On 21st November 2019, concluding its third reading, the State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted the Draft Law that grants state labour inspectors the out-of-court authority to collect, from employers, accrued but not paid salaries.
The Draft Law establishes the following procedure for recovery of unpaid salaries:
based on results of an audit, the inspector issues an order to eliminate violations related to remuneration;
in the case of failure to fulfill the instructions stated in the order, the inspector makes a decision on compulsory enforcement of the order and provides the employer with such a decision, within 3 working days from the day of its adoption;
the employer is entitled to challenge the respective decision in court, within 10 days from the date of its receipt;
if the decision is not executed and the term for its appeal has expired, an electronic copy of that decision is submitted to bailiffs;
bailiffs initiate enforcement proceedings and recover outstanding amounts from the company’s accounts.
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Practices: Labour and Employment
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