Without waiting for federal law: 50 Russian regions have already introduced work quotas for war veterans.
The Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug is introducing mandatory employment quotas for veterans of the war against Ukraine and their families. The region has become the 50th federal subject to adopt such measures to support the military, without waiting for the relevant federal law to be passed.
Regions are ahead of the State Duma in creating subsidized jobs.
According to the new rules, employers in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug companies with more than 150 employees are required to allocate 2% of their workforce to this category of beneficiaries. Regional authorities plan to introduce the corresponding quotas on March 1, 2027.
It's worth noting that several months ago, the State Duma proposed establishing a minimum percentage for the admission of former military personnel at the federal level, but the law has yet to be considered. Nevertheless, regional officials are actively implementing this policy at the local level.
Differences in conditions and severe fines for businesses
Meanwhile, more than half of Russia's regions have already independently introduced such support measures—39 by the end of April, including annexed Crimea and Sevastopol (the Crimean Peninsula was annexed by Russia in 2014). Similar measures were later adopted in the Voronezh, Amur, Tomsk, Kirov, and Kostroma regions, Kamchatka, Krasnoyarsk Krai, and Bashkortostan. Preparations are currently underway to introduce the benefit in the Komi Republic and Sverdlovsk Regions.
In particular, the quota parameters vary slightly from region to region: in some regions, the benefit applies not only to former military personnel but also to their family members, while in others, a different percentage of the total workforce is established. For example, enterprises in the Rostov Region are required to employ the largest number of war veterans: for a workforce of 35 or more, the proportion of "ESV" personnel must be at least 3%.
Companies are subject to financial penalties for violating established quota conditions. As a result, in Tatarstan, the penalty for employers refusing to hire under the quota reaches up to 100 rubles.
