The head of IBS called the employees of the country “prohibited” for work

The oldest Russian it company, IBS, has introduced a classification of countries where employees can work from, otherwise they will be fired. But, according to the CEO of IBS,

The IBS group of companies introduced a classification of countries from where an employee may or may not work remotely, IBS CEO Grigory Kocharov said in an interview with RBC.

According to him, all countries were divided into several categories: "forbidden", "permissible" and friendly. The latter include RUSSIA and friendly countries; banned countries are countries that have a negative attitude towards Russia, have imposed sanctions on Russian companies or are members of NATO, the EU, etc.; to acceptable - neutral countries.

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“Everyone who left for banned countries had to return to Russia by November 10. We warned them that if they did not return, then they would be fired (how many there were, he did not explain. -). Everyone who left for the permitted territories must decide before January 1 what they will do next - stay there, move to Russia or to the permitted territory. If they remain in the eligible territories after January 1, then we will be forced to fire them. We are also trying to return those who are in the permitted territories to Russia, or at least make their trip temporary, ”said Kocharov.

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At the same time, the head of IBS stressed that less than 1% of the total number of employees of the company left. Half of them did so out of "their own fears or concerns," Kocharov argues. “Some were afraid of mobilization. The guys got into a crisis for the first time, got scared, ran away. It’s unpleasant, but humanly, it’s probably understandable, ”he said.

Kocharov also emphasizes that some of the employees left for reasons that are not related to the start of a special military operation. “An employee's husband received a career promotion, he was transferred to the company's office in another country. What to do? The wife follows her husband. And this, perhaps, is a country that does not treat Russia very well. What now - to break the family? We consider some cases on an individual basis and find solutions by helping employees. Of course, caring for parents or restoring a family is an important reason, probably even more important than the company's position on which country is allowed, which is prohibited, ”he summed up.

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What happened to IT personnel

After the start of a special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian Association of Electronic Commerce (RAEC) estimated that according to the results of the “first wave” of migration, about 50-70 thousand IT specialists left Russia, and more could leave in the “second wave”, in April 70-100 thousand. Russoft expected that according to the results of the first half of the year, about 40 thousand IT specialists would leave Russia, but subsequently stated that the real number of those who left was about 25 thousand. on SIM card data, that some of the specialists who left - up to 85% - returned to Russia.

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Against the backdrop of the “first wave”, the Ministry of Digital Development proposed a package of measures to keep software developers in the country, which included new tax and loan benefits for IT companies, a 5% mortgage for IT specialists for the period of work, a deferment from conscription for military service and a number of others. The specified delay did not apply to the partial mobilization announced on September 21, but subsequently the Ministry of Digital Development won the right to defer the mobilization for those IT specialists who work full-time in accredited IT companies, as well as those whose specialty and areas of higher education were included in a special list of the ministry (includes 195 areas).

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Despite the introduced measures, the outflow of IT specialists continued. At the end of September, the executive DIRECTOR of the Association of Computer and Information Technology Enterprises (APKIT), Nikolai Komlev, predicted that the outflow of IT personnel from the country in the near future could be two to three times greater than in the spring.

In early November, Maksut Shadayev, head of the Ministry of Digital Development, said that the ministry was currently formulating the terms of a program for the return of IT specialists to Russia. According to Shadayev, in this situation there is no question of “economic conditions”, and specialists should understand that they have “nothing to be afraid of” in Russia.