No score
change

2024 Score

82

2022 Score

82

2020 Score

80

Rating

Approaching Access to Decent Work

Fair
Wages

80

Decent
Working Hours

100

Employment
Security

80

Family
Responsibilities

75

Maternity
at Work

100

Safe
Work

100

Social
Security

100

Fair
Treatment

60

Child &
Forced Labour

75

Freedom of
Association

50

Fair Wages - 80

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the legislation or collective negotiation set and determine the minimum wages in the country? Yes 1 §129, 133-133.1, 392 of the Labour Code, 2001; Federal law ‘About minimum wage’ 19.06.2000 № 82-ФЗ
No Change
Does the law require regular and timely payment of wages? Yes 1 §136-148 and 236 of the Labour Code, 2001
No Change
Does the law require overtime compensation to be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? Yes 1 §152 of the Labour Code, 2001
No Change
Does the law require any additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? No 0 §153 of the Labour Code, 2001
No Change
Does the law require additional compensation for night work? Yes 1 §96 and 154 of the Labour Code, 2001; Resolution of the Government 22.07.2008 № 554
No Change

Decent Working Hours - 100

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law stipulate general weekly working hours as 48 hours or lower? Yes 1 §92, 99, 152, 203, 264 of the Labour Code, 2001
No Change
Does the law restrict maximum working hours, including overtime, to 56 hours per week? Yes 1 §99 of the Labour Code, 2001
No Change
Does the law require a paid weekly rest of at least 24 consecutive hours? Yes 1 §108-111 of the Labour Code, 2001
No Change
Does the law require paid public holidays? Yes 1 §112 and 153 of the Labour Code, 2001; §4 of the Federal law 26.09.1997 № 125-ФЗ
No Change
Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? Yes 1 §114-115, 121-126, 267, 334 of the Labour Code, 2001; Resolution of the Government 14.05.2015 № 466
No Change

Employment Security - 80

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law require a written employment contract or employment particulars to be given to a worker on commencement of employment? Yes 1 §56-60 and 67 of the Labour Code, 2001
No Change
Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? Yes 1 §58-59 of the Labour Code, 2001
No Change
Does the law limit the length of the probation period, including renewals, to three months? Yes 1 §70-71, 207 of the Labour Code, 2001
No Change
Does the law require a 30-day notice period before employment contract termination? Yes 1 §61, 77-80, 180, 269, 280, 292, 307, 348.12 of the Labour Code, 2001
No Change
Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least two weeks of wages for every year of service? No 0 §178, 180-181.1, 318, 327.7 of the Labour Code, 2001
No Change

Family Responsibilities - 75

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law require a four-month parental leave for parents? Yes 1 §256 of the Labour Code, 2001; §13-15 of the Federal law № 81-ФЗ of 1995; Federal law № 255-ФЗ of 2006
No Change
Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers*? No 0 §128 and 256 of the Labour Code, 2001
No Change
Does the law require flexible working arrangements* for workers with family responsibilities? Yes 1 §93, 96, 99, 122, 258, 259, 262-264 of the Labour Code, 2001
No Change
Does the law require paid nursing breaks? Yes 1 §258 of the Labour Code, 2001
No Change

Maternity at Work - 100

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law prohibit inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? Yes 1 §64 of the Labour Code, 2001
No Change
Does the law require maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? Yes 1 §255 and 257 of the Labour Code, 2001
No Change
Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be at least two-thirds (66.67%) of a worker's former wage? Yes 1 §2.1-2.2, 10-11 of the Federal law № 255-ФЗ of 2006
No Change
Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be paid through a contributory social insurance or a universal benefits system or such benefits are an employer's liability? Yes 1 §2.1-2.2, 10-11 of the Federal law № 255-ФЗ of 2006
No Change
Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? Yes 1 §261 of the Labour Code, 2001
No Change

Safe Work - 100

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law require employers to provide free personal protective equipment to workers? Yes 1 §221 of the Labour Code, 2001; Order of the Public Health Ministry № 290н of 2009
No Change
Does the law require employers to train workers on health and safety Issues? Yes 1 §225 of the Labour Code, 2001; Resolution of the Ministry of Labour № 1/29, 2003
No Change
Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? Yes 1 §96, 99, 125-126, 253-254, 259, 298 of the Labour Code, 2001; Order of the Ministry of LaborN 512н, 2019
No Change
Does the law provide for employment injury benefits in the event of an occupational accident or disease? Yes 1 §184 of the Labour Code, 2001; §9 and 15 of the Federal law № 400-ФЗ, 2013; §8-9, 11-12 of the Federal law № 125-ФЗ, 1998
No Change

Social Security - 100

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law provide for an old age benefit? Yes 1 §8, 15-16, 30-32, 35 and appendix 3 - 5 of the Federal law ‘About insurance pensions’ 28.12.2013 № 400-ФЗ
No Change
Does the law provide for survivors' benefits? Yes 1 §10 and 15 of the Federal law ‘About insurance pensions’ 28.12.2013 № 400-ФЗ
No Change
Does the law provide for unemployment benefits? Yes 1 §2-3, 30-34 of the Law of the Russian Federation ‘About employment of the population’ 19.04.1991 № 1032-1
No Change
Does the law require paid sick leave (and sickness benefits) for the first six months of sickness? Yes 1 §81 and 183 of the Labour Code, 2001; §6-7 of the Federal law № 255-ФЗ of 2006
No Change
Does the law provide for invalidity benefits? Yes 1 §9 and 15 of the Federal law ‘About insurance pensions’ 28.12.2013 № 400-ФЗ
No Change

Fair Treatment - 60

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law require equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value? Yes 1 §37 of the Constitution, 1993; §2-3, 132, 419 of the Labour Code, 2001
No Change
Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? No 0 §21-22 of the Constitution, 1993; §3 of the Labour Code, 2001; §133 of the Criminal Code, 1996
No Change
Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? Yes 1 §37 of the Constitution, 1993; §3 of the Labour Code, 2001; §9 of the Federal law № 10-ФЗ, 1996
No Change
Does the law allow women to do the same job as men? No 0 §19 of the Constitution, 1993; §3 and 253 of the Labour Code, 2001
No Change
Does the law guarantee basic labour protection to the platform workers? Yes 1 Federal Law No. 400-FZ of 28 December, on insurance pensions, 2013;ISSA Country Profile for the Russian Federation
No Change

Child & Forced Labour - 75

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law prohibit the employment of children? Yes 1 §20 and 63 of the Labour Code, 2001
No Change
Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? No 0 §19 of Federal Law No. 3266-1 on Education, 1992
No Change
Does the law prohibit the employment of young persons in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? Yes 1 §96, 99, 265, 268 of the Labour Code; Resolution 25.02.2000 № 163
No Change
Does the law prohibit forced labour? Yes 1 §37 of the Constitution, 1993; §4 of the Labour Code, 20001; §127.2 of the Criminal Code, 1996
No Change

Freedom of Association - 50

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? Yes 1 §30 of the Constitution, 1993; §2 and 4 of the Federal law № 10-ФЗ, 1996
No Change
Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? No 0 §13 of the Federal law № 10-ФЗ, 1996; §36-37 and 41 of the Labour Code, 2001; USDOS CRHRP 2023 (Russian Federation)
No Change
Does the law provide the right to strike? No 0 §14 of the Federal law № 10-ФЗ, 1996; §409-413 of the Labour Code, 2001; CEACR, C87, Obs. 2018
No Change
Does the law prohibit imposing excessive sanctions against striking workers, including replacement of such workers? Yes 1 §37 of the Constitution, 1993; §14 of the Federal law № 10-ФЗ, 1996; §414 of the Labour Code, 2001
No Change

*In order to measure the trend in country’s legislative performance over the last edition of the Labour Rights Index (2022), the following legend is used.

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