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13Oct

From October 5 to 28 Moscow Employers Are Obliged to Transfer at Least 30% of Employees to Remote Work. The Transfer Must Be Reported at mos.ru Website.

From October 12, 2020, every Monday employers must submit to the Moscow Mayor’s Office a report on remote employees and those who are going to work in the usual mode. Information is sent through the personal account of the legal entity or IE on the website mos.ru. To submit data, you need to download and […]
  • Posted by Awara
  • On October 13, 2020
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26Jun

The Personal Income Tax Rate for the “Rich” Will Increase From 13% to 15%

Russia Will Have a Progressive Scale of Taxation: The Personal Income Tax Rate for the “Rich” Will Increase From 13% to 15% Vladimir Putin announced the increase of personal income tax rate from January 1, 2021 during his last address to the citizens of Russia. The change will affect those who earn over 5 million […]
  • Posted by Awara
  • On June 26, 2020
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21May

Awara Anti-crisis Support Measures: We Reduce Our Recruitment Rate from 19% to 13%

Referring to statistics from hh.ru analysts,  37% of companies plan to dismiss part of their staff during next six months. However, 21% of organizations are talking about the opposite process – they are going to hire new employees. For such companies who are looking for growth and new talents for their business, we are launching […]
  • Posted by Awara
  • On May 21, 2020
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08May

Government Support Measures for Russian Business

Insurance contribution rate decreased from 30% to 15% All small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) will now pay reduced insurance contribution rates. From that part of the salary that exceeds the minimum wage (12,130 ₽ in 2020) you need to pay 15%. Up to the amount of the minimum wage, the rate remains the same – […]
  • Posted by Awara
  • On May 8, 2020
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05May

Russia in the Year of Corona. What to Expect of the Economy

Russia’s Corona Epidemic Response In a global comparison, Russia’s corona epidemic response has been very strong. The best and most foolproof indicator is the fatality rate. Russia has experienced the lowest Covid-19 mortality among all countries in the Northern Hemisphere, significantly lower than nearly all Western countries. Presently the fatality rate in Russia is 10 […]
  • Posted by Jon Hellevig
  • On May 5, 2020
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20Apr

Can Companies Not Pay Rent in April?

Current government measures to combat coronavirus only allow a limited number of companies to operate as before. The rest are forced to either transfer employees to remote work, or completely stop activities. In both cases, companies cannot use the office, warehouse, department in the shopping center or other non-residential premises. At the same time, only […]
  • Posted by Awara
  • On April 20, 2020
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