Application Of Professional Standards Requirements Under The Russian Labour Code

On 1 January 2017, a new law developed by the Russian Ministry of Labour "on independent qualification assessment" comes into force. It allows employers and trade unions to create an independent qualification assessment system against professional standards, based on confidence in the quality of this assessment by employers, employees and applicants.

The application of professional standards in relation to employee qualifications became mandatory for several types of enterprises and for certain positions on 1 July 2016 and are established in the Labor Code of the Russian Federation and other regulations (state and municipal agencies; cases when the performance of work implies compensation, privileges or restrictions imposed by the Labour Code or other federal law).