I. Metshin “Managers using hired labor must comply with the law and take care of employees”

(KZN.RU, April 15). On April 28, Kazan will celebrate Workers' Memorial Day, which is marked the 100th anniversary of the creation of the international labor organization this year. The capital of Tatarstan holds the month of labor protection dedicated to the prevention of injuries and occupational diseases. Artur Valiakhmetov, the chairman of the Committee for Economic Development, told about work in this area in Kazan today at the Business Monday.

As the speaker said, the Committee together with the Social Insurance Fund regularly holds explanatory work with city organizations on preventive measures of industrial injuries. The main goal is to explain to employers the possibility of carrying out relevant activities at the expense of money received from the Social Insurance Fund. Among them are the following: conducting a special assessment of working conditions, training in labor protection, sanatorium-resort treatment of workers, conducting mandatory periodic medical examinations, and others. A full list of such events is posted on the websites of the Social Insurance Fund, the Association of Trade Unions, the Association of Enterprises and Industrialists of the Republic, and on the Portal Kzn.Ru, said A. Valiakhmetov.

You can submit an application for receiving financial security either in paper form or in the form of an electronic document through the portal of state and municipal services. The Chairman of the Committee noted that from 2019, organizations can send workers of pre-retirement age for sanatorium-resort treatment at the expense of Social Insurance Fund. The number of funds for these purposes will be up to 30% of the amount of insurance premiums. In addition, training seminars for personnel and accounting services with the involvement of the Foundation’s specialists are planned to be held at the sites of the district administrations.

“In addition, interdepartmental work is aimed at providing employers with the conditions stipulated by the labor legislation on the temporary disability of workers. Within the framework of the project “Demography”, this applies to the appointment and payment of benefits for pregnancy and childbirth both on the basis of a paper disability sheet”, said A. Valiakhmetov. He added that some Kazan organizations do not accept hospital in electronic form, and require their employees to produce paper forms. The speaker focused on the fact that the translation of documents into electronic form is beneficial for employers themselves in the first place, as this simplifies interaction with state services.

“Labor protection is the sanctuary. Each of the managers who use hired labor must comply with the law and take care of their people”, said Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, and instructed to keep this work under control.