October 21, 2021
Restrictions have been reintroduced due to the worsening of the epidemiological situation
Moscow Mayor Decree № 61-UM dated October 19, 2021 Amending Moscow Mayor Decree № 68-UM dated June 8, 2020 has introduced new restrictions on the operations of organizations due to the spread of COVID-19.
A stay-at-home order has been issued for individuals over the age of 60 and those suffering from chronic diseases. These people are to stay at home from October 25, 2021 to February 25, 2022
Working individuals can get a medical certificate for sick leave, and those who fell sick with coronavirus in the last 6 months or have been vaccinated do not have to stay at home.
A stay-at-home order has been issued for individuals over the age of 60 and those suffering from chronic diseases. These people are to stay at home from October 25, 2021 to February 25, 2022
Working individuals can get a medical certificate for sick leave, and those who fell sick with coronavirus in the last 6 months or have been vaccinated do not have to stay at home.
Restrictive measures in Moscow
Employers must from October 25, 2021 to February 25, 2022 switch to remote work at least 30% of their employees and contractors working under civil law contracts.
All employees over the age of 60 and those suffering from chronic diseases included in a special list (i.e. List of Diseases and Conditions Requiring Self-isolation) must be transferred to remote work. As previously, an exception has been made for those whose presence in the workplace is critical to the running of their organization.
Employees who have been vaccinated and those who fell ill with COVID less than six months ago do not need to be switched to remote work.
From October 25, 2021 onwards, employers must submit a weekly report on Mondays to account for the employees (contractors working under civil law contracts) who work remotely.
This report must be submitted electronically through your account on Moscow Mayor and Government website using the form provided in Appendix 4 to Moscow Mayor Decree № 12-UM dated March 5, 2020 Introducing a High Alert Regime. To get advice on how to submit this report, please feel free to call this number +7 (495) 870-72-98.
If there are changes in the employees/contractors under civil law contracts working remotely, updated information should be submitted on the day of such changes.
If there are no changes, there is no need to resubmit the information provided in the previous report.
Moscow Mayor also announced at least 80% of the total number of employees working in the service sector should be vaccinated by January 1, 2022, with the first vaccination dose received by December 1, 2021
All employees over the age of 60 and those suffering from chronic diseases included in a special list (i.e. List of Diseases and Conditions Requiring Self-isolation) must be transferred to remote work. As previously, an exception has been made for those whose presence in the workplace is critical to the running of their organization.
Employees who have been vaccinated and those who fell ill with COVID less than six months ago do not need to be switched to remote work.
From October 25, 2021 onwards, employers must submit a weekly report on Mondays to account for the employees (contractors working under civil law contracts) who work remotely.
This report must be submitted electronically through your account on Moscow Mayor and Government website using the form provided in Appendix 4 to Moscow Mayor Decree № 12-UM dated March 5, 2020 Introducing a High Alert Regime. To get advice on how to submit this report, please feel free to call this number +7 (495) 870-72-98.
If there are changes in the employees/contractors under civil law contracts working remotely, updated information should be submitted on the day of such changes.
If there are no changes, there is no need to resubmit the information provided in the previous report.
Moscow Mayor also announced at least 80% of the total number of employees working in the service sector should be vaccinated by January 1, 2022, with the first vaccination dose received by December 1, 2021
Our recommendations:
In compliance with Moscow Mayor Decree, we recommend:
Workers whose presence in the workplace is critical to ensure the organization's operations, employees who have been vaccinated, and those who fell ill with COVID less than six months ago do not need to be switched to remote work.
In compliance with Moscow Mayor Decree, we recommend:
- Determining the employees whose presence in the workplace is critical to ensure the organization's operations;
- Issuing an order specifying the number of employees who are not to be switched to remote work;
- Identifying the employees over the age of 60 and those suffering from diseases specified in the list issued by Moscow City Health Department;
- Issuing an order specifying the number of employees to be transferred to remote work (at least 30% of the total number of employees, including employees over the age of 60 and those suffering from diseases);
- Switching to remote work all employees over the age of 60, as well as those suffering from diseases in compliance with the remote work order specified in Item 4 above, except for employees whose presence in the workplace is critical to ensure the organization's operations.
Workers whose presence in the workplace is critical to ensure the organization's operations, employees who have been vaccinated, and those who fell ill with COVID less than six months ago do not need to be switched to remote work.
Restrictive measures in St. Petersburg
To fight the spread of COVID-19, a number of new restrictions will be introduced from November 1, 2021 in compliance with St. Petersburg Government Decree № 766 dated October 18, 2021 Amending St. Petersburg Government Decree № 121 dated March 13, 2021
From November 1, 2021 onwards, organizations/individual entrepreneurs will be required to switch to remote work their employees/contractors working under civil law contracts over the age of 60.
This requirement does not apply to individuals who have either a full vaccination QR code, or a past disease QR code, or a certificate of medical exemption from vaccination.
Employers must send updated information about employees transferred to remote work to St. Petersburg Committee for Industrial Policy, Innovation and Trade by October 25, 2021
The executive bodies of St. Petersburg government must from November 1 to November 3, 2021 switch all employees to remote work, except for those whose presence in the workplace is critical to ensure the government's operations.
Employers in St. Petersburg are recommended to do the same from November 1 to November 3, 2021.
A gradual ban on visiting public places without a QR code has also been introduced, in particular:
Our recommendations
In compliance with St. Petersburg Government Decree for switching to remote work employees over the age of 60 and those suffering from chronic diseases, we recommend:
We recommend checking the website of the region in which you operate to find out whether restrictions have been introduced for employees due to the spread of coronavirus and find out about the requirements set at the regional level for the number of vaccinated employees and areas.
From November 1, 2021 onwards, organizations/individual entrepreneurs will be required to switch to remote work their employees/contractors working under civil law contracts over the age of 60.
This requirement does not apply to individuals who have either a full vaccination QR code, or a past disease QR code, or a certificate of medical exemption from vaccination.
Employers must send updated information about employees transferred to remote work to St. Petersburg Committee for Industrial Policy, Innovation and Trade by October 25, 2021
The executive bodies of St. Petersburg government must from November 1 to November 3, 2021 switch all employees to remote work, except for those whose presence in the workplace is critical to ensure the government's operations.
Employers in St. Petersburg are recommended to do the same from November 1 to November 3, 2021.
A gradual ban on visiting public places without a QR code has also been introduced, in particular:
- From November 1, individuals (except for children and teenagers up to the age of 18) will be able to attend show, sports, and recreational events of more than 40 people only with a full vaccination QR code, or past disease QR code, or a certificate of medical exemption from vaccination;
- From November 15, it will be necessary to have a QR code to go to swimming pools, fitness centers, other physical culture and sports organizations, theaters, circuses, concert halls, cinemas, museums and exhibitions;
- From December 1, this requirement will extend to public catering establishments (except for those in train stations and airports, as well as industrial canteens), retail trade facilities (except for pharmacies, gas stations, grocery stores, and stores selling essential goods, as well as stores with no customer area), and facilities in rest homes.
Our recommendations
In compliance with St. Petersburg Government Decree for switching to remote work employees over the age of 60 and those suffering from chronic diseases, we recommend:
- Identifying the employees over the age of 60 and those suffering from diseases specified in the list issued by Moscow City Health Department;
- Issuing an order specifying the number of employees to be transferred to remote work;
- Switching to remote work all employees over the age of 60, as well as those suffering from diseases in compliance with the remote work order specified in Item 2 above.
We recommend checking the website of the region in which you operate to find out whether restrictions have been introduced for employees due to the spread of coronavirus and find out about the requirements set at the regional level for the number of vaccinated employees and areas.
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