Effective September 1, 2025, amendments to Article 135 of the Russian Labor Code will come into force: employers will no longer be able to reduce an employee’s bonus by more than 20% of their monthly salary as a result of a disciplinary action.

We have prepared an overview that explores this topic in greater detail: it covers the concept of bonuses, their types, and how they can be formalized in company policies. We hope this material will be useful in your work and help you assess whether updates to internal documents are needed in advance.

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On August 11, 2025, amendments to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the "LC of the RF") entered into force. These amendments concern the provision of guarantees to part-time employees upon termination of an employment contract with them at their primary place of work due to the liquidation of the organization or redundancy or staff cuts at the organization.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of two new partners and counsel!

On November 14, 2024 the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation has published Resolution No. 52-P on the case of verifying the constitutionality of paragraph 1 of Article 308.3 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, part 3 of Article 206 of the Civil Procedural Code of the Russian Federation and Article 419 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation in connection with the complaint of Mr. S.S. Shapka.

On 5 December 2024 the results of the annual Pravo-300 law firms’ ranking were announced at an awarding ceremony at The Carlton Hotel in Moscow. This year Lidings expertise is highly praised in 17 key practice areas.

On 9 November 2024 the Federal Law No. 381-FZ “On Amendments to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation” was published. Amendments introduce Article 351⁸ to the chapter regulating the work of other categories of employees (hereinafter referred to as the “Article”). The Article regulates the mentoring in labor relations. The regulation will enter into force on 1 March 2025.

More in our update.