Russia Allows Recall of Workers from Vacation for Emergency Situations
Starting September 1, employers in Russia can recall workers from vacation if they are employed in hazardous or dangerous conditions, but only during emergencies to prevent or mitigate disasters, with strict safeguards including written consent and double pay.
Consensus
- Starting September 1, Russian employers can recall employees from vacation if they work in hazardous or dangerous conditions.
- Recall is allowed only in exceptional circumstances to prevent or address emergencies.
- The emergency must involve a disaster, industrial accident, or natural catastrophe.
- Employee consent must be given in writing.
- Worked days during recall must be paid at double the normal rate.
- Unused vacation days can be rescheduled to a convenient time in the current year or added to the next year's vacation.
- The employee's specific qualifications must be necessary for the emergency response.
- The change applies only to workers in hazardous or dangerous jobs.
Points of divergence
- The new rules are effective from September 1, 2026, not 2025. — vm
Coverage (5 sources)
- From September 1, employers will be allowed to recall some employees from vacation — РИАМО
- From September 1, rules for returning workers from vacation in certain industries will change — Ведомости
- Rules for recalling employees from vacation will change from September 1 — Вечерняя Москва
- From September 1, rules for recalling employees from vacation due to harmful and dangerous working conditions will change. TASS reported that... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Rules for recalling employees from vacation change from September 1 — Вести
Key entities
- TASS
- Presidential Academy
- Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
- Tatyana Podolskaya
- Moscow
- Russia
- Tatyana Yatsovich