Employers Ordered to Pay Travel Expenses for Shift Workers
Employees working on a rotational basis received a new guarantee. From March 1, 2023, employers are required to pay for travel from the collection point to the place of work and back.
The Labor Code indicates the main difference between shift work and other formats. With it, it is impossible to provide employees with the opportunity to return home every day.
Until March 1, 2023, employers had to deliver shift workers in an organized manner from the collection point to the place of work. But the fare was not regulated in any way. Some companies took care of the costs, and some believed that employees themselves should pay for travel.
Now employees will not incur unnecessary expenses. Employers are required to pay for the travel of shift workers from the collection point to the place of work and back. This amendment is enshrined in Art. 302 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation Federal Law of December 19, 2022 No. 545.
There is one more change. The law enshrined that employers can voluntarily compensate employees for travel from home to the collection point or the location of the company. The amount and procedure for compensation should be specified in the local regulatory act, labor or collective agreement.
The shift method is currently offered by about 54,000 vacancies throughout Russia, according to the press service of the hh.ru recruiting online platform. Of these, 14% are machinists, 13% – drivers, 6% – turners, 5% each – fitters, welders and laborers. The remaining ads are for electricians, packers, PTO engineers and superintendents.
Most often, employers are looking for shift workers in Bashkortostan (7% of vacancies), the Krasnoyarsk Territory, the Irkutsk Region and Moscow, as well as in the Sverdlovsk and Chelyabinsk Regions.
Today there are many offers of work on a rotational basis in Russia. The highest pay is offered to the heads of the VET – from 419,000 rubles. (before taxes) and drivers of mobile units for dewaxing wells ADPM (400 thousand rubles for hands). A welder of technological pipelines can earn from 280 thousand to 448,500 rubles. on hand, and the head of the mechanical repair section – up to 408 thousand rubles.
Oil and gas well drillers, food service managers, underground site managers and construction project managers can count on a salary of 300,000 rubles. on your hands. The site hh.ru also posted vacancies where the main surveyors are offered up to 400,000 rubles. before taxes, and for category E drivers – from 245 thousand to 430 thousand rubles.
