How to legally register an employee for remote work: recommendations by Maxim Poturaev, Head of Projects
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Information and educational portal “Blizhe k Delu” VTB Group, responding to questions from users, published the opinion of Maxim Poturaev, Head of Projects in Avelan Law Firm, on the legal status of “telecommuting” and the legislative regulation of the relationship between the employer and employee in this status.
The topic is very relevant and raises a lot of questions, to which M. Poturaev provides comprehensive answers.
The author examines in detail the key aspects of the legality of registration of remote (telecommuting) work, based on the last year's innovations in the Labor Code of the Russian Federation. In particular, the reporting and quality control of the work of a distant worker, compensation for distant worker's expenses, the peculiarities of remuneration and dismissal.
“Remote work cannot act as a basis for reducing any payments to company employees, i.e., you cannot, for example, set the salary of a remote worker less than the salary of a similar position working in the office (Article 312.5 of the Labor Code)”, summarized Maxim Poturaev.
The full article is available at the link (only in Russian language).
