Consequences for the employer in the absence of an employment contract, actions of the employee

If instead of an employment contract there is a civil law one

The Labor Code directly prohibits replacing employment contracts with civil contracts (Article 59 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation).

If you are going to draw up a contract for a contract or for the provision of paid services in a case where it is necessary to conclude an employment contract, this will also be a violation for which a fine is imposed. And just as in the case of a complete lack of registration, most likely, all other personnel procedures required for labor relations will not be carried out, which is also considered separate violations.

What is the penalty for violating labor laws?

If the actual employment relationship is not formalized or formalized by a civil contract, the employee may apply to the court with a claim to recognize the relationship as an employment relationship. In this case, all irremovable doubts are interpreted in favor of the existence of an employment relationship (Article 19.1 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation).

This means that the court will most likely make a decision on concluding an employment contract and providing the employee with all the guarantees established by labor legislation. For example, on the provision of annual paid leave, maternity leave, payment of sick leave, and so on.

In addition to the court, inspectors of the State Labor Inspectorate (SIT) can recognize the relationship as labor as a result of an inspection. For violating the requirements of labor legislation, they are subject to administrative liability.

Responsibility for violation of labor legislation requirements

How to prove that you worked without a contract

This is necessary if the employee wants to defend his rights. Despite the unprofitability of official employment, the employee is forced to endure if he sees no other way out.

When an employee decides to restore his official status, his actions are aimed at the following:

1. He continues to work, collecting the necessary evidence along the way.
2. Applies to court in order to officially establish the fact of labor activity.
3. If the court found that in fact this citizen performs labor duties at this enterprise, then now you need to contact the labor inspectorate to conduct an inspection at the enterprise.

When collecting evidence you need:

• Confirm that you work for this entrepreneur.
• Prove that permission to work was directly or indirectly obtained from the director or his authorized person.

When collecting facts you can use:

1. Various written instructions that the employee received from his superior.
2. Confirmation that an activity is performed within a specified time frame.
3. The work is related to a specific professional orientation or specialization.
4. The working relationship lasts for a considerable period of time and its typical features take place: bonuses, other incentives, regular payment of salaries “in envelopes” or similar.

What is the probability of verification

There is currently a moratorium on scheduled inspections of small businesses; Federal Law No. 480-FZ dated December 25, 2018 extended it until December 31, 2021. But the moratorium does not protect against unscheduled inspections.

The reason for unscheduled inspections of the State Labor Inspectorate is most often a complaint from an employee.

Judge for yourself how likely these risks are. According to Rostrud statistics, in the first half of 2021 (data for the second half of the year is not yet available) only 1% of the total number of legal entities and entrepreneurs were checked.

Expert opinion

Semenov Alexander Vladimirovich

Legal consultant with 10 years of experience. Specializes in the field of civil law. Member of the Bar Association.

But at the same time, 93% of all inspections were carried out unscheduled. And in 69% of cases, the basis for the inspection was someone’s statement or receipt of other information about a violation of the labor rights of citizens.

Violations were detected in 67% of inspections. The figures for the whole of 2017 are close to these figures.

In other words, an inspection can be provoked by any conflict with an employee if he complains in retaliation that the employment relationship with him was not formalized as expected. No one is immune from this risk.

In addition, nothing prevents an employee from going to court and demanding that your relationship with him be recognized as an employment relationship. This usually happens when the actual employee demands any guarantees provided to him by labor legislation, and the actual employer denies him this.

How will they prove it?

Do not delude yourself that it is difficult to prove an employment relationship. If a person works for you, then he will probably have a lot of evidence.

This could be your email correspondence with him, audio and video recordings, and, for example, shift and vacation schedules with his name, some documents of your business activities, which he fills out and signs on them due to the nature of his activity - invoices, acts, waybills, and so on. Even the presence of a permanent pass to the work area can play the role of proof of labor relations in conjunction with others.

Someone may also give testimony - for example, your clients with whom your employee often communicates.

It's not just about fines

Properly formalized labor relations are needed not only by the employee, but also by the employer. Firstly, official labor relations give the employer not only responsibilities, but also rights: for example, the right to demand compliance with the work schedule, the opportunity to enter into an agreement on full financial responsibility when the employee is entrusted with material assets.

In addition, a formal employment relationship gives employees confidence in their continuity, and when people are committed to long-term work, they are more motivated to work hard, which will ultimately positively impact the performance of your business.

What if you have already concluded a civil law contract instead of an employment contract, or if your assistant has started work without any formalities? The best option: draw up an employment contract without waiting for a conflict situation.

In the next article we will tell you step by step how to properly formalize labor relations and what personnel documentation is needed, in addition to the contract itself.

One of the goals of business is to reduce costs as much as possible. In a number of cases, companies and organizations violate the law. The most common example is the informal employment of employees. Businesses resort to such measures for the following reasons:

• the absence of concluded employment contracts makes it possible not to pay taxes for employees;
• if employees are not on staff, then the employer does not pay contributions to the pension fund, Social Insurance Fund and Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund;
• the administration has no formal obligations to the staff (for example, workers can be laid off without severance pay due).

There are a number of serious risks associated with using this scheme. If the employer is caught in violations, liability for failure to register an employee can bring much greater losses, compared to possible savings on taxes and other payments.

Unregistered employee

Working without an employment contract entails the following pros, cons and consequences for the employee:

1. Positive traits:

• irregular working hours, for which the worker receives additional pay;
• wages partially exceed the official due to unpaid contributions;
• You may not provide the documentation necessary to conclude a contract:
• diploma of graduation from an educational institution;
• medical record;
• TIN;
• SNILS (ed. note: from September 29, 2021, the list of mandatory documents for employment has changed. Since the paper form of SNILS has been stopped issuing, an electronic version of this document is now required. You can obtain it on the State Services portal or in the personal account of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation, or MFC Paper SNILS received earlier are valid.);
• identification document;
• birth certificates if there are children.
• a person not registered in the established form cannot be financially responsible;
• Failure to comply with discipline and internal order does not result in punishment by entering it into the work book;

1. Negative qualities and consequences for an employee performing labor activities without official employment:

• deprivation of guaranteed obligations provided for in Article 21 of the Labor Code;
• working without a contract does not provide confidence in timely payment of wages;
• work without work deprives the accrual of seniority and, accordingly, pensions;
• work without registration can lead to unplanned dismissal without warning from the manager;
• non-payment of compensation for dismissal.

1. Description of consequences:

• a fine for working without an employment contract, since when receiving a salary, tax deductions were not paid in accordance with Article 198 of the Criminal Code;
• subsequently, unpaid wages on time will lead to the thought: “how to get the money back?”;
• To get your money back, you will have to prove to the court that:
• worked without an employment contract;
• were in an employment relationship;
• the employer did not formalize it on his own initiative.

Informal employment: legislative interpretation

Current legislation does not contain the term “informal employment”. The Labor Code of the Russian Federation provides for the only way to formalize the relationship between an employee and an employer, which implies the conclusion of an employment contract.

Art. 67 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation requires the preparation of this document in 2 copies within a period that should not exceed 3 days from the date the employee is allowed to work.

The term “informal employment” is used in business practice for all cases where an agreement between the employee and the administration was not concluded within the prescribed period. There are the following ways to apply this scheme:

• attracting an employee who is not included in the staff;
• conclusion of a civil agreement containing elements of an employment contract. More information about employment under a GPC agreement is here;
• the actual performance of a labor function by a citizen with whom an agreement has not been concluded, for a fictitious employee on staff.

Expert opinion

Semenov Alexander Vladimirovich

Legal consultant with 10 years of experience. Specializes in the field of civil law. Member of the Bar Association.

Informal employment does not include cases in which taxes are not levied on part of the employees’ earnings. In these situations, employment agreements are formalized.

The most common option for informal employment is a probationary period, after which the employer will decide to hire the candidate. As a rule, this allows the employer to hire free labor for the job, since in most cases the candidate is informed of failure to complete the probationary period and is denied further employment. About legal dismissal after a probationary period at the initiative of the employer, read the article https://otdelkadrov.online/3139-osobennosti-poryadok-uvolneniya-posle-ispytatelnogo-sroka-po-initsiative-rabotodatelya.

Responsibility for informal employment

The liability of an individual entrepreneur for an unregistered employee, as well as punishment for companies using such schemes, is provided for by various legal acts. The practice of refusing to conclude labor agreements is fraught with sanctions against the enterprise and its management.

Responsibility for unofficial employment includes the application of a wide range of penalties: from administrative fines to criminal coercion measures.

The risks of receiving penalties are quite high. Any employee who is dissatisfied with working conditions or the amount of wages can initiate a procedure for holding them accountable.

Administrative punishment

Responsibility for violations during the placement of employees is established in parts 3, 4 and 5 of Art. 5.27 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. The law provides for a number of situations that entail punishment:

If the listed facts are established, then there is a high probability of being held liable for other violations related to unofficial employment.

Responsibility provided for by the Tax Code of the Russian Federation

One of the consequences of using the informal employment scheme is violations related to non-payment of taxes and insurance contributions. Responsibility for them is established in Art. 122 and 123 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation.

In some cases, the employee himself is held liable for failure to register. The employee may be required to pay tax, penalties and a fine, which will also amount to 20% of the amount of the arrears.

Since 2021, tax inspectorates administer contributions to the Pension Fund, Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund and Social Insurance Fund. For this reason, the employer risks being held liable under Part.

3 tbsp. 122 Tax Code of the Russian Federation.

We are talking about deliberate non-payment of insurance premiums. The company or individual entrepreneur will be forced to pay a fine of 40% of the amount of the arrears, transfer all debt to the funds and penalties.

Risks of criminal punishment

All cases in which the court sentences a criminal to imprisonment or forced labor may be accompanied by a 3-year disqualification.

The employer will have a chance to avoid punishment if he committed a violation for the first time and paid arrears, penalties and fines provided for by the Tax Code of the Russian Federation.

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Other types of liability

If an employer seeks to save money on employee wages and for this reason uses an informal employment scheme, this may result in claims from employees. They have the right to receive the money due on the basis of Art. 67.1 Labor Code of the Russian Federation.

Revealing evidence of evasion from concluding labor agreements is fraught with serious consequences for the employer. In some cases, they can not only destroy a business financially, but also lead to criminal penalties for entrepreneurs and company management.

The head of the organization and the new employee must enter into an employment contract within three days, assigning certain rights and obligations to both parties. Violation of the requirements of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation may entail a fine for an unregistered employee and other unpleasant consequences.

• 1 What punishment does the employer face if the employee is not officially registered? 1.1 Administrative responsibility
• 1.2 Criminal liability

Benefit for employers

According to the general rule, Article 67 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, the employer must conclude an agreement within 3 days. It is quite possible that some minor difficulties may arise, but if the employer has not concluded an employment contract for a month and is constantly delaying this moment, then the alarm should be sounded.

To solve this problem, you can contact the following authorities:

1. Labour Inspectorate;
2. court.

Labor inspection is the initial stage of an employee’s application to protect their labor rights. This organization exists in every city, which is authorized to initiate administrative proceedings against the employer in case of violations of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation.

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You can contact this institution either in person or through an electronic application on the official website https://onlineinspektsiya.rf. However, before this you need to register on the government services website. Within 30 days, the request will be reviewed by competent persons and a response will be given.

If the labor inspectorate does not help in solving the problem, then all that remains is to go to court. Moreover, labor disputes are considered only by the district court. To do this, you need to contact a judicial institution of your choice: both at the employee’s place of residence and at the location of the employer.

In connection with changes to the Code of Civil Procedure of the Russian Federation dated December 3, 2016, such workers can now apply to their local district courts to resolve labor disputes. This makes the task much easier. Then you need to draw up a regular claim in writing, which must meet the requirements of Art. 131 Code of Civil Procedure of the Russian Federation.

All documents are attached to the claim. Next, the court considers the case and can make a decision in favor of both the employee and the employer. It all depends on the evidence presented.

REFERENCE! There is a special limitation period for labor disputes. The employee must go to court within 3 months from the day he became aware of a violation of his rights in accordance with Art. 392 Labor Code of the Russian Federation.

Article 392. Time limits for applying to court for resolution of an individual labor dispute

An employee has the right to go to court to resolve an individual labor dispute within three months from the day he learned or should have learned about a violation of his rights, and in disputes about dismissal - within one month from the date he was given a copy of the dismissal order or the day of issue of the work book.

To resolve an individual labor dispute regarding non-payment or incomplete payment of wages and other payments due to an employee, he has the right to go to court within one year from the date of the established deadline for payment of these amounts, including in the case of non-payment or incomplete payment of wages and other payments due to an employee upon dismissal.

The employer has the right to go to court in disputes regarding compensation by the employee for damage caused to the employer within one year from the date of discovery of the damage caused.

If, for good reason, the deadlines established by parts one, two and three of this article are missed, they may be restored by the court.

The absence of a contract regulating labor relations allows employers to avoid the liability imposed by this document.

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• in the absence of liability for delays in payment of wages;
• the ability to assign a salary that will be less than the minimum established by the government (minimum wage);
• the possibility of not including the employee in the staff (such an employee is automatically deprived of the protection of the trade union organization, since it actually does not know about his existence);
• the ability to refuse to an employee payment for vacation days, compensation for travel expenses for a business trip, or payment for overtime work;
• there is no need to ensure decent working conditions in the workplace;
• the possibility of not paying insurance contributions to the Pension and Insurance Fund for the employee.

In addition, the employer may dismiss such an employee on his own initiative without good reason or without giving notice.

The employee does not actually exist in this enterprise or organization! But his rights and obligations are not documented (theoretically, the employer does not violate anything).

What punishment does the employer face if the employee is not officially registered?

According to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, a formal agreement between the parties obliges:

• the manager - to provide the subordinate with conditions and remuneration in accordance with legislative norms;
• employee - to perform professional duties, observing the internal rules adopted by the organization.

The absence of an employment contract causes damage not only to the employee, but also to the state budget, since personal income tax is not deducted from the salary of an unofficial mercenary.

An unregistered employee loses the right to receive:

In addition, when working unofficially, a citizen’s work experience is not counted, since contributions to the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation are not made for him. Without official registration, an employee is deprived of state support in matters related to arbitrariness on the part of the employer: illegal dismissal, delay in payments or refusal to provide leave.

In some cases, a company hires workers on the basis of a civil law agreement (GPC), which is regulated by the norms of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. This path is legal if the purpose of concluding a contract is a certain labor result, upon achievement of which payment for the work is made.

Some enterprises, using a GPC agreement, try to hide unemployed workers, which is prohibited by Article 15 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation and punishable under the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation - the Code of Administrative Offenses.

Paragraph 4 of Article 5.27 of the Code of Administrative Offenses identifies the following violations related to the employment contract:

• avoidance of entering into an agreement;
• improper document execution;
• signing a civil contract if there is an employment relationship.

Administrative responsibility

Administrative liability is the most common type of punishment in the field of labor law.

The employer's administrative responsibility for unregistered employees implies:

• compensation for damage caused to the state budget;
• payment of the fine.

Similar measures are applied if the violation is considered minor. For example, if an employee performed his duties unofficially for 2 weeks. If the labor of such an employee is used for a longer period, the organization may be required to suspend activities for up to 90 days.

Expert opinion

Semenov Alexander Vladimirovich

Legal consultant with 10 years of experience. Specializes in the field of civil law. Member of the Bar Association.

According to Article 122 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, for deliberate non-payment of insurance premiums, an enterprise must pay a fine, which is 40% of the amount of the arrears, as well as reimburse the accumulated debt to the funds and penalties.

Criminal liability

The discovered use of hired labor without paying taxes and contributions to the Pension Fund for several years will lead to criminal liability. It occurs when there are serious illegal actions by the employer.

For causing damage to the state in the form of tax evasion against an individual entrepreneur or LLC, a criminal case will be initiated under Article 199-1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

In addition to heavy fines and correctional labor, responsible officials of the enterprise can expect imprisonment for up to 3 years; for an individual entrepreneur – imprisonment for 1-2 years.

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• the employer - provide the employee with work according to the specified labor function, working conditions in accordance with the law, local regulations, as well as pay his salary on time and in full;
• employee - to perform a labor function personally, while complying with the requirements of the employer’s internal labor regulations.

Firstly, an individual entrepreneur has the right to hire employees, but only if they conclude an employment agreement with each of them and notify the employment service. The notification must be made in writing and must be accompanied by a copy of the employee’s employment agreement. When hiring, it is best to fill out three copies of the contract at once, so that one of them can be sent to the employment service along with the notification. The main thing is that the contents of all copies are absolutely identical; special attention should be paid to the mandatory presence of signatures of both parties entering into the agreement, both the individual entrepreneur and the employee.

Amount of fine for lack of employment contract

So, without concluding an employment agreement with a new employee, the manager will at least have to pay a fine. Its size depends on the form of ownership of the organization.

For an individual entrepreneur

It is worth noting that it is important for the state not to suspend activities, but to receive compensation for the damage caused to the treasury. But often, as a result of paying taxes for the entire period of work of an unofficial employee and a fine for him, as well as losses from downtime, an individual entrepreneur has to stop his activities due to serious financial losses.

If the individual entrepreneur committed a violation for the first time and we are not talking about property damage, he has a chance to get off with a warning. If a monetary sanction could not be avoided, the imposed fine must be paid within 2 months.

Otherwise, the bailiffs will handle the collection, and the entrepreneur will be held additionally liable for evading the payment of a fine.

For a legal entity

If we are talking about a legal entity, a fine for an unemployed employee will be issued either to the manager or to the responsible person of the organization. A violation detected for the first time faces a fine of 50 to 100 thousand rubles.

The activities of the organization will be suspended for up to 90 days, and the manager will face a sanction of up to 5 thousand rubles. Repeated cases of using the labor of unregistered workers will lead to an increased fine - up to 200 thousand rubles.

Responsible officials will be dismissed or disqualified for up to 3 years.

Criminal liability

In cases where the volume of evasion from paying “salary taxes” (personal income tax and insurance contributions to extra-budgetary funds) over the past three years reaches a large or especially large amount, the employer may be brought to criminal liability simultaneously under several articles of the Criminal Code:

● 199 CC – evasion of taxes and insurance premiums;

● 199.1 of the Criminal Code – failure to fulfill the duties of a tax agent (we are talking about non-payment of personal income tax from an employee’s salary);

● 199.2 of the Criminal Code – concealment of funds or property of an organization from which taxes and insurance contributions should be collected;

● 199.4 of the Criminal Code – evasion of the employer from paying “accident contributions” (we are talking about insurance of accidents, industrial injuries and the prevention of occupational diseases).

● 159 of the Criminal Code - Fraud, which, as a rule, always goes in conjunction with the “tax articles” of the code itself.

Please note that large and especially large amounts, depending on the specific criminal offense, may be different amounts, directly indicated in the notes to the relevant articles of the Criminal Code.

What is the penalty for unofficial employment of a migrant?

Involving migrants in the company’s activities has its own characteristics in the process of registration and maintenance of personnel records. The employment of foreigners is regulated by migration legislation.

The use of illegal labor is a serious illegal act. A manager who does not officially enroll a foreigner in the organization’s staff faces a fine for being an illegal employee.

The citizen of another country himself will also pay a fine of 5 thousand rubles and will be deported from the Russian Federation. If the employer drew up an employment contract with a migrant incorrectly, making errors in the data, the document will be considered invalid, and the professional activity of the foreigner will be declared illegal.

In both cases, the labor inspectorate will issue a fine to the organization for violating the norms of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, since the employee is not officially registered. For individuals it will be from 5 to 10 thousand rubles, for legal entities - from 50 to 100 thousand rubles. The official responsible for personnel records will be fined from 10 to 20 thousand rubles.

The labor inspectorate will punish an enterprise if migrants carry out activities on its basis:

• without a work permit/patent;
• for expired documents;
• not in the profession specified in the permit/patent;
• without notification by the employer of the migration service of the fact that a foreigner has been admitted to the staff.

Expert opinion

Semenov Alexander Vladimirovich

Legal consultant with 10 years of experience. Specializes in the field of civil law. Member of the Bar Association.

The use of foreign labor obliges the enterprise to comply with certain requirements, among them the following can be distinguished:

• Migrant employees cannot be sent on business trips. They can operate only in one region. Information about exceptions is contained in Order No. 564n of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation;
• settlements with foreign employees are possible only through a banking institution in Russian rubles;
• employers are required to notify the Main Directorate for Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs not only about the conclusion of employment contracts with migrants, but also about their termination.

Undocumented employees benefit from their position, which allows them to avoid paying alimony and loans. Some even receive unemployment benefits while carrying out their activities unofficially.

In addition to the fact that citizens who do not have an agreement with an organization are deprived of government support, they also risk being left without pay at any time by an unscrupulous employer.

Each manager is obliged to provide official employment to his subordinates. An attempt to avoid unnecessary expenses by hiring unregistered workers may lead to administrative or criminal liability.

As practice shows, a violation of labor law by an employer can be detected both by an appeal from an injured citizen to government agencies, and as a result of scheduled inspections by the labor and tax inspectorates.

When working without an employment contract, the employer does not pay taxes on the wages of his employees, increasing his profits. However, in doing so he violates labor laws.

Both from the point of view of the manager and employees, this employment option can have negative and positive aspects..

In order to understand how to approach this correctly, it is necessary to carefully analyze what work without an employment contract is like and the employer’s responsibility for it.

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It is necessary to understand that informal employment threatens the employee with infringement of his rights in the event of a conflict situation, and sometimes even without it.

Therefore he can:

• Continue to work, simultaneously collecting evidence of violations for possible appeal to the courts.
• Contact the labor inspectorate or prosecutor's office with a corresponding complaint.
• Contact the local judicial authority with all previously collected documentary evidence of the employers’ guilt.

Documents confirming the absence of signs of labor relations serve as evidence of a violation.

These signs are:

• administrative orders received on behalf of the employer;
• labor activity in accordance with the regime established at the enterprise or organization;
• work activity in accordance with the existing specialty and specialization;
• a long period of labor relations, accompanied by all the necessary formal signs (for example, payment of wages, bonuses, and so on).

For an officially employed person, such relationships necessarily lead to the receipt of specific documents confirming activities (passes, insurance policies, orders, powers of attorney, etc.). If there are no official documents, the employee is employed unofficially and is in an illegal position.

In addition, colleagues or clients who appear in court may testify in favor of the victim. Current legislation allows the provision of any evidence: testimony, documents, video or audio files.

After hiring the employee, the employer is obliged to document the employee within three working days. If the agreement is not signed, you can submit a written request. This possibility is provided for by Article 62 of the Labor Code. The response from the HR department comes within three more days.

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Working without an employment contract is extremely unprofitable for the employee himself. For the employer, this is an opportunity to circumvent the law and avoid liability, while the employee has the burden of proving that he actually worked in the organization and has experience.

Without a contract and work book, he is practically defenseless. In more detail, the disadvantages of such informal labor include the following points:

• lack of length of service (experience) recorded in the work book;
• impossibility of making pension contributions to the employee;
• unstable wages;
• lack of guarantees, benefits, bonuses, as well as the opportunity to go on paid annual leave, employment leave, maternity leave;
• there is no social and health insurance for the employee;
• no sick pay;
• dismissal at any time at the request of the employer without following the labor procedure;
• lack of a standardized working day, since the employee is not officially subordinate to the PVTR.

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As a conclusion, we can say that there are actually a lot of disadvantages of such work, so the future employee needs to carefully weigh everything. Initially, everything depends on the goal that the employee sets for himself.

If he nevertheless decides to work without an employment contract, then it will not be easy to prove the fact that he has relevant experience with another employer. However, this is possible if you have, for example, a civil contract.

However, often the employee is not registered at all. And how, in this case, can you prove that he worked in the organization at all{q} Alternatively, you can write a statement to the employer demanding payment of the remaining wages.

You must have a copy of this document with you. Then you need to submit the paper in person to the office, where the relevant employees will register the application and submit it to the employer. The above actions can also be done via mail with a receipt receipt and a list of attachments. It is advisable to wait for the official response from the employer, since in any case he will mention in passing that the employee worked in the organization.

As another possible option, you can collect all the remaining documents received during work (orders, powers of attorney from the employer, invoices for goods, contracts, etc.).

This will be a good evidence base for the court. It is also possible to use the fact of photography and video recording, but they rarely help in such matters, because the employer may respond by saying that the employee stole photos from other employees, etc.

ATTENTION! For reinsurance, it is necessary to save or copy all working documents to make it easier to prove in court the fact of work at the enterprise.

Witness testimony is another possible option for proving work in an organization. To do this, you can invite company employees or other persons to the court who can confirm that the employee actually worked in the institution on a regular basis and carried out the instructions of the employer.

Why does a manager need this?

At first glance, this is beneficial for the following reasons:

1. When paying wages, there is no need to pay taxes and contributions to funds, nor to submit reports that are associated with this.
2. The entrepreneur can take part of the saved money for himself, and use part of it to increase wages for employees.
3. He is not bound by the restrictions established by labor laws, which increases his power over his subordinates.
4. It lacks legal liability for certain types of violations.
5. There is no need to make additional costs to ensure safety requirements.
6. He has the opportunity to fire an unsuitable employee without much hassle.

This seems attractive, but it has its downsides:

• With this method of hiring, he violates labor laws and evades taxes. In some cases, failure to register may result in criminal charges.
• Since he legally owes nothing to his employees, they also have the opportunity to do things their own way if they need to.

In case of unofficial employment, no contract is concluded with the employee. Thus, working without documents, although possible, can only continue until the regulatory authorities take care of the employer. At the same time, sometimes people work for many years without any difficulties.

Why does an employee need this?

From an employee's point of view, such work may be attractive due to the following reasons:

1. The absence of tax payments and contributions to funds makes it possible to receive a higher salary.
2. It is possible to get a job for people whose documents do not allow them to do so legally. This may apply, for example, to illegal immigrants.
3. In case of illegal employment, the employee does not bear any additional responsibilities. This may be financial liability, or an obligation not to disclose confidential information.
4. If a person has reasons to hide his income, then such work will allow him to support himself and avoid payments. This situation may arise, for example, among alimony payers, among those who have a debt, but do not pay it, pretending to be poor.
5. In some life situations, such a job is easier to find than an official one.
6. If there is no work in this area other than informal work.

In some situations, this type of employment may attract those interested. However, do not forget that there are significant disadvantages when working without an employment contract:

• Since there is no increase in length of service and payment of social contributions, the time spent in this way will not be counted when calculating the pension. If in young years this circumstance can be underestimated, then in older age it is a significant problem.
• If an employee gets sick, he will not have any rights in this regard, since sick leave will not be issued.
• Those who have suffered a serious injury or occupational disease will find themselves in a difficult situation. After this, they will simply be fired and no compensation will be paid.
• If there is a need to take out a loan from a bank, it will be impossible to confirm income at such a job. The potential borrower will have to come up with some other ways to prove his solvency, if possible.
• Such an employee can be fired without any explanation at any time. Payment of wages to him is not guaranteed in any way. Dismissal under the circumstances under consideration does not provide for severance pay.
• Leave is not provided for employees. Maternity leave cannot be obtained.
• Working conditions can be unbearable and safety regulations in such companies are not required to be followed.

Thus, we can say that working without an employment contract is risky. Relations in such a work team significantly depend on the human qualities and financial success of the director.

ATTENTION! At the slightest difficulty in the company, the threat of being fired or working and receiving the salary that the manager wants to pay hangs over the employees.

Responsibility of the employer for failure to draw up an employment contract

The question often arises whether actual admission to work is considered to be the conclusion of an employment contract in fact. There are no provisions in the Labor Code of the Russian Federation that would describe the mechanism for registering an employee through an actual admission, but the provisions of Art. 61, 67 allow us to highlight the main points of such employment. In terms of the scope of rights, persons who started work without signing papers and those who previously signed an agreement are equal.

Fine for lack of an employment contract with an employee 2021

In all other cases, the execution of an agreement automatically implies an entry in the book. Therefore, an applicant for a position should be more careful: if the future employer does not intend to make an entry, most likely such a candidate will be offered a civil contract. According to current legislation, an employment contract without official employment is impossible.

1. Late conclusion of an employment contract with an employee or absence of one. This leads to the fact that the employee does not have official earnings, and therefore no personal income tax is paid to the state;
2. If the contract is not concluded, the employee’s length of service is not counted and payments are not made to the Pension Fund, which will negatively affect the registration of an old-age pension;
3. Medical institutions may refuse to provide free assistance to an employee of any organization due to the fact that contributions to the health insurance fund are not paid;

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Differences from a civil contract

If an employee performs work without signing an employment contract (LC), this does not always mean that no formalization takes place. Sometimes, for this purpose, the parties sign a civil law agreement (CLA). When it is concluded, the articles included in it provide for the performance of work or the provision of services.

The differences between these types of design are as follows. With GPD, the manager is not interested in the work process. The conclusion of an agreement is aimed at obtaining a certain result.

On the other hand, he is not obliged to provide suitable working conditions, materials and tools. There are no requirements related to labor discipline and no obligations in the event that an employee becomes ill. With TC, permanent responsibilities are established for the employee.

He must obey the internal rules. Labor legislation ensures his rights and obligations. In case of injury or illness, he has the right to sick pay and other types of support.

Expert opinion

Semenov Alexander Vladimirovich

Legal consultant with 10 years of experience. Specializes in the field of civil law. Member of the Bar Association.

This time is counted towards the pension period. If official registration occurs with employees, there is no punishment for the entrepreneur.

When working according to the GPD, timely payment for the result that meets the customer’s requirements is actually guaranteed. The presence of a Labor Code guarantees that the boss and his employees will comply with the requirements stipulated by labor legislation.

It should be noted that if work under the GPA occurs regularly and consists of performing similar work, then the tax office may consider this to be hidden hiring and demand that the employer register the person as an employee, and also pay taxes for him as for his employee.

Employer's liability

When actual labor relations exist without formalization, this implies various types of managerial responsibilities. If the fact of such hiring is proven, then he will be in trouble. Next, we will consider what the law says about informal employment and how this can turn out for the employer.

In this case, the following types of liability are provided:

1. Tax office. The entrepreneur must pay contributions to social funds from the salaries that were paid to employees. The amount of deductions is approximately 34% of wages. In addition, you must pay income tax of 13%. You will not only have to pay these amounts for the entire period of employment, but also the penalties that will be assessed in connection with this.
2. Administrative. The Code of Administrative Offenses provides in Article 5.27 for liability for hiring without an employment contract. In this case, the culprit will have to pay a fine in the amount of 10 to 20 thousand rubles.
3. Failure to conclude an employment contract entails non-payment of taxes, and this may result in criminal liability. This happens in cases where the tax debt exceeds the limit established by law. This is punishable by a fine of up to 500 thousand rubles, forced labor for up to five years, or imprisonment for up to five years.

However, despite the responsibility, some entrepreneurs continue to resort to hiring people without an employment contract.