round table conference on the employement of disabled persons on Friday.

12:14 07.08.2020

Ex-manager of All-Russian Society of Deaf ordered to 4-year jail for fraud

Moscow’s Tushinsky District Court has sentenced a former chief of one of the departments of the All-Russian Society of the Deaf to 4 years behind bars for fraud.

17:32 08.07.2020

Over 570,000 labor rights violations revealed in 2019 – Russian Prosecutor General

Prosecutor’s offices revealed over 570,000 violations of labor rights of Russian citizens in 2019, Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov announced Wednesday.

17:27 17.06.2020

Russia’s lawmakers propose to register three types of remote work in Labor Code

The State Duma is to discuss a bill amending Russia’s Labor Code to the effect that it contained and regulated three types of teleworking and temporary remote work.

16:38 16.06.2020

Finalized bill permitting to make labor contracts distantly reaches Russia’s State Duma

A new refined version of a bill setting forth requirements pertaining to distant intercommunications between employers and employees, in particular those relating to labor contracts made, or vacation request letters and resignation notices submitted via internet has reached the lower house of Russia’s parliament.

17:44 04.06.2020

Income support payments specified in Russia due to COVID-19 spread

A bill specifying income support payments to families with unemployed members over the coronavirus crisis has become law. The document signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin is published on the official website of legal information. The State Duma and the Federation Council backed the initiative on April 17.

14:19 24.04.2020

MPs specify income support payment provisions due to COVID-19 spread in Russia

The State Duma on Friday adopted a bill specifying income support payments to families with unemployed members.

13:51 17.04.2020

Ombudsman asks Russian authorities to protect employees made to work during quarantine

Russia’s Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova has turned to Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov and Government’s Chair Mikhail Mishustin asking them to take measures for protection of employees’ labor rights.

13:00 31.03.2020

Constitutional amendments to help protecting citizens’ rights after pandemic – expert

The amendments to Russia’s Constitution introducing social guarantees are to ensure the enforcement of labor and employment rights after the coronavirus pandemic ends, according to the Chair of the Civic Chamber’s Social Policy Natalia Pochinok.

10:21 24.03.2020