Legislative changes

Federal Law No. 219-FZ dated 28.06.2021 amended the Law of the Russian Federation "On Employment of the Population in the Russian Federation". The law came into force on July 1, 2021.

According to the Law, employers of all legal forms of ownership, state and municipal authorities, state and municipal institutions, unitary enterprises, organizations with state participation are required to post the following information on the Unified digital employment and labor relations platform "Work in Russia":

• recruitment needs,
• conditions for attracting employees,
• availability of vacant jobs and positions,
• availability of special workplaces equipped for disabled people.

Employers whose average number of employees for previous calendar year is less than 25 people are exempt from submitting the information.

Failure to provide this information may result in an administrative penalty under the Art. 19.7. of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation in the form of a warning or imposition of an administrative fine on officials - from 300 to 500 rubles, and on legal entities - from 3 to 5 thousand rubles.

In addition, the law establishes that legislation of Russian Federation subjects can set a quota for hiring disabled people in the amount of up to 3% of the average number of employees for employers with a staff from 35 to 100 people.

According to the Information and Analytical system Globas currently, there are more than 12 thousand companies engaged in recruitment and employment of citizens in the employment field in Russia.