{"id":7535,"date":"2026-02-09T16:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T14:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trudovi.org.ua\/blog\/chy-mozhut-zvilnyty-za-zapiznennia-pislia-obstriliv\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T17:07:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T14:07:43","slug":"chy-mozhut-zvilnyty-za-zapiznennia-pislia-obstriliv","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/trudovi.org.ua\/en\/blog\/chy-mozhut-zvilnyty-za-zapiznennia-pislia-obstriliv\/","title":{"rendered":"George Sandul Explains Workers\u2019 Rights When Late Due to Shelling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the new episode of Union TV, LI legal director George Sandul discusses a pressing concern for workers in Ukraine: whether employees face disciplinary action if they arrive late after nights of shelling and transport disruptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0417\u0430\u043f\u0456\u0437\u043d\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u0440\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0443 \u0447\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0437 \u043e\u0431\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0456\u043b \u0430\u0431\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0434\u043d\u0456 \u0443\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0438: \u0447\u0438 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0443\u0442\u044c \u0437\u0432\u0456\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u0442\u0438?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l5tyBIbF6Ws?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The current legislation stipulates that an employee may be dismissed for truancy if they are absent from the workplace without a valid justification. 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