In July 2021, the Ministry of Labour and the Federal State Agency for Health and Consumer Rights issued a joint letter on the rules of employee vaccination.

The Covid-19 pandemic has created enormous challenges for businesses and officials and disrupted the normal course of life and work for all people worldwide.

In this webinar, the panelists discuss global mobility and immigration issues during the pandemic and provide examples from their countries: Germany, Turkey, Russia and Ukraine.

The " Black swan " of coronavirus has already led such economic sectors as tourism, air transportation, hotel business, and non-food retail to a deep crisis.

The confirmed number of persons in Russia infected with SARS-CoV-2/Covid-19 (Corona) exceeds 32,000.

The Russian government announced that nationwide non-working days will be introduced from Oct. 30, 2021, to Nov. 7, 2021, to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

As already mentioned in our previous news on this topic, due to COVID-19 the Russian State Duma adopted on 18 March 2020 Federal Law No. 50-FZ.

Following Mr. Putin's speech on 2 April 2020, measures promoting isolation such as nationwide non-working days and regional quarantine measures are being extended until end of April/beginning of May.

More and more Russian regions announce mandatory vaccination for employees of specific industries.

Due to the spread of COVID-19 the Russian President issued on 2 April 2020 the decree on prolongation of the non-working period within the whole territory of Russia until 30 April 2020.

Russia has introduced a temporary procedure allowing foreign nationals to extend their visas and residence permits in the context of the coronavirus epidemic.

In view of Russia's national measures against the spread of COVID-19, on 18 March 2020 the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and Presidium of the Judges Council of the Russian Federation suspended ...

The Russian government will lift all COVID-19 entry restrictions for all foreign nationals entering the country via airway and sea borders.

Große russische Unternehmen spenden erhebliche Beträge im Kampf gegen die sich noch immer verschärfende Corona-Krise.

Large Russian companies are donating significant amounts to the fight against the still escalating coronavirus crisis[1]. In addition, other companies have been invited by the authorities

On 21 April 2020, the Russian Supreme Court issued clarifications addressing various issues related to COVID-19 ("Clarifications").

The list of restricted activities in Moscow and Moscow Region has been considerably extended due to COVID-19[1]. So far the extended restrictions apply from 13 April until 19 April 2020. Access to premises...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation has published on its website recommendations for employees and employers, in connection with the decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 25 March 2020 ‘On declaring non-working days in the Russian Federation'.

The Russian Government and Central Bank announced last week wide economic support measures to minimize the effects of Coronavirus and decrease in oil prices.

Due to the spread of COVID-19 the Russian Ministry of Labor and Social Protection and the Mayor of Moscow recommended all employers to switch to home office work where it is possible.