EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPECIAL MILITARY OPERATION VETERANS (FEDERAL AND REGIONAL EXPERIENCE)
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Author(s): | Abolesheva V. V., Belkov A. V., Sedina N. V., |
| Number of journal: | 1(74) | Date: | March 2026 |
| Annotation: | This article analyzes Russian state policy on the professional integration of the Special Military Operation (SMO) veterans into the labor force. It examines a multilevel system of support measures, including national programs and regional initiatives. The legal framework is based on the Federal Laws “On Veterans “and “On the Status of Mi- litary Personnel”, which provide this category of citizens with guarantees such as annual leave at a convenient time, the right to 35 days of an unpaid leave, as well as priority employment and the preferential right to remain at work. Particular attention is paid to the latest amendments to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation (Article 351.7), which introduce a mechanism for suspending an employment contract for the period of service with job retention, full payment of wages for the previous period, and a guarantee of reinstatement without a probationary period. In addition to legislative norms, the article analyzes federal programs aimed at developing veterans’ leadership and management potential, such as the Time of Heroes program, as well as the activities of the Defenders of the Fatherland State Foundation, which implements educational projects (for example, “Coal Cities of Russia”) for subsequent employment. Using the example of the Kemerovo Region and Kuzbass, the implementation of regional support measures is illustrated. The “Work for Ours” project, which includes professional assessments, retraining, and job fairs, is described, as well as the “Our Heroes. Kuzbass” program for training managers for government agencies. The authors conclude that the existing system represents a comprehensive mechanism combining legal protection, professional retraining, and social support, ensuring the implementation of the principles of a social state and facilitating veterans’ full return to civilian life. | ||
| Keywords: | Special Military Operation veterans, participants in the Special Military Operation, employment, social protection, vocational training, personnel retraining, labor rights, Labor Code, state guarantees, Fatherland Defenders Foundation, regional programs, Kemerovo Region – Kuzbass |
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| For citation: | Belkov A. V., Sedina N. V., Abolesheva V. V. Employment and career development of the Special Military Operation veterans (federal and regional experience). Biznes. Obrazovanie. Pravo = Business. Education. Law. 2026;1(74):206—210. DOI: 10.25683/VOLBI.2026.74.1568. |
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