Other employment law issues

The Russian Federation has signed and ratified several Human Rights conventions, including – inter alia – the European Convention on Human Rights, the Conventions Against Torture, Against Racial Discrimination and Discrimination, Against Women, on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights …

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The majority of international law firms operating in Russia are likely to leave the country over the next few years because of progressive changes in the regulatory framework …

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An employee may only be transferred to another employer with their prior written consent, although they may be made redundant if they refuse to be employed by the new company taking over the business where they work …

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All employees in Russia (including, arguably, foreign employees) are issued a “labour book” (trudovaya knizhka) which is a document recording an employee’s employment history from the first employment until retirement …

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An employer is required to adopt certain internal regulations (localnie normativnie akti) relating to labour discipline, the remuneration system, processing personal data, employee performance appraisals, bonus policy, etc …

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All employees should be subject to a written disciplinary procedure as part of their workplace rules …

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