On March 25, 2020, a meeting of the President of RSPP A. N. Shokhin, Minister of labour and social protection of the Russian Federation A. O. by Kotkasim

On March 25, 2020 , the Ministry of labour and social protection of the Russian Federation took place the meeting of the President of RSPP A. N. Shokhin, Minister of labour and social protection of the Russian Federation A. O. by Kotkasim. The meeting was devoted to reducing the negative impact of the pandemic COVID 19 on the economy and employment.

The meeting was attended by State Secretary - Deputy Minister A. N. Pudov, Deputy Minister Leonid Vukolov V. and Managing Director of the Department of labour market and social development of RUIE M. V. Moskvina.

According to the President of the Union, requires economic measures, which support the economy and entrepreneurship in the context of pandemic coronavirus, which include targeted financial and tax policy support sectors of the economy, measures to preserve jobs and workers.

At the same time, he said, required a coordinated policy to combat the disease with simultaneous actions on the market, including the wider implementation of flexible and distance forms of employment.

Alexander Shokhin noted that flexible forms of employment become a key asset for companies especially in a crisis, to preserve and create jobs, while remaining competitive.

The participants of the meeting, it was decided to prepare, in the framework of the Russian tripartite Commission on regulation of social-labor relations a Declaration on the coordination of actions of business and government in the labour market in the context of pandemic coronavirus and recommendations for employers and trade unions concerning the cooperation of the social partners in the companies in conditions of economic crisis caused by the pandemic COVID 19.