Criminal Responsibility of Employer for Non-Fulfillment or Improper Fulfillment of Obligation to Pay Wages: Substantive and Procedural Aspects
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Purpose of the study. The article presents an analysis of Russian legislation on the violation of the employee's right to remuneration for work. Both the substantive and legal grounds and the trial procedure for bringing the employer to responsibility for the crime under Art. 145.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The authors note that the violation of the payment of wages in practice manifests itself in two forms: 1) the employer does not fulfill the obligation to pay wages; 2) the employer improperly fulfills the obligation to pay wages. Conclusions. Based on the study, the authors substantiate the need to amend the criminal law, and also propose measures aimed at improving the efficiency of criminal proceedings in this category.

Zubova A.O., Alekseeva E.S., (2022), CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY OF EMPLOYER FOR NON-FULFILLMENT OR IMPROPER FULFILLMENT OF OBLIGATION TO PAY WAGES: SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL ASPECTS. Gaps in Russian Legislation, 4 => 341-350.

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wages, non-payment of wages, responsibility for non-fulfillment of obligation to pay wages, labor law, employee, employer, criminal procedure.