The head of the Ministry of Labor told whether it is possible to dismiss for refusing to vaccinate

Dismissal for refusing to vaccinate is not provided for in Russian labor law. This, according to Interfax, was announced by the HEAD of the Ministry of Labor Anton Kotyakov.

Answering a question about the introduction of mandatory vaccination of employees in a number of sectors of the economy, the minister noted that "here we need to look at the situation in each region, this is the authority of the subject." Also, the regions themselves can decide whether to transfer workers to a remote location, he added.

In RUSSIA, since the beginning of June, the number of people infected with CORONAVIRUS has begun to rise sharply. If at the beginning of the month COVID-19 was detected in 8-9 thousand people per day, by June 19 this figure approached 18 thousand people.

Against the backdrop of a surge in the incidence of coronavirus in a number of regions, including Moscow, Moscow region, Leningrad, Sakhalin and Tver regions, mandatory vaccination was introduced for certain categories of citizens. In the capital, 60% of employees in the areas of catering, trade, housing and communal services and energy, as well as employees of beauty salons, fitness clubs, transport, theaters, museums and multifunctional centers, were obliged to vaccinate. They must receive the first component of the vaccine by July 15, and the second component by August 15.

In the Leningrad region, catering, education, and personal services enterprises must vaccinate 80% of employees by September 1. Otherwise, they will be banned from working, Governor Alexander Drozdenko said.