Labor Law. Major Russian Legislation Changes For 2016

Changes to labor law on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation on Issues of Increasing Employer Penalties for Violations of Law Concerning Remuneration of Labor

Some of the most substantial changes to labor law in 2016 were made by Federal Law No. 272-FZ on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation on Issues of Increasing Employer Penalties for Violations of Law Concerning Remuneration of Labor of July 3, 2016 ("Federal Law 272-FZ").

1. Federal Law 272-FZ amended Article 136 of the RF Labor Code to specify more rigidly defined time limits for salary payments: as previously, salaries must be paid at least once every two weeks; however, starting October 3, 2016, salaries must also be paid within 15 calendar days of the end of the period for which they accrued. In other words, the final payment of salaries for October must be made on or before the 15th of November.