Kotyakov said there was no point in legislating a four-day period.

Anton Kotyakov, the head of the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation, said on June 8 that he saw no point in the need to legislate a four-day working week, since the current labor legislation makes it possible to regulate the employment regime.

"The norms today are so flexible that, with a traditionally formed five—day working week, they allow, in principle, to regulate the regime," Kotyakov replied to a question from RIA Novosti about the possibility of Russia switching to a four-day working week.

According to the minister, the current labor legislation already allows combining remote employment with office visits, as well as working remotely. In addition, employees and employers can agree on a piecework payment format or a fixed number of working hours.

"That is, today there is no sense in such a strict legislative consolidation," the head of the department stressed.

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Vladislav Grib, Deputy Secretary of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, said on June 5 that parents with many children should be transferred to a flexible work schedule during the summer school holidays. According to him, the measure is relevant due to the closure of schools and kindergartens for the holidays, as not everyone has the opportunity to organize child care.