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Corporate Policies
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Corporate policies are documents that regulate the company’s internal processes, help minimize risks and ensure compliance with legal standards.
Obligatory policies
| № | Policy | Fine in case of absence |
| 1 | Internal Working Rules | Fine for the General Director: up to 5,000 RUB Fine for legal entities: up to 50,000 RUB |
| 2 | Processing personal data Regulations of employees | Fine for the General Director: up to 5,000 RUB Fine for legal entities: up to 50,000 RUB |
| 3 | Personal Data Processing Policy | Fines for companies up to 6 million RUB (for repeated violations up to 18 million RUB), as well as disqualification of the General Director |
| 4 | Employee pay, benefits, and bonuses policy | Fine for the General Director: up to 5,000 RUB Fine for legal entities: up to 50,000 RUB |
| 5 | Occupational health and safety policy of employees | Fine for the General Director: up to 40,000 RUB Fine for legal entities: up to 200,000 RUB, as well as disqualification of the General Director of up to 3 months |
| 6 | Fire safety instruction | Fine for the General Director: up to 30,000 RUB Fine for legal entities: up to 400,000 RUB |
| 7 | Regulation on the organization and conducting of civil defense | Fine for the General Director: up to 10,000 RUB Fine for legal entities: up to 100,000 RUB |
Recommended policies
Local regulations that may be mandatory or voluntary in an organization under certain circumstances (examples):
- Anti-corruption policy
- Regulations on commercial secrets
- Risk management and anti-fraud policy
- Regulation on the internal control system
- Risk management and anti-fraud policy
- Job descriptions
- Reimbursement of travel expenses
- Regulation on contractual work
- Regulations on hiring, relocation, and dismissal of staff
- Regulations on the disciplinary and financial responsibility of employees
- Regulations on the purchase of goods, works, and services
- Regulations on pricing policy, discounts and bonuses
- Information Security and Infrastructure Protection Policy
- Regulations on the Board of Director
