Duma Proposes Mandatory 13th Salary for Budget Workers
Deputies from the 'Fair Russia' faction in the Russian State Duma have proposed a law to make the 13th salary mandatory for budget employees, with the payment set at no less than one average monthly salary from the previous year. The proposal aims to stabilize incomes in public sector jobs and includes a separate suggestion for a 13th pension.
Consensus
- Deputies from the 'Fair Russia' faction have submitted a bill to the State Duma to make the 13th salary obligatory for employees of state and municipal institutions.
- The proposed law aims to amend Article 144 of the Russian Labor Code to require an annual additional payment.
- The minimum amount of the payment would be no less than one average monthly salary from the prior year.
- The measure is intended to support workers in public sector fields such as healthcare, education, science, culture, social services, and environmental protection.
- The proposal includes a suggestion to introduce an annual 13th pension equal to 1.5 times the pensioner's subsistence minimum.
- Currently, the 13th salary is mentioned in the Labor Code but is not mandatory.
- The initiative is led by party leader Sergei Mironov.
Points of divergence
- Mironov proposed introducing a 13th pension with a size of 1.5 times the subsistence minimum for pensioners, currently 24,400 rubles. — vesti
- Mironov previously stated on April 22 that Russians should be guaranteed a 13th salary and a 13th pension. — vm
- The State Duma previously called for budget employee payments before February 23 and March 8, suggesting such payments should be at the employer's discretion but that state bodies could set an example. — m24
Coverage (3 sources)
- In the State Duma, it was proposed to legally establish the 13th salary for budget workers — Вести
- State Duma deputies proposed to establish the 13th salary for budget workers — Вечерняя Москва
- In the State Duma, a project on mandatory 13th salary for budget employees was submitted — Москва 24