Young specialist

A young specialist is an employee whoreceived primary, secondary or higher professional education, and for the first time entered the work in the acquired specialty within one year after the end of the educational institution. Legally, the status of a young specialist implies special rights, guarantees and duties of its carrier in relation to other categories of employees.

There are several mandatory signs for obtaining the status of a young specialist.

A graduate of an educational institution must receive education only on a day (in-patient) form of education and only at the expense of state and / or regional budget funds.
The graduate must pass the final certification and get a diploma of the appropriate sample.

And, at last, the graduate should be directed to work on distribution in the order established by the special legislation and to receive the corresponding document.
If one of the above conditions is not met, the graduate can not obtain the status of a young specialist.

Labor relations between employer and youngspecialist are regulated by the Labor Code. In particular, according to Article 70 of the Labor Code, the employer can not appoint a probationary period for a young specialist.

In theory, people who have the status of youngspecialists, the employer is obliged to pay an allowance in the amount of 3 tariff rates of the 1st category upon employment, to pay a wage in the amount of not less than 80% of the average monthly salary for the organization.

Also the employer is obliged to provide young people withspecialists who do not have a dwelling, living space from the fund for corporate temporary housing, to pay childcare allowance, to provide financial assistance for the marriage and the birth of the child.

A young specialist must work in the organization for at least 2 years from the date of the conclusion of the employment contract. Otherwise, he must refund the state money spent on its preparation.

If the employer dismisses a young specialistor transfers to work not related to the specialty received before the expiry of the working life (ie 2 years), then he is also obliged to reimburse the state money spent on training a young specialist.

The Labor Code dismisses young professionalsit is permitted in the liquidation of an organization, temporary disability or due to a state of health impeding the performance of work in the specialty, as well as in a number of other cases.

However, in practice, not all organizationsready to provide young professionals with a full social package. In addition, many graduates prefer to work independently, so they can not get the status of young professionals.