Penalties for Illegal Involvement in Labour Activity in RF of a Foreign Citizen Or a Person Destitute of Nationality

In accordance with Article 18.15 of the RF Code of Administrative Offences, for involvement in labour activity in RF of a foreign citizen or a person destitute of nationality in case if they do not have available the work permit if such permit is required pursuant to the federal law, responsibility is established in form of imposing of an administrative penalty upon as follows:

1) individuals – amounting from two thousand to five thousand Roubles;

2) officials – amounting from twenty five thousand to fifty thousand Roubles;

3) legal entities – amounting from two hundred fifty thousand to eight hundred thousand Roubles, or

an administrative suspension of implementing of the activities for a term of up to ninety days.

 

For involvement in labour activity in RF of a foreign citizen or a person destitute of nationality without obtaining in accordance with the established procedure of the permit for employment and use of foreign employees, in case if such permit is required pursuant to the federal law, an administrative penalty shall be imposed upon as follows:

1) individuals – amounting from two thousand to five thousand Roubles;

2) officials – amounting from twenty five thousand to fifty thousand Roubles;

3) legal entities – amounting from two hundred fifty thousand to eight hundred thousand Roubles, or

an administrative suspension of implementing of the activities for a term of up to ninety days.

 

Involvement in labour activities in RF of a foreign citizen or a person destitute of nationality shall mean an authorization in any form whatsoever to fulfillment of works or provision of services or any other use of labour of a foreign citizen or a person destitute of nationality.

 

Besides, in accordance with cl.3 of Article 18.15 of the RF Code of Administrative Offenses, for failure to notify the territorial branch of the federal executive body authorized to perform control and supervision functions in migration area, the executive body dealing with matters of employment of the population in the related RF territorial entity, responsibility is provided in form of imposing of an administrative penalty upon as follows:

1) individuals – amounting from two thousand to five thousand Roubles;

2) officials – amounting from thirty five thousand to fifty thousand Roubles;

3) legal entities – amounting from four hundred thousand to eight hundred thousand Roubles, or

an administrative suspension of implementing of the activities for a term of up to ninety days.

 

In case if two and more foreign citizens and (or) people destitute of nationality are illegally involved in labour activity in RF, the administrative responsibility established by this clause shall arise for violation of the rules of involvement in labour activity in RF of foreign citizens and people destitute of nationality (including foreign employees) in respect of each foreign citizen or person destitute of nationality separately.

 

In accordance with cl. 1 of Article 18.17 of the RF Code of Administrative Offences, failure of the employer or the customer of the works (services) to comply with the restrictions for implementation of separate types of activity established pursuant to the federal law regarding foreign citizens and people destitute of nationality shall result in imposing of an administrative penalty upon as follows:

1) individuals – amounting from two thousand to four thousand Roubles;

2) officials – amounting from forty five thousand to fifty thousand Roubles;

3) legal entities – amounting from eight hundred thousand to one million Roubles, or

an administrative suspension of implementing of the activities for a term of up to ninety days.