Job by distribution

Job by distribution (Russian: работа по распределению, rabota po raspredeleniyu) was a Soviet practice of obligatory job placement for college graduates. After graduation, a person would be "distributed" by a committee to a particular position anywhere within the Soviet Union, and had an obligation to work there, typically for three years.

During that time, an employee had the special status of a "young specialist": he or she could not be fired, and could get special benefits like housing. After the placement term expiration, the employee could continue to work there or leave for another job.

Job by distribution is still practiced in Belarus.^[1]

^ "Stat'ya 83. Raspredeleniye vypusknikov. Kodeks Respubliki Belarus' ob obrazovanii. 13 yanvarya 2011 g. № 243-Z" Статья 83. Распределение выпускников. Кодекс Республики Беларусь об образовании. 13 января 2011 г. № 243-З [Article 83. Distribution of graduates. Code of the Republic of Belarus on Education. January 13, 2011 No. 243-Z]. National Legal Internet-portal of the Republic of Belarus (in Russian). Archived from the original on 16 August 2013.

[ko-1] "Stat'ya 83. Raspredeleniye vypusknikov. Kodeks Respubliki Belarus' ob obrazovanii. 13 yanvarya 2011 g. № 243-Z" Статья 83. Распределение выпускников. Кодекс Республики Беларусь об образовании. 13 января 2011 г. № 243-З [Article 83. Distribution of graduates. Code of the Republic of Belarus on Education. January 13, 2011 No. 243-Z]. National Legal Internet-portal of the Republic of Belarus (in Russian). Archived from the original on 16 August 2013.

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