Procedure and Payroll Schedule as a Guarantee of Workers' Rights: New Legislative Solutions Are Needed

Abstract

The Russian legislation regulating the procedure and payroll schedule is of fundamental importance for ensuring the property rights of employees. However, there are some shortcomings, which can be found in the content of the norms provided for in Art. 136 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation. Federal Law No. 272-FZ of July 3, 2016, eliminated some miscalculations regarding the specification of the payroll schedule made by the legislator. At the same time, there were gaps and questions that needed more precise, complete and uniform regulation. This causes difficulties when applying Art. 136 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation by employers, creates contradictions in the activities of state supervision bodies and in judicial practice. The analysis of the law and modern experience of its implementation made it possible to identify the uncertainty and other omissions in regulating the payment of earnings at the local level, in documenting such payments, in the composition requirements for each half of the month, and other more particular aspects of this group of relations. These problems can not be eliminated by the official interpretation of the federal bodies of labor administration. They require a revision of the norms of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation. The author substantiates such changes and provides the draft of the new edition of Art. 136 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation.