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 […]
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 […]
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:
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.
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 […]
The ILAW (International Lawyers Assisting Workers) Network sent a letter to the Government of Ukraine to protest its decision to introduce highly regressive amendments to the Trade Union Law and Labour Law on 27 December 2019. Drafted without prior consultations with trade unions, these amendments violate several fundamental and technical ILO conventions which Ukraine has […]
The draft law “On labor” (№2708) 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 communication specified […]
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.
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”.
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 […]
On the outside, Promprylad looks like a run-down factory, a post-industrial relic still standing strong just on the outskirts of the historic Ivano-Frankivsk downtown. Yet the flaking outer walls of the former appliance plant conceal a newly renovated space any hip urbanite would envy – an entire floor, where, separated by glass partitions, a number […]
New entrepreneurship models are flourishing in Lviv, a city with rich history and a promising future. Labor initiatives, and others, including Citadel community center, and local trade union activists, organized an event showcasing four social enterprises based in Lviv. Oksana Buchkovska, Maksym Osadchuk, Borys Yergiyev, and Oleksandr Vitovskyi represented Emaus community, Citadel, Dogs Like Ducks […]
