The majority of Russians at the end of 2020 refused to switch to electronic work books and remained faithful to paper books, writes RBC with reference to the results of a study of the recruiting service HeadHunter.
According to the authors of the study, 54 percent of Russian workers refused to switch to the electronic version of the work book. At the same time, 80 percent of respondents said that they had received an offer from their employer to switch to electronic labor, 15 percent of respondents did not receive such offers.
Among those who have switched to the new format of keeping a work book, the largest share (57 percent each) are IT workers, sales workers and beginners. HR specialists (23 percent) and accountants (31 percent) are the least likely to switch.
As the main reason for refusing to switch to an electronic work book, survey participants named a lack of understanding of the principle of work. This option was chosen by 55 percent of the respondents. 35 percent each noted that they do not consider the new format safe, and also do not trust the government’s initiatives in the field of information technology.
At the same time, the main reasons for the transition were the reduction of paperwork (57 percent of respondents), easier access to data (52 percent) and minimizing the risk of losing documents (32 percent).
Electronic work books have been introduced in Russia since January 2021. Access to the data contained in them is provided through the website of the Pension Fund and the portal of public services. At the same time, it remains possible to continue to conduct paper work. To do this, the employee had to write a corresponding statement by the end of 2020.
According to the Pension Fund, out of 47 million working Russians who have decided on the method of keeping a work record book, six million have chosen the electronic format.