Yandex Employees

We want our employees to have access to best-quality medical services, at all times. While healthcare is free in the national markets of our major presence, we offer private health insurance package to all full-time employees on top of that. It covers a wide range of medical services, including dental care, extended maternity care, laser vision correction, in-office medical assistance, therapy, as well as international travel insurance.

Our private medical insurance also covers preventive healthcare. Employees can take advantage of comprehensive health checkups. These include a general preventive examination with additional diagnostics, an athletic checkup, and pregnancy planning and postnatal care. We also added appointments with nutritionists and somnologists to the program.

Mental health is vital for leading a happy life. We continuously monitor employee sentiment and work to ensure that they have access to professional help and self-care tools to cope with stress and uneasy situations.

To support mental health, Yandex employees can work with psychotherapists in our offices, at clinics covered by our private medical insurance, and at third-party clinics (with compensation for a certain number of sessions). Mental health support is also available online, including family counseling.

The birth or adoption of a child is a special milestone in an individual life. Yandex employees in Russia who have a new addition to their family can take up to three years of parental leave. This benefit is available to all employees who look after a child, including parents, adoptive parents, guardians, and caregivers. On top of benefits provided to working mothers by the local legislation, Yandex offers a one-off bonus payment that equals two full salaries.

We also support employees who would rather get back to work right after the birth or adoption of a child. There are nursing rooms in our offices. Employees can take advantage of flexible work hours after consulting with their supervisor. They can also take out health insurance for children under the age of 18 at discounted corporate rates starting from their first day at work, with Yandex covering 80% of the policy cost.

These include home buying assistance and numerous special offers across various services, such as education, travel, childcare, legal services, insurance, beauty, real estate, pet care, an many more.

Under the home buying program, employees can apply for a short-term loan that is issued at no interest rate, or for a long-term loan that is offered at only 3% per annum.

We value employees' time, respect their other obligations, and are open to discussing flexible hours and their preferences regarding on-site or remote work. If a job does not require an employee to be physically present at specific times, they can negotiate preferred working hours and transition to an all-remote or hybrid-remote format. The most important aspect is to ensure the team remains well-connected, in sync, and completes their tasks on time.

Yandex provides all the necessary resources to support remote work, including online in-house services, virtual meetings, and leisure activities.

We design our offices to reflect the culture of open doors and informality. And to make employees feel safe and taken care of, too. All our employees are encouraged to have well-deserved fun in the office and take advantage of various facilities, including gyms, libraries, music rooms, game rooms or relaxation zones.

Our green office initiative helps make eco-friendliness an easy and enjoyable habit. We have equipped our offices with convenient waste collection points and now send a wide range of materials for reuse or recycling, including unconventional items like textiles and batteries. The funds generated from recycling office waste are donated to support Yandex's charitable initiatives (see Packaging & Waste). We also offer swap-and-share activities as well as provide lectures and workshops to raise awareness and share useful environmental tips.

All our employees are entitled to food allowances when working from the office. The allowance can use in a number of restaurants and supermarkets in the vicinity as well as when ordering delivery from Yandex Eats, Delivery and Yandex Lavka to the office.

We provide a variety of sports opportunities for our employees, including free functional training program in our offices, running and yoga classes, and practices for employee soccer, volleyball, basketball, and other sports, in addition to discounts and special offers in fitness clubs, swimming pools, and yoga and dance studios.

We opened new a gym in our Moscow office and introduced "active" meeting rooms equipped with treadmills and exercise bikes, promoting both activity and productivity. Furthermore, we host challenges where employees engage in tasks over several weeks aimed at cultivating healthy habits like regular workouts and proper nutrition.