On 14 March 2022, the Ukrainian Parliament adopted the Law of Ukraine "On the Organization of Employment Relations During Martial Law", which defines the specifics of employment relations during martial law (the "Law"). On 23 March 2022, the Law was signed by the President of Ukraine and officially published, and the Law comes into force on 24 March 2022. According to the Decree of the President of Ukraine "On the Extension of the Term of Martial Law in Ukraine", which was approved by the Ukrainian Parliament, martial law was extended until 25 April 2022.

The Law applies to employment relations with employees of all enterprises, institutions and organisations, irrespective of their form of ownership, type of activity or industry sector, as well as to persons working under employment agreements with individuals.

The Law provides, inter alia, for the following changes during martial law:

1. Specifics of the conclusion of an employment agreement

• Parties determine the form of an employment agreement upon their mutual agreement.
• A probation period condition may be established for any category of employees at the time of employment.
• An employer may enter into fixed-term employment agreements with new employees for the period of martial law or for the period of replacement of temporarily absent employees.

2. Specifics of employee transfers and changes to essential working conditions

• An employer has a right to transfer an employee to another position, which is not stipulated by...

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