Employment Relations in Ukraine at the Time of Quarantine
Since 12 March 2020, quarantine has been introduced throughout Ukraine to combat COVID-19. It will last for three weeks (it is quite possible that the quarantine will be extended) and will significantly affect the activities of most business entities.
Effects of Corona Virus-Related Home-Office Work Decision On Employment Relations
Due to the swift spread of Corona Virus (“Virus”) all over the World and grievous events happening in our country, numerous companies decided on home-office work to keep their employees away from the threat.
Sayenko Kharenko successfully defended interests of Bayer in the Supreme Court of Ukraine
The intellectual property team of Sayenko Kharenko has successfully defended the interests of the world-famous German pharmaceutical manufacturer Bayer AG (Bayer) in the Supreme Court. In early 2018, the defendant imported products including the invention protected by a patent for the active substance “Rivaroxaban”.
Sayenko Kharenko defended the interests and business reputation of one of Ukraine’s largest taxpay
Criminal proceedings for tax evasion totaling 2.4 billion hryvnia have been closed due to lack of corpus delicti.
Disputes of RES producers on power purchase agreements (PPAs)
According to information posted on the official website of the State Enterprise “Guaranteed Buyer”, as of April 01, 2020, the state enterprise had indebtedness to the producers of electricity from RES in the amount of approximately 34% for February 2020. Quite recently, the Guaranteed Buyer also had significant debt for the last months of 2019.
Lease during quarantine in Ukraine: what should you know?
Businesses that rent premises in the Malls and can not operate there during the period of prohibition have a logical question: do they have to pay rent for the quarantine period? The same question arises for those businesses the activities of which are not prohibited for the quarantine period but they switch over to remote …
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Topical labour issues during quarantine in Ukraine
The remote work, part-time work, vacation at own expense, idle period – what is the best option in labour issues for a business owner during the quarantine period? How to act within the law and prevent violations that could lead to fines and litigations in the future? The situation in the country changes every day …
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Quarantine as a force majeure in Ukraine: what does this mean for business?
On March 17, 2020 a law (bill No. 3219) came into force that included quarantine established by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in the list of force majeure events. Will this be a tool that allows Ukrainian businesses to drop their obligations without any consequences? In most cases – no, because force majeure is …
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Dismissal of Executive Officers: What To Remember
The degree of tension, inherent to labor disputes, rises when terminating the employment contract with the chief executing officer, commercial or financial director, as well as another employee making management decisions. Let’s consider the most popular grounds for the executive officer termination of employment according to the norms of the Labor Code of Ukraine.
The Law on LLC in force: the first practice in applying the Law
More than one year ago Ukrainian business has been granted a wide variety of flexible instruments for corporate governance, established by the Law of Ukraine “On limited and additional liability companies” (hereinafter referred to as “the Law”).