The WatersOAG round table “Flextime, Shift, Overtime and Remote Work: Legal Implementation and Proper Formalization” held on April 01, 2014 was attended by specialists to discuss specifics of non-standard working modes, differences between irregular working hours and  working beyond normal hours  and to receive practical advice as well as to share experiences with colleagues.
The event was attended by heads of HR departments, HR managers, specialists engaged in HR records management and payroll accounting.
Participants were engaged in a round table discussion and had opportunity to receive comments of the speaker on issues of interest, such as engagement of employees to work beyond normal working hours, maintaining timesheets for different work modes, compensation for work on public holidays, etc.

Each participant received a personalized certificate confirming participation in the round table.

Reviews:

“Thank you for organizing such a round table with an outstanding speaker! Very valuable and informative!”
Administrative Manager

“Many thanks to the organizers for such topics and meetings”
Personnel Inspector

“Thank you for the opportunity to participate in the round table! The workshop was really useful as it gave an opportunity to learn the practices of other companies as well as focus on key moments with respect to work within a weekend and overtime. It was also useful to read handouts after in order to scrutinize issues raised within the workshop. If you hold similar round tables in the future we will be very glad to visit them”.
HR Service Center Supervisor
Human Resources

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The World Congress of Entrepreneurs held from the 17th to the 20th of March, 2014 was organized by the Moscow City Government and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (USA).

The Congress brought together delegates from more than 150 countries. Each day of the event was devoted to a specific topic covering the most pressing questions about the creation and development of small and medium-sized businesses.  Prominent businessmen, investors and government officials gathered to discuss ideas for stimulating economic growth, welfare and the innovative potential of young entrepreneurs.

WatersOAG had the unique opportunity to meet with outstanding global businessmen and learn the latest trends of entrepreneurship and public policy in different countries aimed at creating a progressive environment for business development.

On March 14, 2014 the seminar “Workplace certification replaced by special evaluation of working conditions” was held by WatersOAG. This event was attended by representatives of occupational health services and HR managers of major Russian and foreign companies.
The large number of procedural issues associated with special evaluations of working conditions let the participants actively debate and share their experiences. The speaker discussed specifics of the special evaluations as well as preparations that should be made prior such an evaluation. Special attention was paid to the regulatory framework and increasing coefficient of insurance payments to the pension fund for “harmful” class of work environments.
These and a variety of other questions were discussed within the roundtable.

Reviews:
“Thank you for the seminar. The provided information is very useful and, as importantly, is applicable in practice. I will be happy to attend such seminars and recommend them to colleagues”.

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A listing of WatersOAG seminars scheduled during the first half 2014 May be found on our website under “Events” or “Event Calendar”.