Workers

Russian President Vladimir Putin (pictured) at a meeting with the government on economic issues announced the active growth of the Russian economy. According to the head of state, economic activity in the country will continue to grow. At the same time, there are not enough workers in many areas.

According to the calculations of Avito Work analysts, the average salary in Russia in the first quarter of 2023 amounted to 53,096 rubles per month, which is a quarter (24.9%) more than in the same period of 2022. The press release was reviewed by Kommersant.

The majority of Russians (77%) support reducing the working week to 36 hours, according to the portal's survey SuperJob.ru.

According to Kommersant sources, the Federal Penitentiary Service is trying to get convicts to work in a state corporation. In particular, the service again offered the services of prisoners to Rostec. The interlocutor of the publication notes that such a format of cooperation and its possibility "are being worked out in many directions."

In Russia, women make up 49% of the workforce, which is one of the highest rates in world practice. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation Elena Mukhtiyarova during a speech at the All-Russian forum "Women's Movement of United Russia".

In Russia, 367 correctional centers have been created for those sentenced to forced labor, designed for 40 thousand people. This was stated by the director of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Arkady Gostev at the expanded board of the department for the results of 2022 and the tasks for 2023.

Optimization will be the largest since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.

Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau said that all graduates of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO MFA of Russia) were dismissed from the ministry. According to him, two months have passed since then. The head of the department did not announce the number of dismissed employees.

The American automaker Ford Motor Co plans to reduce up to 3.8 thousand of its employees in Europe in the next three years. This is due to a reduction in the line of machines produced for the European market.

Employers cannot fine their employees for non-performance of their official duties, explained in Rostrud. For such violations, the employer can only make a remark, reprimand or dismiss an employee under the relevant article of the Labor Code.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will appoint 62-year-old Boris Pistorius (pictured) as the new defense minister. This was reported by the press service of the federal government.

From January 1, the same minimum wage will be established in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, as well as in the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, as in other regions of Russia. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova.