{"id":7293,"date":"2026-04-30T13:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trudovi.org.ua\/news\/pryyom-na-robotu-zvilnennia-ta-demokratychni-kompanii-novi-epizody-honcharova-podkastu\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T13:40:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T10:40:05","slug":"pryyom-na-robotu-zvilnennia-ta-demokratychni-kompanii-novi-epizody-honcharova-podkastu","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/trudovi.org.ua\/en\/news\/pryyom-na-robotu-zvilnennia-ta-demokratychni-kompanii-novi-epizody-honcharova-podkastu\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiring, Dismissals, and Democratic Workplaces: New GoncharovaPodcast Episodes on Labour Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In new episodes of GoncharovaPodcast recorded together with Ukrainian journalist Tetiana Goncharova, LI Legal Director George Sandul discussed key labour rights issues affecting workers in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the episodes focused on hiring and dismissal procedures. 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George Sandul introduced listeners to international examples of self-managing companies that use governance models such as sociocracy and holacracy.<\/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=\"\u0427\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0456 \u044f\u043a \u0432\u0438\u0433\u0440\u0430\u044e\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0430\u043c\u043e\u043e\u0440\u0433\u0430\u043d\u0456\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0456 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0456\u0457? \" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KmoYCEz38HA?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>According to George, these approaches can increase worker participation in decision-making, improve workplace transparency, and strengthen labour protections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Special attention was also given to workers\u2019 cooperatives as an alternative economic model. 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