In Russia, from October 1, 2026, the attraction of self-employed people through platforms will be limited to 60 hours per month

From October 1, 2026, companies in Russia will not be able to attract self-employed people through platforms for more than 60 hours per month for six consecutive months.

The restriction will affect a number of areas of activity, including construction, trade, IT and others.

The resolution operates within the framework of the law on the platform economy and will be valid until October 1, 2032.

MOSCOW, September 26 - RIA Novosti. Starting October 1, companies in Russia will no longer be able to attract self-employed people through platforms for more than 60 hours a month for six months in a row, the Association of Digital Platforms told RIA Novosti.

We are talking about platforms through which people find part-time work: taxi and delivery services, sites with vacancies and ordering services.

“A separate chapter in the law on the platform economy and a government decree regulate the relationship of employment platforms with performers. They introduce recording of the time a performer works for one customer through the platform: if the customer’s activities are included in the list established by law, the total load should not exceed 60 hours per month for any six months in a row,” the message says.

It explains that the restriction is intended to separate real part-time work from a situation where a company has been using a person for years as a full-time employee, but registers him as self-employed - without vacation, sick leave and labor guarantees.

As follows from the resolution, the restriction will affect a number of areas of activity. Among them are construction, warehouses and logistics, trade, building maintenance, food production and catering, real estate, education, IT and software development, personnel recruitment, advertising, transport, as well as sports, recreation and entertainment.

The decree comes into force on October 1, 2026 as part of the platform economy law and is valid until October 1, 2032.