Minimum wage in the Kemerovo region in 2022: what is the size for public sector employees and private employers

Current as of February 6, 2021

The minimum wage indicator (in short, the minimum wage or minimum wage) in the Kemerovo region is interpreted and applied in the same way as in Russia as a whole. It guarantees that employers in a given region (legal entities, entrepreneurs) will pay their staff wages not lower than a specific amount established by law. This applies to employees:

The all-Russian minimum wage indicator in 2022 was raised to 12,792 rubles (the previous value was 12,130 rubles). But local authorities may revise the “minimum wage” upward. The specifics of the region are taken into account: inflation, cost of living, climate, etc. The main requirement: the regional minimum wage indicator cannot be less than the national average, and it must be adopted on the basis of an agreement between local authorities, trade unions and employers.

Thus, when an employee, taking into account the total working time, has worked all the days of his schedule for a month, he will receive an amount not less than the minimum wage. If his salary meets or exceeds the established minimum wage, there is no need for additional payment.

1. The manager can increase the salary . To do this, it is necessary to issue a new increase order, change employment contracts and other documents indicating the salary amount.
2. A less labor-intensive way is to introduce a surcharge . Thus, in local acts it is only necessary to establish the amount of this additional payment, since the minimum wage does not include salary, but the entire salary in total - salary and other additional payments.

What is the minimum wage in the Kemerovo region in 2022

The minimum wage in Kemerovo, Novokuznetsk, Prokopyevsk and other localities in the region in 2022 is regulated by several documents.

The basic law is the federal law establishing the minimum wage for 2022.

Minimum wage (minimum wage) is the amount of monthly wage guaranteed by federal law for the work of an employee who has fully worked the standard working hours while performing simple work under normal working conditions.

The employee’s right to receive a salary not lower than the minimum wage is guaranteed by the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, in accordance with Art. 133 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, the approved minimum wage is valid throughout the country and cannot be less than the subsistence level of the working population.

In addition to these documents, the Kuzbass Tripartite Agreement was concluded in the Kemerovo region, which determines the minimum wage for commercial organizations and individual entrepreneurs.

“This agreement has been concluded for more than 20 years, and includes sections devoted to economic policy, the development of the labor market and employment, social guarantees, labor protection, youth policy and the development of social partnership,” says Igor Kuznetsov, a columnist for the publication 10BANKOV.Net.

What the minimum wage does not affect

The minimum wage does not affect:

• IP contributions. Previously, they were tied to the minimum wage. But in recent years they have become a fixed amount. In 2022, individual entrepreneur contributions amount to 34,445 rubles to the Pension Fund and 8,766 rubles. - for health insurance.
• Unemployment benefit. Due to the spread of coronavirus infection, in 2022 it was increased to the minimum wage. Despite the increase in the minimum wage, the amount of unemployment benefits does not increase and remains at the level of 12,130 rubles. There is no word yet on a raise in 2022.
• Child benefits for low-income families. This concept includes 4 types of payments: during pregnancy, for children under 3 years of age, from three to seven and from 8 to 17 years. They are assigned if the average per capita income is below the subsistence level. Therefore, the increase in the minimum wage from January 2022 does not contribute to an increase in child benefits.
• Pension. According to the law, the pension amount cannot be lower than the subsistence level in the region. If a smaller amount is accrued, the pensioner is entitled to an additional payment. The pension is also not tied to the minimum wage. As a rule, it is much smaller. The federal cost of living for a pensioner in 2022 is 10,882 rubles.

Minimum wage for private sector workers in Kuzbass in 2022

In 2022, a new tripartite Kuzbass regional agreement on the minimum wage is in force in the Kemerovo region (signed on 10/07/2021, registered by the Kuzbass Ministry of Labor and Employment on 10/07/2021 No. 12).

It was concluded by the regional union of trade union organizations “Federation of Trade Union Organizations of Kuzbass”, the Government of the region and employers.

The agreement came into force on January 1, 2022 and is valid for 3 years.

One of the provisions of the Agreement (clause 3.48) provides for the obligation of commercial organizations and individual entrepreneurs (with some exceptions) to ensure the payment of a minimum wage to employees not lower than 1.5 times the subsistence level (LM) of the working population of the Kemerovo region for the current year with the accrual of the regional coefficient

The size of the monthly minimum wage in the Kemerovo region for the working population in 2022 is 12,551 rubles. (Decree of the Kuzbass government dated December 13, 2021 No. 742).

“It should be recalled that in the Kemerovo region there is an increasing regional coefficient of 1.3, established back in the days of the USSR,” says Igor Kuznetsov, a columnist for the publication 10BANKOV.Net.

Thus, the minimum wage for individual entrepreneurs and commercial organizations in the Kemerovo region in 2022 is 23,128.95 rubles. (RUB 11,861 x 1.5 x 1.3).

This Agreement is binding if the employer fails to submit a written waiver within the prescribed period.

The minimum wage for workers in the non-budgetary sector in the region in 2022 is higher than the federal minimum wage by 9,238.95 rubles.

Minimum wages by region in 2022

Art. 133.1 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation provides for the possibility of establishing a minimum wage in the regions of Russia.

The regional minimum wage in 2022 is established by an agreement between the government, employers and trade unions of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation. The minimum wage by region is formed taking into account the characteristics of the socio-economic situation and the cost of living in a specific subject of the Russian Federation. The monthly salary in the region for employers subject to a regional agreement cannot be lower than the minimum wage in the region.

Table of minimum wages for 2022 by region of the Russian Federation

What is the minimum wage for state employees in the Kemerovo region in 2022

Organizations that are not covered by the tripartite agreement are:

• budgetary institutions;
• organizations operating in the field of regulated pricing, for which the main activity is the provision of housing, utilities, as well as transport services (passenger transportation), communications (postal services).

Employers who have formalized a reasoned refusal within the time limits established by law may also not comply with the requirements of the Kuzbass Agreement.

For them, the minimum wage for 2022 is set at the minimum wage determined by federal law, increased by the regional coefficient (1.3).

The federal minimum wage from January 1, 2022 is 13,890 rubles.

Accordingly, the minimum salary in organizations that are not covered by the Kuzbass Agreement in 2022 will be 18,057 rubles (13,890 * 1.3 regional coefficient).

From January 1, 2022, the federal minimum wage is 13,890 rubles. Federal Law of December 6, 2021 No. 406-FZ “On Amendments to Article 1 of the Federal Law “On the Minimum Wage.”

In the Kemerovo region - Kuzbass, the minimum wage is increasing thanks to the Kuzbass regional agreement between the Kemerovo regional union of trade union organizations "Federation of trade union organizations of Kuzbass", the Government of the Kemerovo region - Kuzbass and employers of the Kemerovo region - Kuzbass for 2022-2024 dated 10/07/2021 No. 12.

According to clause 3.48 of the Agreement, private companies are obliged to pay their employees a salary not lower than one and a half times the subsistence level of the working population. The living wage of the working-age population for 2022 is set at 12,551 rubles (Resolution of the Government of the Kemerovo Region dated December 13, 2021 No. 742). This means that the minimum wage in 2022 in Kuzbass is 18,826.5 rubles. (RUB 12,551 * 1.5).

Please note that the minimum wage is 18,826.5 rubles. increases by the regional coefficient (30%), this is a direct requirement of clause 3.48 of the Regional Agreement.

The final value of the minimum wage in the Kemerovo region - Kuzbass from January 1, 2022 is 24,474.45 rubles for commercial organizations and individual entrepreneurs (except for small businesses (small enterprises and microenterprises) included in the Unified Register of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, as well as organizations and individual entrepreneurs operating in the field of regulated pricing, for whom the main activity is the provision of housing, utilities, transport services (passenger transportation), communications (postal services).

According to Art. 131.1 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, monthly wages for a full-time worker should not be less than the minimum wage.

Administrative legislation provides for the following types of sanctions when paying wages below the minimum wage ( clauses 6, 7, Article 5.27 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation):

— Warning – applied to an official; - A fine in the amount of 10,000 - 20,000 or 20,000 - 30,000 rubles is also applied to the responsible official (for the first and repeated violations, respectively); - A fine in the range of 1,000 - 5,000 or 10,000 - 30,000 rubles is applied for an individual entrepreneur (for a primary and repeated offense, respectively); - A fine of 30,000 - 50,000 is applied to a legal entity for a primary violation and 50,000 - 100,000 rubles for repeated violations. — Disqualification for 1-3 years – applied to the guilty official if a repeated violation is detected.

What was the federal minimum wage in 2022 and earlier?

The minimum wage (minimum wage) is used to regulate wages and determine the amount of benefits for temporary disability, pregnancy and childbirth, as well as for other purposes of compulsory social insurance.

The federal minimum wage was equal to:

• from January 1, 2022 - 12,792 rubles.
• from January 1, 2022 - 12,130 rubles.
• from January 1, 2022 - 11,280 rubles.
• from May 1, 2022 - 11,163 rubles.
• from January 1, 2022 - RUB 9,489.

In accordance with Art. 133 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, the approved minimum wage is valid throughout the country and cannot be less than the subsistence level of the working population.

What does the minimum wage affect?

The minimum wage will increase from January 2022. It is not yet clear how much the Russians will benefit. Let's look at what the minimum wage affects:

• Salary. For workers with the minimum wage, the salary will increase by more than 1,000 rubles. In the regions, the increase may be even greater.
• Maternity benefit. Maternity payments should not be below the minimum wage. From 2022, women will receive almost 64 thousand rubles (minimum amount) in 140 days. Individual entrepreneurs who pay voluntary contributions to social insurance will receive the same amount. As for the maximum amount of maternity leave, it will also change upward. But its size does not depend on the minimum wage. It is affected by the maximum contribution base.
• Hospital benefits. If an employee has been sick for the entire month, the amount of his sick leave cannot be lower than the minimum wage, regardless of his length of service. Accordingly, it will also increase in 2022.
• Social insurance contribution. If an entrepreneur enters into a voluntary relationship with social insurance in order to receive maternity or sick leave payments, the amount of the contribution depends on the minimum wage. For 2022 you will have to pay 4,833 rubles in order to receive payments in 2023. Payments are higher than in the previous year, but so are the benefits.
• Purchasing experience. Money can buy pension experience and points. They are also tied to the minimum wage. In 2022, their size will be 36,669 rubles.
• Insurance premiums. Representatives of small and medium-sized businesses pay insurance premiums on salaries that exceed the minimum wage at “preferential” rates. The following tariffs are provided: for pension - 10%, for medical - 5%, for social insurance - 0%.