More than 40% of companies admit staff cuts in 2025

More than 40% of Russian companies have announced the possibility of staff reductions in 2025. This was reported on March 22 by Gazeta.Ru" with reference to the survey of the company "Aktion Cadres and HR".

"46.6% of respondents believe that hypothetically, employees of service departments will primarily fall under the wave of cuts. 24.4% allocated production staff. Top managers and line managers may be at risk of being cut in 22.6% of companies, and IT specialists in 6.4% of companies," the results of the study showed.

At the same time, 59.8% of companies do not consider it necessary to resort to such measures, and even face a shortage of employees. Also, 21.8% of the respondents were ready to provide an employee with a two-month payment if he agreed to leave the position.

"Interestingly, 20% of employers intend to offer employees who already have disciplinary penalties to leave on their own. Many employers intend to use a different way — an agreement between the parties. In this case, the time and risks are shorter, but it is safer to pay about as much as is required by law for reductions," said Victoria Polyakova, a leading expert at Aktion Cadres and HR.

On February 21, it became known that logistics by the end of 2024 became one of the highest-paid industries in the face of a noticeable shortage of personnel. This year, the trends have not weakened: in January, the median salaries of holders of almost all logistics specialties grew at double-digit rates. Moreover, salary expectations are growing slower than the remuneration offered, according to the results