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Ekaterina Ukhova
B1 Partner Moscow
People Advisory Services (PAS) Leader. 25+ years of consulting experience focusing on complex employer and employee issues
Professional experience
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Ekaterina joined the firm in 2000 and leads the People Advisory Services team
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She has more than 25 years of experience in delivering complex personnel management projects
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Ekaterina leads projects covering personnel remuneration, HR strategy development, HR function transformation and talent management
Competencies
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Personnel management
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Design of reward systems
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Transformation of HR function
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Talent management
Education
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Master’s degree in Economics from Iowa State University, USA, and a degree in Economics & Econometrics, based on a prior degree in Economic Cybernetics
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September changes to migration rules: are you aware of all of them?
Our migration experts have put together a brief summary of the most important changes relating to foreign employees.
01.09.2025
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Changes to migration statutory duties from 1 September 2025
Statutory duties for the issuance of an invitation to enter the Russian Federation to foreign citizens (960 rubles) and for the issuance of a work permit to a foreign citizen (4,200 rubles) are not changing.
14.08.2025
Guarantees for employees who are laid off but continue to work on a secondary basis
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.
30.07.2025
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Financial assistance for families with children – tax-free threshold set to rise
Russia’s Federation Council has approved a law expanding tax benefits for families with children. Under new amendments to the Tax Code, the amount of financial assistance that can be paid by an employer tax-free (i.e., without incurring PIT or social contributions) will rise from 50,000 rubles to 1 million rubles per child.
22.07.2025
New rules for the calculation of average earnings
The Government of the Russian Federation has approved Decree No. 540 dated 24.04.2025, which makes small adjustments to the way in which average earnings are calculated. The decree will come into force on 1 September 2025 and remain in effect until 1 September 2031.
08.07.2025
Tougher sanctions for failure to report information to a military registration office
On 2 July, the Federation Council approved amendments to the Administrative Offenses Code of the Russian Federation aimed at increasing the penalties imposed on individuals for failing to inform their local military registration office of a change of home address.
03.07.2025
New rules for employee bonuses
A new law published on 7 June 2025 makes amendments to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation which are aimed at establishing transparent criteria for awarding and reducing bonuses.
10.06.2025
Tightening of migration policies: Top 10 changes for foreign citizens in Russia in 2025
2025 has brought numerous changes in migration law. Our migration experts have put together a list of the most significant changes affecting foreign citizens in Russia.
07.02.2025
Sim cards for foreigners will now require biometrics
As from 1 January 2025 foreign citizens will be required to submit biometric data to register a new sim card. Foreigners have until 1 July 2025 to re-register existing sim cards using biometrics (otherwise services through those cards will be suspended).
31.01.2025
Entry of foreign citizens into Russia: collection of biometric data and application for entry
On 1 December 2024 an experiment will begin involving the collection of biometric data for the creation of digital profiles of foreign citizens, and from 30 June 2025 foreign citizens entering Russia without visa will be required to submit an application for entry into Russia.
27.11.2024
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