i) 22% of Russian Companies Employ Distant Workers – According to the statistics of analytical center NAFI, usually employers hire not more than 10% of distant workers, however, there are companies fully staffed with distant employees. 49% of the companies are planning to transfer their employees to remote work in 2017, 21% – by the end of 2016, 19% – by the end of 2020.
ii) Number of Dismissals Decreases – According to the official statistics of the Russian Ministry of Labor, the general number of dismissals for the 1st half of 2016 decreased in comparison with 2015 by about 5%.