Manturov expressed support for employees who have reduced the schedule of car factories

The Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, together with the management of automotive enterprises, are working to find employment for workers whose schedules have been reduced due to the factories switching to a shorter working week. Ministries are looking for alternative employment options to offset income losses for employees, said First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov.

The first deputy prime minister noted that the Russian authorities are monitoring the fulfillment of social obligations of car factories that have switched to a reduced schedule.

"If we talk about the transition of some manufacturers to a reduced mode of operation, then the main priority here is to preserve the labor collectives of enterprises, not to lose experienced specialists. We are monitoring the strict fulfillment of all obligations regarding social guarantees for employees," TASS quoted Manturov as saying on September 1.

Due to reduced demand in the bus and commercial transport market, Likinsky Bus Plant (LiAZ) switched to four-day operation in July, and Gorky Automobile Plant (now NAZ) in August.

AvtoVAZ reported in July that it was considering switching to a four-day working week. The decision will be made in September. The automaker cited the high key rate and stricter regulatory requirements for car loan borrowers as the reasons for the difficult market situation. The Sollers Group turned out to be the only major Russian automaker that has not announced a potential transition to a shorter working week and is not planning one.

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On July 25, KAMAZ announced the transition to a one-day shortened working week. A month later, it became known that KAMAZ had decided to cancel the order to switch to a three-day working week, the introduction of which had been under consideration since September.

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