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Changes to the organization of labor relations under martial law: A new law has been adopted

21 May, 2025 Newsletters

On May 1, the Verkhovna Rada adopted in the second reading and as a whole a Law (draft law No. 12255-1) aimed at addressing some of the gaps in labor legislation during martial law.

The Law focuses on two main areas: communication between employees and employers, and the suspension of employment contracts. The Law introduces the following changes for the period of martial law:

Employers and employees must update their contact information within 60 days of the Law’s entry into force, and thereafter continuously ensure the possibility of communication and promptly (within no more than 10 calendar days) inform the other party of any changes to their contact information.
If one party fails to fulfill its obligations, the other party shall communicate with the other party using the most recently provided postal/email address or telephone number.
In the absence of postal communication and/or technical means of electronic communication according to the most recently provided contact information, the requirement for notification established by law shall not apply.
The suspension of an employment contract is limited to 60 days but may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties for a period not exceeding the duration of martial law.
During the period of martial law, employees whose workplace is located in areas of active combat operations may not be dismissed on the grounds specified in paragraph 4 of part 1 of Article 40 of the Labor Code of Ukraine (absenteeism).

The full version of the article is available in Ukrainian by the link.

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