Federal Law No. 407-FZ dated December 8, 2020 made material amendments to the section of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation which regulates distance work. The necessity for such amendments became evident as soon as employers started to switch their staff to work from home in large numbers at the beginning of 2020.

Lidings signed Collaboration Agreement with Andersen Global, an international association of legally separate, independent member firms comprised of more than 6 000 tax and legal professionals around the world.

Starting from 2021, the amendments to the Labor Code regarding the regulation of labor in non-commercial (non-profit) organizations have come into force.

In its recent review of judicial practice on employment cases by Russian courts², the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (the Supreme Court) defined legal strategies that should be guided when considering disputes related to the termination of an employment contract at the employer’s initiative. Below we consider the main conclusions of the Supreme Court.

Moscow, December 4th 2020. The results of the annual Pravo.ru-300 law firms’ ranking were announced at an awarding ceremony at the Lotte Hotel in Moscow. Based on the analytical research reflecting on the latest tendencies in the country’s legal market, Lidings once again takes top positions in the rating of the legal advisors in Russia.

Lidings’ managing partner Andrey Zelenin and senior associate of the dispute resolution practice of the Firm Elizaveta Fursova will speak at a conference on employment issues organized by Pravo.ru. The event entitled “Employment Law and Employment Disputes – 2020” will take place in Moscow on October 20th at Marriott Royal Aurora Hotel.

Senior associate of the dispute resolution practice at Lidings Elizaveta Fursova will speak at a conference on Employment Law organized by Russian Corporate Counsel Association (RCCA). The event devoted to employment regulation during and after the pandemic will take place in Moscow on September 24th, 2020.