The article describes the key regulatory requirements governing the introduction of summarized recording of working time, and discusses some practical aspects of such accounting.
Article 104 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation establishes that summarized recording of working time is introduced in those industries where conditions do not allow compliance with the norm of daily or weekly working time, and that the duration of working time for the accounting period (no more than one year) should not exceed the normal number working hours.
The procedure for introducing summarized working time recording
In accordance with Part 3 of Art. 104 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, the procedure for introducing summarized recording of working time is established by the internal labor regulations (hereinafter referred to as the VTR rules). At the same time, the legislator does not establish a special procedure for the organization’s transition to summarized recording of working hours. Based on the normatively established formulations, we can conclude that the VTR rules should only provide for the procedure for introducing summarized recording of working time, and the accounting procedure, determination of the accounting period and other issues can be fixed by local acts of the organization, if the VTR rules provide for and consolidate the corresponding regulations. In particular, it can be established that summarized recording of working time in an organization must be introduced by order (instruction) of the employer, taking into account the opinion of the elected body of the primary trade union organization. Summarized recording of working time can be introduced throughout the organization or for specific employees, in whose employment contracts this procedure for recording work must be established. The document defining the introduction of summarized recording of working time must be presented by the employer to each employee affected by it for review against signature.
