RUS PRL Reducing Bonus of Employee

Updated on: Jun 12, 2025

Latest Event


  • Jun. 2025 Law Adopted
  • On Jun. 7, 2025, RUS GVT published law 144-FZ which is in force on Sep. 1, 2025.

On Jun. 4, RUS PRL proposed bill amending the labor code re bonuses.

  • RUS PRL proposed bill 513234-8 amending the labor code regarding determining the type of bonuses, amounts, terms, grounds/conditions for their payment to employees.
  • Proposals
  • The employer will have the right to provide a condition on reducing the size of the employee's bonus in connection with the application of a disciplinary action to him/her only for the period in which this action was applied to the employee.
  • In the proposed regulation it is highlighted that the reduction in the bonus may not lead to a decrease in the size of the employee's monthly salary by more than 20%.
  • The bill will allow the employer to take into account both the results achieved by the employee and the presence of disciplinary sanctions when motivating the employee.
  • It will also protect the employee from arbitrary reduction of his bonus payments.
  • Jun. 2025 Law Adopted
  • On Jun. 7, 2025, RUS GVT published law 144-FZ which is in force on Sep. 1, 2025.
Regulators
RUS PRL
Entity Types
Corp
Reference
PR Law 144-FZ, 6/7/2025, PR, 6/4/2025, Bill 513234-8
Functions
Compliance; Financial; HR; Operations; Reporting
Countries
Russia
Category
State
N/A
Products
Corporate
Rule Type
Final
Regions
EMEA
Rule Date
Jun 4, 2025
Effective Date
Sep 1, 2025
Rule ID
257326
Linked to
N/A
Reg. Last Update
Jun 7, 2025
Report Section
International