Impact of Martial Law on Labour Regulation at Ukrainian Enterprises

• Published in: Economic affairs (Calcutta) 2023-05, Vol.68 (Special Issue)
• Main Author: Yaroshenko, Oleg
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0424-2513; 0976-4666
• DOI: 10.46852/0424-2513.2s.2023.35

"Due to the fact that martial law restricts the rights and freedoms of individuals in order to ensure law and order and security of citizens for the period of its operation, it became necessary to study how the labour process in Ukraine has changed. The purpose of this research work was to clarify the state of labour relations in the conditions of a full-scale offensive of the Russian Federation. The main methods of scientific research were the following: comparative method, systematic and statistical method. Significant results in this study were as follows: outlining the main changes in the labour process in institutions, enterprises, and organizations, as a result of the introduction of martial law and in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Identification and analysis of legislative changes regarding the regulation of labour relations between the employee and the employer in recent months; finding out how regulatory changes have affected the normal labour process and the basic rights and freedoms of the employee. In particular, the issues of changing the workplace, transferring an employee from one workplace to another; issues related to martial law leave, overtime and night work, dismissal and changes in the terms of the employment contract, remuneration and employment of certain categories of employees, etc. The results made it possible to identify a number of recommendations for improving the legislation in the field of labour relations and, accordingly, to increase the efficiency of this area."