Article 327.2 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation 2019-2020

Article 327.1. General provisions
Article 327.2. Features of concluding an employment contract with an employee who is a foreign citizen or stateless person
Article 327.3. Documents presented by a foreign citizen or stateless person when applying for a job
Article 327.4. Features of temporary transfer of an employee who is a foreign citizen or stateless person
Article 327.5. Peculiarities of removal from work of an employee who is a foreign citizen or stateless person
Article 327.6. Features of termination of an employment contract with an employee who is a foreign citizen or stateless person
Article 327.7. Features of payment of severance pay to an employee who is a foreign citizen or stateless person

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Article 327.1. General provisions

Labor relations between an employee who is a foreign citizen or a stateless person and the employer are subject to the rules established by labor legislation and other acts containing labor law norms, with the exception of cases in which, in accordance with federal laws or international treaties of the Russian Federation, labor relations with employees who are foreign citizens or stateless persons are governed by foreign law.

Features of the regulation of labor of workers who are foreign citizens or stateless persons, if in accordance with Article 252 of this Code such features can be established exclusively by this Code, as well as the cases and procedure for establishing such features by other acts containing labor law norms, are determined by this chapter.

Unless otherwise established by federal laws, foreign citizens and stateless persons have the right to enter into labor relations as employees upon reaching the age of eighteen.

An employment contract between a foreign citizen or a stateless person and an employer cannot be concluded if, in accordance with federal laws or international treaties of the Russian Federation, the employer does not have the right to employ workers who are foreign citizens or stateless persons.

An employment contract is concluded between an employee who is a foreign citizen or a stateless person and the employer for an indefinite period, and in the cases provided for in Article 59 of this Code, a fixed-term employment contract.

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Labor Code of the Russian Federation:

Article 327.2 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation. Features of concluding an employment contract with an employee who is a foreign citizen or stateless person

Along with the information provided for in part one of Article 57 of this Code, the employment contract with an employee who is a foreign citizen or stateless person shall indicate information about:

work permit or patent issued in accordance with the legislation on the legal status of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as a work permit or patent), with the exception of cases established by federal laws or international treaties of the Russian Federation - when concluding an employment contract with temporarily staying in the Russian Federation as a foreign citizen or stateless person;

temporary residence permit in the Russian Federation, issued in accordance with the legislation on the legal status of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as temporary residence permit), with the exception of cases established by federal laws or international treaties of the Russian Federation - when concluding an employment contract with a temporary a foreign citizen or stateless person living in the Russian Federation;

a residence permit issued in accordance with the legislation on the legal status of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the residence permit), with the exception of cases established by federal laws or international treaties of the Russian Federation - when concluding an employment contract with foreigners permanently residing in the Russian Federation citizen or stateless person.

Along with the conditions provided for in part two of Article 57 of this Code, mandatory for inclusion in an employment contract with an employee who is a foreign citizen or stateless person temporarily staying in the Russian Federation, except for cases established by federal laws or international treaties of the Russian Federation, is a condition on indicating the grounds for providing such an employee with medical care during the term of the employment contract, including details of a voluntary health insurance agreement (policy) or an agreement concluded by the employer with a medical organization on the provision of paid medical services to such an employee. A voluntary health insurance agreement (policy) or an agreement concluded by an employer with a medical organization on the provision of paid medical services to an employee who is a foreign citizen or stateless person must ensure the provision of primary health care and specialized medical care to such an employee in an emergency manner.

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