On January 15, 2026, the new version of the Labor Code №14386 was registered in the Parliament. Previously on December 30, 2025, the Governmental Committee on Economic, Financial, Agricultural, Investment, Sanctions Policy, Coordination on Issues of Organization of Humanitarian Demining, Entrepreneurship Development, Effective Management of State Property, Environmental and Natural Resources Protection considered and approved […]
On January 19, 2026, the group of MPs submitted to the Parliament the draft law “On Fair Wage System in Ukraine” №14387. The draft raises several major concerns highlighted by Labor Initiatives lawyers, including: In the process of determining the minimum wage, the draft law introduces a new body that will participate alongside unions, employers, and […]
On August 21, the Parliament of Ukraine adopted draft law №13388 “On Amendments to Article 11 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Organization of Labor Relations under Martial Law.” The law relates to the procedure for suspending collective bargaining agreements. The Chairman of Parliament signed the Law on August 29, but the President of […]
On May 15-16, 2026, Labor Initiatives (LI) and the Trade Union Lifeline (TUL) initiative held a two-day educational event in the de-occupied town of Slavutych, the satellite city of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP). This event is part of an ongoing campaign launched at the start of the full-scale invasion to support war-affected regions, […]
On May 12–14, in the Poltava region, LI supported a capacity-building training event for the local chapter of the Humanitarian Deminers’ Union operating within the Ukrainian branch of Norwegian People’s Aid and affiliated with the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU). The training brought together 22 union members and shop stewards and focused […]
From May 13–15, Atomprofspilka hosted a training seminar in Vinnytsia for a specific group: 23 union accountants, staff union members, and local chapter leaders representing nuclear power plants and related facilities of Energoatom, the national nuclear power company. Labor Initiatives supported the event’s first day, featuring legal sessions led by LI lawyers Alina Antonenko and […]
On May 14, Labor Initiatives (LI) lawyers Inna Kudinska and George Sandul led an online training session for the Trade Union of Aircraft and Machine Building Workers (affiliated with the FPU) during their seminar in Lviv. Supported by the Swedish organization Union to Union, the event marked a milestone: the first official collaboration between LI […]
On May 8-10, LI supported capacity-building and communication training for the All-Ukrainian Trade Union of the “Nova Poshta” group of companies. The event brought together 17 Nova Poshta union shop stewards and active members from across Ukraine. Over the three-day program, participants conducted a strategic union planning session, developed critical communication skills, and analyzed complex […]
An internally displaced person who had worked at a chain clothing store sought assistance from the Labour Initiatives legal clinic after facing wage non-payment and informal employment conditions. According to the worker, the employment relationship had not been properly formalized, and during the last three months the employer completely stopped paying wages. After deciding to […]
Legal Clinic Helps Single Mother Recover Delayed Wage Payments After Dismissal LI lawyers assisted a female employee, a single mother, in seeking delayed wage payments and compensation for unused leave following her dismissal. According to the worker, despite her personal appeals to the employer, her requests were ignored. Labour Initiatives lawyers prepared an official appeal […]
LI lawyers assisted in defending the rights of a serviceman who had been mobilized into the Ukrainian Armed Forces. During his military service, the worker decided to resign from his civilian position, which had been preserved for him under Ukrainian law. However, after dismissal, the employer failed to calculate the final payments in full and […]
