On 14 March 2022, the Ukrainian Parliament adopted the Law of
Ukraine "On the Organization of Employment Relations During
Martial Law", which defines the specifics of employment
relations during martial law (the
"Law"). On 23 March 2022, the Law was
signed by the President of Ukraine and officially published, and
the Law comes into force on 24 March 2022. According to the Decree
of the President of Ukraine "On the Extension of the Term of
Martial Law in Ukraine", which was approved by the Ukrainian
Parliament, martial law was extended until 25 April 2022.
The Law applies to employment relations with employees of all
enterprises, institutions and organisations, irrespective of their
form of ownership, type of activity or industry sector, as well as
to persons working under employment agreements with
individuals.
