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More and more Russian regions announce mandatory vaccination for employees of specific industries.
In recent years there have been active discussions around the initiatives that are aimed at improving the state pricing policy. Multiple attempts are being made towards greater regulation of pricing in certain areas in the form of the introduction of additional price control tools. The purpose of this policy is not only to help entrepreneurs develop the regulated areas of activity with the help of predictable pricing rules, but also to facilitate the stable and steady development of the entire economic system. However, not all the measures that are being suggested find support in the business community.
2020 graduates were badly affected by the COVID pandemic and make up a significant percentage of the unemployment figures. Draft regulation introduces subsidies for companies who hire 2020 graduates; a possible amendment to Russian law. The subsidy is equal to 3 minimum wages (plus social charges and regional increments, if any) and is paid in installments – after the 1st, 3rd and 6th month of employment, subject to certain conditions (one of which is full-time employment).
The Russian Federal Service for Labour and Employment released its official opinion: an employee who returns to Russia from abroad should be teleworking until negative COVID test results are received. The employee’s consent is not required.
The Russian Supreme Court’s Plenum has prepared a clarification on the most controversial issues of the application of anti-trust legislation by courts. On the one hand, the Court has ensured consistency with the approaches it developed previously: its Resolution No. 2 dated 4 March 2021 (the “New Resolution”) almost completely replaced Resolution No. 30 “On certain issues arising in connection with commercial courts applying antitrust legislation” dated 30 June 2008 of the Plenum of the Russian Supreme Commercial Court (the “SCC Plenum's Resolution”), except for the provisions regarding administrative liability, which remained unchanged. On the other, a striking feature of the clarifications was a signal of the need to follow the principle of reasonableness, which implies that business entities’ conduct should be assessed from the perspective of economic strategy and effectiveness.
Decrees, orders or guidelines regulating protective measures in Russia differ from region to region.