The head of the Ministry of Labor rejected the idea of ​​a six-day period – Kommersant

There will be no six-day working week in the Labor Code, said the head of the Ministry of Labor Anton Kotyakov. According to him, the Russian labor legislation now allows flexible working schedule. Earlier introduce a six-day period suggested association of entrepreneurs for the development of business patriotism “Avanti”.

“There will be no six-day period in the Labor Code. But by agreement of the parties, it is possible to mix distance distance with traditional labor relations or individually regulate working hours with appropriate pay,” Mr. Kotyakov said in an interview. TASS on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The minister noted that when a four-day working week was offered in Russia, he said that “our labor market and current legislation are such that they allow the employer to be quite flexible in organizing working time.”

Anton Kotyakov emphasized that if an employee works more than the prescribed 40 hours a week, he needs to be paid extra.

According to the business association, the increase in the working week will help increase the strength of the Russian economy in the face of sanctions. In the Kremlin spokethat there is no position on this issue.

What arguments do the authors of the initiative to introduce a six-day week give in the material “Kommersant FM” “There is never too much work”.

Victoria Kolganova