In Russia, the time of working day before the employee should be reduced by an hour.

This should be, regardless of the change, according to the letter of Rostrud, RIA news.
The time of working day or shift, directly before a festival, employees work in part or part of the time -time, can be reduced by an additional hour, the document said.
It emphasizes that if the working day cannot be reduced, employees need to compensate for the processing process for hours before holidays. If the time of the shift is less than an hour, the staff should not go to work.
On December 31, Russia was announced a day off
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