Expert Warns on Risks of GPH Contracts
Legal expert Alexander Khaminsky warned that civil law contracts (GPH) offer workers fewer guarantees than employment contracts, including no right to annual paid leave or overtime pay, and highlighted risks when such contracts are used to disguise employment relationships.
Consensus
- Employers often offer civil law contracts (GPH) instead of employment contracts.
- GPH contracts provide fewer guarantees for workers compared to employment contracts.
- Workers under GPH contracts do not have the right to annual paid leave or overtime pay.
- GPH contracts do not provide the same protections upon termination as employment contracts.
- If a worker is treated as an employee in practice—such as following a schedule and internal rules—the relationship may be reclassified as employment regardless of the contract type.
- The contract type itself is not decisive in determining the nature of the employment relationship.
Points of divergence
- A new federal law came into effect on September 1, 2026, amending the Labor Code, including changes related to recalling employees from leave in emergencies. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Lawyer Khaminsky named risks of work under a civil contract — РИАМО
- What are the main disadvantages of work under a civil law contract — Вечерняя Москва