Guarantees for employees who are laid off but continue to work on a secondary basis

The Federation Council has provisionally approved a bill amending the provisions of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation regarding the payment of average monthly earnings during the period needed to obtain new employment where an employment contract is terminated in connection with the liquidation of an organization or redundancy.

Under the proposed changes, employees who are laid off from their main place of work due to the liquidation of the company or redundancy will retain the right to all statutory payments even if they continue to work as a secondary job.

The changes are intended to implement Resolution No. 54-P of the Constitutional Court of Russia dated 22 November 2024, which ruled that it was unfair for employees to be deprived of average earning retention guarantees where they have a secondary job.

If the bill receives final approval from the Federation Council and is signed by the President, it will come into force 10 days after its official publication.