Due to the military aggression of russia against Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the President of Ukraine has declared martial law throughout Ukraine for 30 days by the Decree (approved by the Parliament and entered into force on the same day). Currently, martial law has been prolonged for 30 days more.

Work during martial law

On March 15, 2022, the Parliament of Ukraine adopted the Law of Ukraine "On Organizing Labour Relations under Martial Law" (which came into effect on March 24, 2022), which clarifies relevant restrictions on the constitutional rights and freedoms of humans and citizens (Art. 43, 44 of the Constitution of Ukraine) and sets out special rules applicable to labour relations to replace the "normal" rules of the Labour Code of Ukraine, in particular:

• Probation can be set for all employees
• Employers may enter into fixed-term employment agreements with new employees for the duration of martial law or the period of replacement of a temporarily absent employee
• Employers have the right to transfer their employees to other work without the latter's consent (with some exceptions)
• A two-month notice period does not apply when essential working conditions change
• In connection with hostilities in the area of the employer's location, employees may terminate employment agreements on their own without a two-week notice period (with some exceptions)
• Trade union's consent to dismissal of employees - only for dismissal of members of the trade union's elective bodies...

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