Russians urged not to fake sick leave for GTA VI and explained how to legally miss work on release day
Translated with AI from the Russian original.
The release of Grand Theft Auto VI is approaching, and some employees want to spend that day at home. Some are even considering faking sick leave, but Russians have been urged to abandon this idea — it can lead to problems for both the employee and the employer.
Ekaterina Zelenkova, HR Director of the Progress communication group, spoke about a legal way to miss work. You can do without tricky schemes and simply agree with your employer in advance and arrange a vacation to calmly dive into GTA VI on release day:
To officially free up November 19, you need to agree on this issue with your employer in advance. It is quite possible to agree and take one day as paid leave, arrange unpaid leave by agreement of the parties, or use an additional day off if the employee had overtime and is entitled to such a day off for it
If an employee tries to deceive their boss and the lie is later exposed, they will receive a “disciplinary action up to dismissal for absenteeism and complete loss of trust”:
The employer, in turn, may face claims from the Social Fund due to unlawful payments for such a sick leave certificate, not to mention disrupted work processes due to the sudden absence of a person.
Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled for release on November 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S consoles.
Not only in Russia, but also in other countries, such as the USA, people are planning to “get sick” next month. Some experts expect that the launch of GTA VI could cause significant damage to the country's economy.
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