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Work mode without rest: business has opened a hunt for those who want to earn extra money for the May holidays
The number of vacancies offering part—time work increased more than 1.5 times before the May holidays - 90 thousand were placed in April, calculated for Izvestia in hh.ru . They are mainly looking for people in the hotel and restaurant business, as well as in the retail sector. At the same time, they are willing to pay increased rates during the holidays: for example, an order collector can earn up to 35 thousand per week, and a courier — up to 10 thousand per shift. In conditions of a shortage of personnel, it is easier for companies to cover their needs with temporary workers. However, there are those who prefer to rest more in May: one fifth of such Russians. How much you can lose on this is in the Izvestia article.
How much money can you get for a part-time job during the May holidays
The business has opened a hunt for those who want to earn extra money for the May holidays. On the eve of the holidays, the number of vacancies with similar offers has traditionally increased. In April, 60% more such vacancies were opened than in March. A study of the recruitment platform showed this. hh.ru conducted at the request of Izvestia.
In total, about 90,000 vacancies have been opened since the beginning of April, allowing for part-time or part-time work, the study says. This is almost one out of every ten job offers during this period.
There is a difference compared to last year. By April 2024, the number of vacancies offering part-time work had increased by almost 70% — at that time there were 53 thousand vacancies.
According to the data hh.ru This year, the most people are looking for temporary employees in retail (36% of vacancies), information technology (7%), hospitality and catering (4%). Most of the ads assume employment of about four hours a day, and there are also options to work for two to three hours. In addition, every second part-time job indicates that the schedule is set by agreement.
The May holidays will last eight days this year. In honor of Labor Day, May 1, 2, 3, and 4 will be closed. Victory Day will be celebrated on May 8, 9, 10 and 11.
— During long holidays, one part of the population is resting, while the other is working, doing it in an intensive mode. According to the Labor Code, employment on holidays and weekends is paid at least twice the amount. Another option is to take an additional day off," explained Lyudmila Ivanova—Shvets, Associate Professor of the Basic Department of Human Resource Management at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation.
She added: Whenever possible, people try to spend their free days off usefully and earn extra money. You can get more salary in the areas that are under increased pressure these days: delivery, transport, catering, cleaning, Lyudmila Ivanova-Shvets said.
According to the data hh.ru One in three Russians wants to go to work on the May weekend — of these, a fifth (19%) will be employed at their main job, and another 15% plan to work part-time. According to the recruiting platform's research, residents of the Omsk Region (53%), Tatarstan (44%) and Bashkiria (43%) were the most interested in part-time work regionally.
Izvestia studied vacancies for part-time jobs. For example, depending on the region and the company, you can get up to 35 thousand rubles per week of employment as an order collector, up to 11 thousand rubles per day as a picker, up to 9.5 thousand rubles as a courier, 3 thousand rubles as a sticker packer, up to 2.5 thousand rubles as a supermarket sales floor employee.
According to the service "Work.<url>", when working part-time during the May holidays, almost 40% of Russians who are ready to work expect to receive remuneration of up to 10 thousand rubles. A quarter expects to receive up to 25 thousand, the rest intend to earn a larger amount.
In conditions of a shortage of personnel, companies as a whole are moving from recruiting people to finding temporary employees, the recruiting companies noted. This is due to the general trend of lower hiring rates in the labor market in all industries. Now the business is more focused on increasing labor productivity and is expanding staff less readily, said the deputy general director of the Work service.<url>" by Alexander Veterkov. According to him, on the eve of the May holidays, the number of vacancies for part-time work is growing, but the number of new offers for permanent employment is decreasing.
Izvestia appealed to the Ministry of Labor with a request to assess the popularity of part-time jobs over the May weekend.
Why is it unprofitable to take a vacation in May?
If some Russians are going to work part-time during the May holidays, others, on the contrary, are not ready to sacrifice their rest. According to the survey hh.ru Of these, the majority (89%) plan to rest exclusively on fixed days, but there are also those who want to extend their holidays.
For example, 6% of respondents plan to take time off or vacation from May 5 to May 7, another 3% of respondents plan to take time off on April 28-30 and May 5-7, and the other 2% want to take an additional rest only during the week of April 28.
At the same time, as specified in the recruiting platform, only one in five Russians wants to take a vacation in May, because it is unprofitable. The number of days off and holidays is very large — there are 13 of them in total (or 42% of the total number of days per month) with 18 working days, said Tatiana Podolskaya, an expert at the Presidential Academy. She explained that the fewer working days in a month, the more you get paid for each day you work — that is, the salary is divided by the number of working days. And during the vacation, the employee will receive an average daily salary. Therefore, by arranging a vacation in May, the specialist will receive a smaller income.
— It is most profitable to take a vacation in those months with the maximum number of working days. For example, in 2025, these are July and October — they will have 23 such days each. However, considering that there are 22 working days in April this year, it was quite profitable to take a vacation from April 28 to April 30 and get the opportunity to actually rest for nine days in a row, from April 26 to May 4," explained Tatiana Podolskaya.
This year, May is just as unfavorable a month for taking a vacation as January: there were only 13 holidays or weekends in it. June and November are in second place (11 rest days each).
Nevertheless, many Russians still take a vacation in May. According to Ekaterina Kashtanova, Associate Professor of the Department of Personnel Management at the State University of Management, this is due, among other things, to the fact that several consecutive official weekends allow you to extend your rest and get a fairly long break from work.
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