The lawyer told how a six-day working week may appear in Russia.

Current legislation does not allow an employer to transfer employees to a schedule with a six-day work week and long shifts without changing the norms of the Labor Code. The working day regime also does not change unilaterally. This was announced by Elena Pitirimova, partner of the labor practice Melling, Voitishkin and Partners, in a conversation with Izvestia.

"Changing such a condition is unacceptable unilaterally on the initiative of the employer, this requires two months' notice and justification of the reasons for such a decision. There must be compelling organizational and technological reasons justifying the changes," Pitirimova said.

At the same time, an increase in the number of working days does not automatically mean an increase in wages, unless it is accompanied by overwork in excess of the established norm.

"The working time may not exceed 40 hours per week, and continuous rest may not be less than 42 hours. These two norms combined do not make it possible to apply such a schedule," she explained.

The lawyer paid special attention to attempts to legalize a six-day work schedule with long shifts by processing overwork. According to her, the schedule with employment of 72 hours a week at a rate of 40 hours does not meet the requirements of the law. She clarified that overtime is also strictly limited: "no more than 4 hours for two consecutive days and 120 hours per year," while it must be paid at an increased rate for each hour.

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