{"id":7406,"date":"2026-06-25T15:42:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T12:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trudovi.org.ua\/legal-clinic\/success-story\/verkhovnyy-sud-sudovyy-zbir-za-oskarzhennia-nakazu-pro-zvilnennia-ne-splachuietsia\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T15:44:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T12:44:47","slug":"verkhovnyy-sud-sudovyy-zbir-za-oskarzhennia-nakazu-pro-zvilnennia-ne-splachuietsia","status":"publish","type":"success-story","link":"https:\/\/trudovi.org.ua\/en\/legal-clinic\/success-story\/verkhovnyy-sud-sudovyy-zbir-za-oskarzhennia-nakazu-pro-zvilnennia-ne-splachuietsia\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Confirms Workers Do Not Have to Pay Court Fees to Challenge Dismissal Orders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lawyers from Labor<strong> <\/strong>Initiatives have secured an important victory before the Supreme Court of Ukraine, reinforcing judicial protection of workers&#8217; rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The case reached the Supreme Court after the appellate court unlawfully refused to open proceedings, arguing that the dismissed worker had to pay a court fee for an additional claim seeking to invalidate the dismissal order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The appellate court treated the request to declare the dismissal order unlawful as a separate claim requiring payment of a court fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Supreme Court rejected this approach and fully upheld the cassation appeal. It ruled that challenging a dismissal order is an inseparable element of a reinstatement dispute. Therefore, such claims fall within the exemption from court fees provided by Article 5 of the Law of Ukraine &#8220;On Court Fees.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This judgment is significant for workers across Ukraine, as it removes an unnecessary financial barrier to accessing justice in employment disputes and strengthens legal protection against unlawful dismissal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Labor Initiatives will continue defending workers&#8217; rights and contributing to consistent judicial practice that guarantees effective access to justice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawyers from Labor Initiatives have secured an important victory before the Supreme Court of Ukraine, reinforcing judicial protection of workers&#8217; rights. 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