Article 4 of the Law establishes the criteria for suitable work, if possible, offered by the employment authorities to the unemployed from the moment of their initial registration. It should be borne in mind that these criteria are different for certain categories of unemployed citizens, while the criteria for unsuitable work for them are the same for everyone without exception.

So, in accordance with paragraph 3 of Art. 4 of the Law, any paid work (including temporary work and public works) that meets the requirements of labor legislation, is suitable For:

For the first time looking for a job (previously unemployed), without a profession (specialty);

Dismissed more than once during one year preceding the onset of unemployment, for violation of labor discipline and other guilty actions provided for by the labor legislation of the Russian Federation;

Previously engaged in entrepreneurial activities, seeking to resume labor activity after a long (more than one year) break, as well as those sent by the employment service for training and expelled for guilty actions;

Those who refused to improve (restore) their qualifications in their current profession (specialty), obtain a related profession or undergo retraining after the end of the initial (12-month) period of unemployment;

Registered with employment agencies for more than 18 months;

Unemployed for more than 3 years;

Applied to the employment authorities at the end of seasonal work.

For all other unemployed persons, the job offered (including temporary work) is recognized suitable if it corresponds to the professional suitability of the employee, taking into account the level of his professional training, the conditions of the last place of work (with the exception of paid public works), the state of health, the transport accessibility of the workplace (determined by the local government). However, work should be considered inappropriate If:

1) it is associated with a change of place of residence without the consent of the citizen;

2) working conditions do not comply with the rules and regulations on labor protection;

3) the offered salary is less than:

The average earnings of a citizen, calculated over the past 3 months at the last place of work, provided that this earnings did not exceed the subsistence level of the able-bodied population, calculated in the constituent entity of the Russian Federation;

The subsistence minimum for the able-bodied population, calculated in the subject of the Russian Federation, if the average salary of a citizen at the last place of work exceeded the subsistence minimum.

Forms of employment of citizens and the procedure for registering the unemployed

There are the following forms of employment of citizens:

1) direct (independent) appeal to the employer about work (see section 7);

2)contacting an intermediary to state employment agencies - territorial bodies of the Ministry of Labor of Russia at the place of residence or to non-governmental organizations to promote employment of the population that have licenses for the corresponding type of activity.

As mentioned earlier, the registration of unemployed citizens, their re-registration and de-registration with state employment agencies are carried out in accordance with the Law of the Russian Federation of April 19, 1991 and the Procedure approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of April 22, 1997 No. 458.

Based on the requirements of the listed regulatory legal acts, the established procedure for registering unemployed citizens can be subdivided into the following stages:

Stage 1. Appeal of citizens to the employment authorities at the place of residence for primary registration. Citizens who do not have work and earnings at any time have the right to apply to the employment authorities for their employment. It is only necessary to make a reservation that the laid-off employees who lost their jobs due to the implementation at the enterprise, institution, organization of measures to reduce the number or staff of employees (that is, those dismissed under paragraph 1 of article 33 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation), in advance, within two weeks after the dismissal , must apply to these bodies if they expect to receive average earnings for the 3rd month during which they were not employed (clause 3 of article 40 3 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation).

Citizens who applied to the employment authorities undergo primary registration with the following data of the applicants recorded in the records of these bodies:

Surname, name and patronymic;

Addresses of the place of residence;

age;

education;

Specialties (professions);

relationship to employment;

Reasons for applying;

A brief summary of the information provided (service rendered) on the issue of interest.

During the initial registration, state employment agencies provide citizens with free information about: the state of the labor market in the relevant territory; availability of vacancies; pay and other working conditions; opportunities for vocational training, retraining and advanced training; the procedure and conditions for the subsequent registration of the unemployed; rights and responsibilities in the field of employment and protection against unemployment.

In accordance with the changes made to the procedure for registering unemployed citizens by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of November 5, 1999 No. 1230, in certain regions classified as territories with a tense situation on the labor market, registration of unemployed citizens is carried out in a simplified manner, without them undergoing primary registration .

Stage 2. Applying to the employment authorities at the place of residence for registration of an unemployed citizen in order to find a suitable job. Registration of an unemployed citizen is carried out from the day of his personal application with the provision of all necessary documents:

1) passport or other identity document;

2) a work book or other documents confirming the length of service;

3) documents certifying professional qualifications;

4) an individual rehabilitation program for a disabled person, a labor recommendation or a conclusion on the recommended nature and working conditions (provided only by disabled people);

5) a document on education (along with a passport is presented only by a person who is looking for a job for the first time, who does not have a profession or specialty);

6) certificates of average earnings (income, allowance) for the last three months at the last place of work (service).

Within 10 days from the date of this registration, the employment authorities offer the applicant, if possible, two options for a suitable job, including temporary work, and in the absence of a suitable job, he may be offered to participate in public works (with his consent) or undergo free vocational training (retraining), advanced training.

At the same time, an unemployed citizen looking for a job for the first time (previously not working), who does not have a profession (specialty), is offered two options for obtaining vocational training or paid work (including temporary work and public works).

At the same time, a citizen cannot be offered the same job (vocational training in the same profession, specialty) twice. All offers of suitable work, issued referrals for vocational training and other necessary information are indicated in the personal file, which is drawn up for each unemployed person.

Stage 3. Registration of an unemployed citizen as unemployed. Not later than 11 calendar days from the date of registration of a citizen in order to find a suitable job, the employment authorities decide on recognizing and registering him as unemployed. These are able-bodied citizens who do not have a job and earnings (income), registered in order to find a suitable job and meet other requirements listed above (see the concept of unemployed citizens).

At the same time, payments of severance pay and retained average earnings to citizens dismissed from an organization (from military service) regardless of the legal form and form of ownership due to its liquidation, reduction in staff or number of employees are not taken into account as earnings.

At the same time, the employment authorities decide on the payment of unemployment benefits to an unemployed citizen.

For this registration, citizens submit the documents listed in stage 2.

In case of refusal to register as unemployed, a citizen has the right to re-apply to the employment authorities after 1 month. The citizen shall be notified orally or in writing about the refusal to recognize him as unemployed and about the reasons for this decision with a note about this in his personal file.

Stage 4. Re-registration of an unemployed citizen. For re-registration, unemployed citizens are required to appear within the time limits established by the employment authorities, but at least twice a month, and in regions classified as territories with a tense situation on the labor market, at least once a month (in accordance with the amendments made to The procedure for registering unemployed citizens by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of November 5, 1999 No. 1230). At the same time, they present the documents named in stage 2.

Re-registration of an unemployed citizen is carried out with a mark of the terms of his appearance in these bodies in his personal file. At each visit, the employment authorities, if possible, offer the unemployed a job suitable for him and, together with the referral (recommendation), send him for employment to the employer. When hiring a citizen sent by the employment service, the employer within 5 days returns to this service a referral indicating the day the citizen was hired. In case of refusal to hire such a citizen, the employer makes a note in the direction of the employment authorities about the day of his appearance and the reason for the refusal to hire and returns the direction to the unemployed.

Unemployed citizens are obliged to actively promote their employment, comply with the procedure and conditions for registration and re-registration, inform the employment authorities about their actions to independently search for work and employment, including temporary work.

By decision of the employment authorities, an unemployed citizen may be deregistered in the following cases:

a) recognition of him as employed in accordance with the legislation;

b) undergoing professional training, advanced training or retraining in the direction of the employment authorities with the payment of a scholarship;

c) failure to appear without good reason within 10 days from the date of his registration in order to find a suitable job in the employment authorities to offer him a suitable job, as well as failure to appear within the period established by the employment authorities for registering him as unemployed;

d) long-term (more than one month) absence from employment agencies without good reason;

e) moving to another area;

f) establishing abuses on the part of a citizen (hiding earnings or income), providing documents containing deliberately false information, as well as providing other false data for recognition as unemployed, etc.;

g) conviction to punishment in the form of deprivation of liberty;

h) the appointment, in accordance with the pension legislation of the Russian Federation, of an old-age or superannuation pension.

In the event that an unemployed citizen appears for re-registration in a state of intoxication caused by the use of alcohol, narcotic drugs or other intoxicating substances, the fact of intoxication is established by the employees of the employment authority and is confirmed by an act drawn up by them (indicating the date, place and time of its compilation). If necessary, the fact of intoxication can be established by conducting a “Medical examination and confirmed by the appropriate conclusion (according to the changes made to the Procedure for registering unemployed citizens by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of November 5, 1999 No. 1230). The consequence of establishing this fact may be the suspension of the payment of unemployment benefits to the unemployed.

It should be noted that in accordance with the Laws of the Russian Federation of April 19, 1991 "On Employment in the Russian Federation", only state employment agencies are obliged to provide unemployed citizens with social support.

Measures of social support for unemployed citizens

This Law provides for the following measures of social support for the unemployed:

Payment of unemployment benefits or scholarships during the period of vocational training (advanced training, retraining);

Referral to paid public works;

Payment for the period of temporary disability of the unemployed;

Payment for maternity leave;

Compensation for expenses in connection with moving to another area for employment;

Provision of material and other assistance (subsidies for the use of preschool institutions, residential premises, utilities, public transport, health care and public catering services).

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    • Regulation of labor at various stages of social development
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    • The concept of labor law as a branch of law
    • Subject of labor law
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    • Scope of labor law
    • Legally significant circumstances in labor law
    • Relationship of labor law with other related fields
    • Subject, methods and system of labor law science
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    • The Constitution of the Russian Federation in the system of sources of labor law
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The concept of suitable work

In paragraph 1 of Art. 4 of the Law of the Russian Federation "On Employment in the Russian Federation" gives the concept of a suitable job. Suitable work is considered to be such work, including temporary work, which corresponds to the professional suitability of the employee, taking into account the level of his professional training, the conditions of the last place of work (with the exception of paid public works), health status, and transport accessibility.

In accordance with paragraph 4 of Art. 4 of the Law of the Russian Federation "On Employment in the Russian Federation", a job cannot be considered suitable if:

  1. it is associated with a change of residence without the consent of a citizen
  2. working conditions do not comply with the norms and rules on labor protection
  3. the offered salary is lower than the average salary of a citizen, calculated for the last three months at the last place of work, except in cases where the average monthly salary of a citizen exceeded the subsistence level of the able-bodied population in the corresponding subject of the Russian Federation

The foregoing allows us to highlight the following circumstances, the proof of which allows us to recognize the work offered to the citizen as suitable. Firstly, such a circumstance is the provision of work to a citizen that corresponds to the professional suitability of a citizen, taking into account the level of his professional training.

That is, when providing work to a citizen, his current profession, as well as the skills of working in this profession, should be taken into account. When providing a suitable job, the professional skills of a citizen obtained at the last place of work are also taken into account.

Secondly, the proposed job must meet the conditions of the last place of work. In this regard, when offering a suitable job, the profession, position, specialty at the last place of work, the amount of wages received in an amount not exceeding the subsistence minimum in the territory of the corresponding subject of the Russian Federation should be taken into account.

An exception is made from this rule for the performance of public works, in which citizens can be involved without taking into account the conditions of the last place of work. Thirdly, the circumstance that characterizes the legal concept of a suitable job is the correspondence of the state of health of a citizen to the proposed conditions for future labor activity.

A job that is contraindicated to a citizen for health reasons cannot be considered suitable. Fourthly, the circumstance included in the legal concept of a suitable job is the transport accessibility of the workplace offered to the citizen. The workplace that is offered to a citizen as a suitable job must be located in the same locality.

The provision of work in another locality is associated with a change of residence. Therefore, the provision of work in another locality can be recognized as a suitable job only with the consent of the citizen. Such consent must be expressed in a simple written form. Within the boundaries of the settlement, the maximum distance of a suitable job from the place of residence of a citizen is determined by the relevant local government, taking into account the development of the public transport network in the area.

If the standards of remoteness of the proposed work from the place of residence of a citizen, established by the local government, are exceeded, such work cannot be considered suitable. Fifth, the circumstance characterizing the legal concept of "suitable work" is the compliance of working conditions for the work offered to the citizen with the current requirements for labor protection.

The proof of the above circumstances allows us to conclude that the job offered to the citizen is suitable for him. In the event of a dispute between a citizen and the employment service agency regarding the work offered to the citizen, the obligation to prove the listed circumstances lies with the representatives of the relevant agency of the employment service.

An exception was made from the considered rules for recognizing work as suitable. In accordance with paragraph 3 of Art. 4 of the Law of the Russian Federation "On Employment in the Russian Federation" paid work, including temporary work and public works, requiring or not requiring (taking into account the age and other characteristics of citizens) preliminary training that meets the requirements of the current legislation, is suitable for the following citizens:

1) looking for a job for the first time (who did not work before), who do not have a profession (specialty), who were fired more than once during one year preceding the onset of unemployment, for violation of labor discipline and other guilty actions provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation, engaged in entrepreneurial activities, seeking resume labor activity after a long (more than one year) break, as well as those sent by the employment service for training and expelled for guilty actions;

2) those who refused to improve (restore) their qualifications in their current profession (specialty); obtain an allied profession or undergo retraining after the end of the initial (12-month) period of unemployment;

3) who have been registered with the employment service for more than 18 months, as well as those who have not worked for more than three years;

4) who applied to the employment service after the end of seasonal work. However, the work offered to the listed citizens must comply with the requirements of the current labor legislation, as well as their state of health.

The work proposed by him cannot be considered suitable if it is contraindicated for health reasons. The work offered to the listed citizens, in order to be recognized as suitable, must comply with the established requirements for transport accessibility.

However, when providing the listed citizens with a suitable job, their professional skills, as well as the conditions of the last place of work, are not taken into account. Obviously, the question arises of the compliance of the listed restrictions on the rights of citizens with the requirements of Art. 19, 55 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the decision of which falls within the jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation.


Tatyana IVANOVA, head of the department of the Center for Employment of the Novocheboksarsk, answers.

What kind of work is considered suitable for the unemployed, and what is unsuitable?
Marina ROZHKOVA.
In paragraph 1 of Art. 4 of the Law on Employment of the Population, such work is considered suitable, including temporary work, which corresponds to the professional suitability of the employee, taking into account the level of his professional training, the conditions of the last place of work (with the exception of paid public works), health status, transport accessibility of the workplace.
The criterion of professional suitability is the level of professional training, which is confirmed by a diploma (certificate) of an educational institution, courses.
Previous work is evaluated according to the latest entries in the work book. If a citizen has several professions, then a job search is carried out for each of them. At the same time, preference is given to the profession in which he worked before his dismissal.
When selecting a job, the size of the average salary at the last place of work is taken into account. A job cannot be considered suitable if the salary offered is lower than the average salary of a citizen calculated for the last three months at the last place of work. This provision does not apply to citizens whose average monthly earnings exceeded the subsistence minimum for the able-bodied population (hereinafter referred to as the subsistence minimum), calculated in the constituent entity of the Russian Federation in the prescribed manner. In this case, a job cannot be considered suitable if the proposed salary is lower than the subsistence minimum calculated in the constituent entity of the Russian Federation in the prescribed manner. At the moment, the living wage in the Chuvash Republic is 4586 rubles.
The ability to perform work taking into account the state of health is considered in relation to a particular person. The state of health is determined by the conclusion of the clinical expert commission or for the disabled by an individual program of professional rehabilitation developed by the Bureau of Medical and Social Expertise.
The transport accessibility of the workplace involves taking into account such factors as the remoteness of the organization, public transport routes, and the length of time spent on the road.
An exception to the general rule for the selection of a suitable job is provided for in paragraph 3 of Art. 4 of the Law on employment. For the following categories of citizens, paid work is suitable (including those of a temporary nature and related to public works), requiring or not requiring (taking into account the age and other characteristics of citizens) preliminary training:
- for those who are looking for a job for the first time (previously not working) and at the same time do not have a profession (specialty);
- dismissed more than once during one year preceding the onset of unemployment, for violation of labor discipline or other guilty actions provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation;
- those who have terminated individual entrepreneurial activity in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Russian Federation;
- seeking to resume labor activity after a long (more than one year) break;
- sent by the employment service authorities for training and expelled for guilty actions;
— those who refused to improve their qualifications in their current profession (specialty), get a related profession or undergo retraining after the end of the first period of payment of unemployment benefits;
- registered with the employment service for more than 18 months;
- have not worked for more than three years;
- applied to the employment service after the end of seasonal work.

Who sets the maximum and minimum unemployment benefits?
Vladimir P.

The amounts of the minimum and maximum unemployment benefits are annually determined by a decree of the Government of the Russian Federation. For 2009, the minimum unemployment benefit was set at 850 rubles, the maximum - 4900 rubles.

What can be the maximum distance of a suitable job from the place of residence is established by the executive body of individual subjects of the Russian Federation. The maximum possible remoteness, first of all, depends on the specific settlement, because the level of development of its transport infrastructure, the number of population and other factors that affect transport accessibility are taken into account. It can be established by the city administration of the settlement where the citizen's registration is valid.

When selecting suitable vacancies, the transport accessibility of the workplace, as well as its maximum distance from work, is taken into account. According to general recommendations, the commute time should not exceed 90 minutes. For citizens who, based on the results of passing a medical and sanitary examination, were assigned a disability group, other standards have been developed regarding the transport accessibility of the place of work.

Important! The rules may be different if the employer provides employees with a vehicle. In this case, the delivery of personnel to the desired location must be provided in both directions.

  • 90 minutes one way from residence for all citizens (general recommendation);
  • 60 hours for minor citizens who have not reached the age of eighteen, as well as for women with children;
  • 40 minutes for the disabled.

If there is no public or private transport by which the worker can get to the workplace (including fixed-route taxis), then the maximum distance between the place of residence of a citizen and his workplace cannot exceed 5 kilometers. If we are talking about the unemployed who are registered with the employment center to search for vacancies, then for them the boundary distance from the place of residence cannot exceed 1.5 kilometers.

The job offer is ineligible in one of the following cases:

  • change of residence without obtaining the permission of the citizen himself (in some cases, the employer may offer the employee housing space for further employment, which must be provided for in the contract);
  • working conditions, which include new vacancies, do not comply with the norms of Russian labor legislation (all working conditions must also be specified in the work contract);
  • the salary offered to the employee in the new place is less than the average monthly salary in his previous workplace.

As for the last point, the salary at a new job also cannot be less than the minimum wage established at the regional level or at the place of residence.

If an unemployed citizen has presented all the necessary documents to the labor exchange at the place of registration, then in the absence of a suitable workplace, after 10 days from the date of registration, the applicant receives the status of unemployed. In this case, a citizen can count on receiving unemployment benefits for six months before receiving a new position in the area where his registration is valid. The employment center at the place of residence may offer workers to retrain. If a person does not want to work on the vacancies received and does not gain new professional experience, then unemployment benefits will be terminated until re-registration.

1. Suitable work is considered to be such work, including work of a temporary nature, which corresponds to the professional suitability of the employee, taking into account the level of his qualifications, the conditions of the last place of work (service), with the exception of paid public works, as well as the state of health, transport accessibility of the workplace.

2. The maximum distance of a suitable job from the place of residence of the unemployed is determined by the employment service, taking into account the development of the public transport network in the area.

3. Paid work, including temporary work and public works, requiring or not requiring (taking into account the age and other characteristics of citizens) preliminary training, which meets the requirements of labor legislation and other regulatory legal acts containing labor law norms (hereinafter referred to as labor legislation), considered suitable for citizens:

  • first-time job seekers (previously unemployed) and at the same time do not have qualifications; dismissed more than once during one year preceding the onset of unemployment, for violation of labor discipline or other guilty actions provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation; who have ceased their individual entrepreneurial activities, who have left the members of a peasant (farm) economy in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Russian Federation; those seeking to resume their labor activity after a long (more than one year) break, as well as those sent by the employment service for training and expelled for guilty actions;
  • who refused to undergo vocational training or receive additional vocational education after the end of the established period for the payment of unemployment benefits;
  • who have been registered with the employment service for more than 12 months, as well as those who have not worked for more than three years;

who applied to the employment service after the end of seasonal work.

  • it is associated with a change of residence without the consent of the citizen;
  • working conditions do not comply with the rules and regulations on labor protection;

the offered earnings are lower than the average earnings of a citizen, calculated for the last three months at the last place of work (service). This provision does not apply to citizens whose average monthly earnings exceeded the subsistence minimum for the able-bodied population (hereinafter referred to as the subsistence minimum), calculated in the constituent entity of the Russian Federation in the prescribed manner. In this case, a job cannot be considered suitable if the proposed salary is lower than the subsistence minimum calculated in the constituent entity of the Russian Federation in the prescribed manner.

Section 4 of the Employment Act defines suitable and unsuitable work. In accordance with Article 4, suitable work must correspond to the professional suitability of the employee, his state of health, the transport accessibility of the workplace and the conditions of the last place of work. On the basis of Article 4, a job is considered unsuitable if it is associated with a change of residence without the consent of the citizen, working conditions do not meet the standards, and the salary is less than the average compared to the earnings at the last place of work.