Telecommuting Adjustments To Ukrainian Labour Legislation

December 2020 – Ukraine's parliament is set to proceed with the second and hopefully final reading of the Telecommuting Bill No. 4051 (the "Bill"), which has been introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic to clarify the labour law regulations for employees working from home. We expect parliament to proceed with its second reading promptly in the New Year.

The most notable changes for businesses proposed by the Bill are as follows:

• the regimes for telecommuting and remote work shall be clearly delineated to eliminate legal uncertainties between these two types of flexible work arrangements;
• the flow of documentation between the employer and employee under the rules for the telecommuting work regime shall be limited to electronic means of communication only;