Why in the Russian labour market, the growing tension
The assurances of the authorities, the situation on the Russian labor market is gradually stabiliziruemost, and in the near future can be expected to increase the revenues and all the best. And figures Rosstat not disappointed: the level of unemployment in Russia in March of this year was “decent” six percent. But the relative prosperity of the external tension is growing: the income of the population fell, finding a job has become much harder, wage delays happen more often, and reduced the number of employees grows.
Peace and quiet
According to April 1, 2016, the wage arrears in Russia reached 4.47 billion roubles. Over the last month it jumped by 35 percent.
But the Minister of labour and social protection Maxim Topilin did not notice in the labour market special problems — on the contrary, the official stated that the situation stabiliziruemost. “Worse than income, but wages differently behaves. This means that the production is not so much sinking, as in that year, the indices of March to February industrial production showed a substantial increase — plus eight percent, if I remember correctly. That is, gradually, gradually the situation begins to stabilize,” the Minister said at the national safety week in Sochi (quoted by RIA news).
Indeed, in early April, Rosstat published data on unemployment in March. According to the statistical Agency, the Russian economy embarked on the road to recovery: there has been some growth in industrial production. But amid encouraging figures, unemployment in March increased by 0.2 percent compared to January and February: the total number of unemployed, according to Rosstat, in March amounted to 4.6 million people. Six percent unemployment is not an indicator of an emergency.
At the same time, Rosstat captures the increase in the number of regions with debts on a salary. Among the leaders — Primorsky Krai, established in March, an absolute record for the debt — 400 million rubles. Followed by Irkutsk and Murmansk region — these regions, said labor Minister Maxim Topilin, were in arrears more than 100 million rubles. “The big issue is companies that are in bankruptcy, they do not have sufficient funds to repay the debt on a salary. Such enterprises are especially numerous in manufacturing industries,” explained the Minister.
Employers owe the Russians for more than four billion rubles
Photo: Yury Martyanov / Kommersant
At the same Topilin said that the Ministry of labor coincide with the official statistics of Rosstat. For example, according to the statistical Agency, in Russia there are about 700 enterprises with wage arrears, but the Ministry believes that debtors are much more. “Rosstat fixes the debt at the date, we work every day with employers, with citizens, with the Pension Fund, tax service — they tell us that are not received insurance contributions”, — he complained.
Less is better
Layoffs, delays in wages and sharp fall of standard of living should not be afraid. However, you should accept the fact that to work for the same (or even slightly less) money will have harder.
Experts on the labor market state that is now a company keen to optimize States and reduce staff. But reasons for panic. “Despite the inflation of information and hype about unemployment, the situation on the labour market in comparison with last year has not yet changed for the worse,” said the Tape.<url> Irina Antonenko, the head of group of staff recruitment of personnel Agency “yuniti”, and delays in salary payment were always there, so people try to go in company with the “white wage”, in order to minimize these risks.
With wages observed the following trend: unemployed HR professionals, event managers, marketers and PR managers are willing to reduce their claim to a salary.
“Recently we have had a project to search for HR-Manager with knowledge of English language (fluent level), management experience and knowledge of all areas of HR. It turned out that max, who is ready to offer such a specialist on the market now amounts to 150 thousand rubles “dirty”, although a year earlier, such items are worth 170-200 thousand rubles”, — said Irina Antonenko. So many job seekers who come in the office, openly say they understand the difficult situation and are ready to cut their financial expectations by 10-20 percent.
Labor complaints
Another indicator of the growing tension — increasing number of appeals to the labour Inspectorate. According to the international Manpower recruitment Agency, last year the number of complaints of employees in the State labour Inspectorate has increased two times. “Most people complain about the delay in salary is about 39 percent of all calls, followed the issues related to layoffs or reductions — approximately 33 percent. Workers seeking to challenge the actions of employers and to retain a job”, — says Ivan Berdinskikh, Director of Department of legal support and control of ManpowerGroup Russia&CIS.
Unemployment in Russia has reached six percent
Photo: Yury Martyanov / Kommersant
The increase in complaints to the labour Inspectorate is reflected in the number of unscheduled inspections. If the earlier inspection was done on average five to eight checks a month, now their number reaches twenty. But before workers prefer to remain silent about violations of labour legislation. In the inspection learned about problems at the company only during scheduled inspections, accidents and emergencies.
Oddly enough, the check touched on in the first place, company with office staff. Historically, these organizations less likely to pay attention to labor protection. Indeed, what may happen in the office? Hence a total saving on service of labor protection — one or two specialists who are not always able to timely and in the necessary volume to hold the necessary arrangements and to prepare the documentation.
In 95 percent of cases, employers should adopt specific measures to remedy violations at the last moment, when the formidable comrades from the labour Inspectorate is already on the threshold. As a result, according to Manpower, in 2015 the amount of fines for failure to comply with the requirements of labor protection in some companies reaches 20 million rubles. This is not the limit.
Forward voltage
In General, the situation on the labour market in Russia currently seems stable. On the other hand, there were pockets of tension: overdue wages, complaints about working conditions and so on. Amid more or less optimistic statements by officials (albeit with the recognition of minor issues) looks remarkable forecast of the world Bank. Analysts international organizations believe that the welfare of Russians in the near future will return to indicators of 2007.
Real wages will decline due to high inflation rate along with the zero indexation of salaries in the budgetary organizations and the indexation of pensions below inflation, predicts the world Bank.
However, the Minister of economic development Alexei Ulyukayev 26 APR bitingly respond to the skeptics: “No wait!” Soon it will become clear who is right: the pessimists of the world Bank or the optimists from the Ministry of labor and Ministry of economic development.
