New Law on Collective Bargaining Agreements
Parliament (MPs) of Ukraine adopted in the second (and final) reading the draft law No.7628, “On Collective Bargaining Agreements.”
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A “SIMPLE” SOLUTION CUTTING WORKERS’ RIGHTS IN UKRAINE
On April 13, a group of 62 MPs registered at the parliament a draft law No.5371 “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts regarding Simplification of Labor Relations Regulation for Small and Medium Business as well as Alleviation of Administrative Burden on Business”.
UNFIXED WORKING HOURS VS. ZERO-HOUR CONTRACTS: DRAFT LAW #5161
Inna Kudinska, George Sandul At the end of February, the government of Ukraine approved and submitted to the parliament a draft law Reg. No.5161 “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts on Regulation of Non-standard Forms of Employment.” According to its developers from the Ministry of Economy, the draft aims to regulate non-standard forms of employment for casual […]
LABOR LAW REFORM IN UKRAINE: KEY POINTS
Inna Kudinska & George Sandul, Labor Initiatives lawyers The labor law reform in its different aspects is on the table of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament), different governmental agencies and among social policy partners. At present, there are several draft laws under consideration of the Parliament of Ukraine and the Joint Representative Body of All-Ukrainian Trade […]
NEW DRAFT LAW DEALS A MAJOR BLOW TO UKRAINE’S GIG WORKERS
On November 2, 2020, a group of MPs submitted a draft law No.4303 “On promoting the development of digital economy in Ukraine”. In Labor Initiatives lawyers` opinion, this draft law contains multiple dangerous provisions that would undermine any initiatives to protect and provide decent work for workers of the platform economy. For instance, whereas the whole […]
ANALYSIS OF THE DRAFT LABOR CODE № 2410-1 (UPDATED)
Previously we wrote about two labor code drafts № 2410 and № 2410-1 that were registered in Verkhovna Rada. However, draft law 2410-1 was re-submitted on November, 27. Its text differs from the previous one and contains important improvements for workers` rights. In particular, it is necessary to highlight the following provisions: All provisions regarding lockouts were […]
PROBLEMATIC DRAFT LAW ‘ON LABOR’ IS BACK
According to the information published on the official web-site of the Joint Representative Body of Trade Unions, social dialogue partners received from Ministry of Economy of Ukraine a new version of the draft Law on Labor (updated). The text and all related documents to the draft law are also published on this web-site.
UKRAINE. LABOR MARKET IN CRISIS.
In Ukraine, the outbreak and spread of COVID-19, along with quarantine and lockdown measures, has led to adverse consequences for the labor market. Entire sectors of the economy are confronted with suspension of their activities for a year or even more, while small, medium-sized enterprises, and micro-businesses are on the verge of total extinction. Small […]
AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT, ZERO-HOUR CONTRACTS, SHORT-TERM CONTRACTS: DRAFT LAW “ON LABOR”
The draft law “On labor” (№2708) At-will employment Article 35. Termination of an Employment Contract on the Initiative of the Employer 1. The employer has the right, on his or her own initiative, to terminate the employment contract with the employee. 2. The employer shall notify the employee in writing or by means of electronic […]
UPDATES ON UKRAINE’S PROPOSED NEW LABOR CODE: ANALYSIS OF DRAFT LAWS №2410 AND №2410-1
On 08.11.2019 two draft Labor Codes (No.2410 and 2410-1) were registered in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. The draft law № 2410 was registered by MP`s Korolevska, Larin, Bort, Kachniy, Solod, Kaltsev. The draft law № 2410-1 was registered by MP`s Timoshenko, Ivchenko, Shahov, Tsimbalyuk, Babenko.
NEW LAW LIMITING RIGHTS OF PUBLIC SERVANTS IN UKRAINE
Only about two months have passed from the entry into force of the Law On Amending Certain Laws of Ukraine on Restarting Government Institutions (registration number 1066), Ukrainian parliament passed on the first reading another bill (No.2260) undermining the labor rights and professionalism of public servants. It amends the Law of Ukraine “On public service” as well as the Law “On trade unions, their rights and guarantees of their activity”.
LABOR INITIATIVES LAWYERS TACKLE THE PROBLEM OF BULLYING AT WORKPLACE (MOBBING)
Addressing the problem of mobbing is on the agenda of Ukrainian parliament. Two draft laws were submitted to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Labor Initiatives lawyers George Sandul and Inna Kudinska were members of the Working Group at the Committee of Social Policy. Currently the term “mobbing” is not provided in Ukrainian legislation. However, this issue needs […]
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