Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Protection bans employment discrimination

In accordance with the Federal Law “Concerning Employment in the Russian Federation”, it is illegal to discriminate based on race, skin color, national origin, gender, disability, religion, or age. It is illegal to discriminate in any facet of employment, so workplace discrimination extends beyond hiring and firing.

Nevertheless, workplace discrimination occurs when an individual is adversely discriminated against due to any number of factors. In addition to the reasons listed above, employees and job applicants can also be discriminated against because of disabilities, genetic information, pregnancy, or because of their relationship to another person.

For example, in April 2017, individual businessman Anna Zaynullina was found guilty of committing an administrative offense set forth in Articlу 13.11.1 of the Administrative Offenses Code of the Russian Federation that entailed imposition of an administrative fine.