Вusiness discussed the burden on employers in the context of mobilization issues

10/ 01/ 2024

Today, the European Business Association joined a meeting with Halyna Tretiakova, Head of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on Social Policy and Veterans Rights Protection. The discussion focused on the burden on the employer - the delivery of summonses by the employer, updating credentials and responsibility for such updates, etc. In this context, the business suggested that the company should be given the function of solely informing employees about the need to go to the Territorial Centers of Recruitment (TCR) and Social Support (SS). That is, not to issue summonses but only to provide access to the premises for representatives of the TCR and SS. In addition, it is necessary to regulate the number of days an employee can spend on passing a medical examination and updating his or her credentials and to do so not every three months - after each extension of martial law, but once every 5 years, if there are no significant changes in the persons data. While the proposals of the General Staff, as far as we know from the discussions and the text of the proposed draft law No. 10378 (on improving certain issues of mobilization, military registration, and military service) include making the employer responsible for bringing the employee to the TCR and SS either by covering transportation costs or by providing such transportation, making the employer responsible for serving the summons to employees, etc. The European Business Association has already issued comments and suggestions on Draft Law #10378, which can be found here. And given that, according to the information received, this draft law is to be voted on by the Verkhovna Rada tomorrow in the 1st reading, the community would like to once again draw attention to the fact that not all norms and provisions will have a favorable impact on Ukraine and its economy. Therefore, business asks for a comprehensive, far-sighted, and strategic approach to this issue. After all, peoples issues are extremely important for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the economy. We sincerely hope that the business will be heard and the draft law will be finalized before it is adopted in such a way as to avoid distortions that will not have a positive impact on the country!

Today, the European Business Association joined a meeting with Halyna Tretiakova, Head of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on Social Policy and Veterans’ Rights Protection.

The discussion focused on the burden on the employer – the delivery of summonses by the employer, updating credentials and responsibility for such updates, etc.

In this context, the business suggested that the company should be given the function of solely informing employees about the need to go to the Territorial Centers of Recruitment (TCR) and Social Support (SS). That is, not to issue summonses but only to provide access to the premises for representatives of the TCR and SS. In addition, it is necessary to regulate the number of days an employee can spend on passing a medical examination and updating his or her credentials and to do so not every three months – after each extension of martial law, but once every 5 years, if there are no significant changes in the person’s data.

While the proposals of the General Staff, as far as we know from the discussions and the text of the proposed draft law No. 10378 (on improving certain issues of mobilization, military registration, and military service) include making the employer responsible for bringing the employee to the TCR and SS either by covering transportation costs or by providing such transportation, making the employer responsible for serving the summons to employees, etc.

The European Business Association has already issued comments and suggestions on Draft Law #10378, which can be found here.

And given that, according to the information received, this draft law is to be voted on by the Verkhovna Rada tomorrow in the 1st reading, the community would like to once again draw attention to the fact that not all norms and provisions will have a favorable impact on Ukraine and its economy. Therefore, business asks for a comprehensive, far-sighted, and strategic approach to this issue. After all, people’s issues are extremely important for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the economy. We sincerely hope that the business will be heard and the draft law will be finalized before it is adopted in such a way as to avoid distortions that will not have a positive impact on the country!