Mass layoffs at Russian Railways have reached the Sverdlovsk region.

      Mass layoffs have begun at the Sverdlovsk Railway. It turned out that this is already the second wave. Initially, the company's management explained the layoffs by stating that "the optimization of staff numbers is aimed at increasing the company's efficiency in the context of declining workloads and a difficult economic situation." The head of the company, Oleg Belozerov, acknowledged that in 2026, Russian Railways plans to reduce the central office by 15%, which means at least 6,000 people will be left without jobs. One of the Sverdlovsk top managers, who received a layoff notice, told Ura.Ru that this concerns not 15% of the entire company, but 15% in each individual division. Thus, there are 32 such structural divisions in the Sverdlovsk Railway, and each is expecting cuts.

      — The layoffs will affect the heads of regional divisions and administrative staff; workers are not being touched for now. This is not a massive layoff, but a reduction with simultaneous merging of similar processes. For example, there are HR departments in two divisions. In one, someone will be laid off, leaving one HR department for two structures, — shared an insider with the agency.

      Employees are given two months to finish their work at the company, and each person affected by the layoffs is offered a current bank of vacancies available within Russian Railways.

      — The range is wide: there are maids, there is a deputy head of the railway. The HR department warns that one must choose according to their competencies, — noted the railway worker.

      The layoffs are primarily aimed at small enterprises of the Sverdlovsk Railway in small towns.

      — They also affect engineering and technical specialties, as well as administrative personnel. There are also layoffs at the head office in Yekaterinburg. People are being offered employment options, — added another source.

      The press service of the Sverdlovsk Railways did not comment on this situation. It was previously reported that in the Urals, "Russian Post" is massively closing offices and laying off employees.

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