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Awara Guide to Russian Labor Law and HR Administration
This Awara Guide to Russian Labor Law and HR Administration is a new and updated
edition of the initial Awara Guide to Russian Human Resources (2002). All legal issues
in the Guide are discussed with respect to rules in force as of year 2006 taking
into consideration also the changes and amendments passed in the Labor Code in 2006.
In addition we have considered some of the important administrative regulations and
cases from court practice that are able to supplement, modify or even corrupt the
legislation, and frequently do so.
Understanding the Russian labor law is one of
the first challenges for a foreign company developing a presence in Russia. In Russia
the labor laws are mainly collected in Labor Code. The provisions of this Labor Code
are very detailed, cumbersome and at places confusing, and will not easily open for
the foreign reader unfamiliar with the Russian law and the underlying traditions.
In order to meet this need we have developed the Awara Guide to Russian Labor Law
and HR Administration, which gives a clear and structured description of the provisions.
This book will guide the foreign legal counsel, HR specialist and executives to understand
the living provisions of the present day regulations of the Russian labor law.
The
Guide gives a detailed and comprehensive survey of such issues as hiring and firing
(with a special emphasis on top-managers), work permits, compensations, work protection,
liability, labor disputes and so on. In addition to the descriptive part it contains
a glossary of Russian legal terms relative to Labor Law and HR paired with their
English translations.
This is a new second and considerably expended edition of this
Awara Guide At the beginning of the century Russian labor legislation underwent a
sweeping reform, and it is now that the legal practices are taking shape. Therefore,
the Guide is primarily focused on the Russian Labor Code and gives a comprehensive
account of its novelties, merits and demerits found in the regulations of the labor
relations in practice. Frequently administrative regulations and court practices
supplement, modify or even corrupt the legislation; this Guide goes when needed beyond
the Labor Code to address these issues as well.
This Guide is primarily designed
as a concise manual for investors, managers and human resource personnel of foreign
companies conducting business in Russia. At the same time, its clear and accessible
style makes it a godsend for students and all those who want to get a general overview
of the subject.
The authors of the book are Jon Hellevig and Artem Usov partners
with the law firm Hellevig, Klein & Usov Llc. In producing the book they were assisted
by Dr. Alexander Vereshchagin and Yury Govorukhin, senior associates of HKU. Yury
Govorukhin and Dr. Alexander Vereshchagin, senior associates of Hellevig, Klein and
Usov, have assisted in finalising the book. Mr. Govorukhin has supplied legislative
references and necessary updates to many sections of the original draft, whereas
Dr.Vereshchagin provided editorial assistance and research support, particularly
with regards to court practice in labor disputes.
About the authors
The authors of the book are Jon Hellevig and Artem Usov, partners
with the law firm Hellevig, Klein & Usov Llc. Dr. Alexander Vereshchagin has conducted
a thorough research of all the relevant themes and served as the editor for this
present edition.
Jon Hellevig has been actively working on the Russian market since
1990 for in the filed of law, taxation and financial administration.
He specializes
in investment consulting, tax and corporate law and human resources (including labor
law). Jon Hellevig is the author of ?Expressions and Interpretations? (2006) on philosophy
and philosophy of law. He has also written the ?Awara Guide to Russian Taxes? (Published
in English in 2002 with updated edition in 2003 and Russian edition in 2003) and
the ?Awara Guide to Russian Human Resources? (Russian and English editions in 2002
and 2003). He regularly lectures at international seminars on topics of his specialization.
Before entering the Russian market he worked at banks in Finland, first in legal
positions, but later in more finance relate and managerial positions.
Jon has a University
degree in Law from the University of Helsinki, Finland (1985). In 1998 he acquired
an MBA with the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et des Chaussees and University of Bristol
Graduate School of International Business with KPMG European Training Center, 1998
Jon Hellevig is fluent in English, Russian, Swedish and Finnish and has knowledge
of Spanish, German and French.
Jon was born in February 26, 1962 in Helsinki, Finland
and is married and has two daughters.
Artem Usov joined Awara in 2002 and is presently
a Partner at the company and has major field of specialization in tax and corporate
law of Russia. Artem is a graduate from the Russian Tax Academy. Presently he is
finishing his Ph.D. with the thesis Major Contract Terms. Artem co-wrote the second
edition of ?Awara Guide to Russian Taxes? (published in 2003). Artem is the co-author
of ?Awara Guide to Russian Taxes? and ?Awara Guide to Russian Human Resources?. Artem
is fluent in English in addition to his native Russian.
Dr. Alexander Vereshchagin
joined the company as a Senior Associate in 2005. He earned his first scientific
degree (in legal history) in 1997 from the Moscow State University, of which he is
also a graduate. In 2004 he received Ph.D. in Law from the University of Essex for
his research on the development of judge-made rules in the Russian legal system (in
particular commercial law), thus becoming the first Russian lawyer who obtained doctorate
in Britain. He is the author of three books and many articles on socio-legal topics.
