Digit of the Day: How Many Russians Work Remotely?

3

million Russians work remotely

The head of the Russian Ministry of Labor Anton Kotyakov told how many Russians

work remotely. Thus, according to official data, about 3 million Russians do their work remotely.

Kotyakov informed about this during the ceremonythe signing of an agreement between the all-Russian associations of trade unions, employers and the government for the next two years. Recall that the law on the appropriate type of employment came into force at the beginning of this year.

Among other things, the minister also said that Russia has already passed several laws regulating remote work. In addition, at the end of this year, an official workflow for them will be launched.

”Experiment on HR document flowwill end on November 15, 2021. During this period, together with our partners, we will prepare the necessary changes to the Labor Code, as well as prepare a technological platform for further implementation. And we plan that by the end of this year we will be able to introduce a full-scale electronic document management ”, - said Kotyakov.