Freelancers fail under the Labor Code

The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) wants to legalize the remote (remote) work. The relevant bill will soon be submitted to the State Duma. If approved, the amendments, local employers will increase the cost of employees working outside the office. According to "Rossiyskaya Gazeta", the bill moves to the "distantsionnikov" all labor laws (including the right to safety). "Udalenschik" can work in the community, as well as in any other room of choice, including outside the location of the employer (for example, in another region of Russia). Working hours and rest periods such employee distributes its own, but at the same time has the right to paid leave. In that case, if an employee uses their own equipment, the employer must compensate for wear.