More and more Russian regions announce mandatory vaccination for
employees of specific industries.
The choice of industries is based on direct contact with
consumers (trade, eateries, education, healthcare, transport,
banks, etc.).
In many regions companies are obliged to file specific reports
on vaccinated employees. The Federal Service for Labour and
Employment clarifies that employees who were not timely vaccinated
should be suspended from work without pay (even if they work
remotely), though the legal grounds for such suspension are not
fully transparent for many experts.
The required percentage of vaccination varies on regional basis,
for Moscow it is 60% and the vast majority of companies faced
impossibility to reach it by the first indicated deadline (15 July
2021).
