Companies have reduced the number of overtime vacancies

In the first half of 2025, almost 100 thousand vacancies were opened in Russia that offer overtime and overworking, according to the study. hh.ru conducted by order of Izvestia. For comparison, a year earlier there were 10% more such options — 110 thousand. Prior to that, the number of such vacancies had been constantly increasing for at least five years.

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This is due to a shortage of staff, but it is still much more difficult for them to get a job than for younger ones.

In 2025, the vacancies offering such employment were mainly from the retail, industrial, real estate and instrument industries, according to a study by a recruitment company. In addition, drivers, handymen, and salespeople were most often asked to work beyond the norm. According to SuperJob, teachers and doctors have the most overwork.

In general, the demand for overtime work is related, among other things, to the shortage of personnel in Russia. So, according to the results of the second quarter of this year, companies often lacked handymen, locksmiths, engineers and drivers, said the Deputy General Director of "Rabota.ru" and Alexander Veterkov, Chief Operating Officer of the Podrabotka and SberPodbor services. He added: there are also not enough drivers, sales managers and builders.

In conditions of shortage, employers are looking for ways to solve the problem, said Vladimir Korovkin, head of the Laboratory of International Economic Research at the Moscow School of Management Skolkovo. In this case, employees have the opportunity to increase their income — for example, two hours of overtime per day gives a noticeable increase in salary, he added.

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All in good time: companies have become less likely to offer staff to work overtime