The Labor Code of Ukraine ( uk, Кодекс законів про працю України, translit=Kodeks zakoniv pro pratsyu Ukrayiny) is the national code of laws about labor. The code was adopted and ratified by the
Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR
The Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR (Ukrainian: Верховна Рада Української РСР, tr. ''Verkhovna Rada Ukrayins'koyi RSR''; Russian: Верховный Совет Украинской ССР, tr. ''Verkhovnyy Sovet Uk ...
on 10 December 1971.
Overview
The Labor Code of Ukraine was adopted in the Soviet period and after the declaration of Ukraine's independence it was not adopted in a new version, only some articles of the Code were added and updated, which makes it generally considered an outdated legal act.
The
right to work in Ukraine is guaranteed by Article 43 of the
Constitution of Ukraine
The Constitution of Ukraine ( uk, Конституція України, translit=Konstytutsiia Ukrainy) is the fundamental law of Ukraine. The constitution was adopted and ratified at the 5th session of the ''Verkhovna Rada'', the parliament ...
and the Labor Code develops the provisions of this provision of the Basic Law. The right to work is the right of Ukrainian citizens, ensured by the state, to obtain employment with remuneration not lower than the minimum wage established by the state, and to freely choose a profession, occupation and work.
To replace the Labor Code adopted back in 1971, the
government of Ukraine
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine ( uk, Кабінет Міністрів України, translit=Kabinet Ministriv Ukrainy; shortened to CabMin), commonly referred to as the Government of Ukraine ( uk, Уряд України, ''Uriad Ukrai ...
introduced draft law No. 2708 "On Labor," which was registered in the
Verkhovna Rada
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...
on December 28, 2019, a couple of days before the deadline set by the president. By January 1, 2020, the Cabinet of Ministers was supposed to create conditions for "liberalization of labor relations and updating labor legislation." The document already has alternative versions, introduced by deputies of the
Opposition Platform — For Life
The Opposition Platform – For Life ( uk, Опозиційна платформа – За життя; russian: Оппозиционная платформа – За жизнь, OPZZh) was a parliamentary and now banned pro-Russian and Eurosc ...
and
Batkivshchyna
The All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" ( uk, Всеукраїнське об'єднання "Батьківщина", translit=Vseukrains'ke obiednannia "Bat'kivshchyna") referred to as Batkivshchyna (), is a political party in Ukraine led by Peo ...
.
Structure
The Labor Code of Ukraine is divided into 18 chapters:
# General Principles
# Collective Agreement
# Labor Agreement
## Providing employment to laid-off workers
# Working Hours
# Resting Hours
# Normalization of Labor
# Payment for Work
# Guarantees and Compensations
# Warranties for laying onto employees a liability for damage caused to enterprises, institutions, organizations
# Job discipline
# Job security
# Female Labor
# Youth Labor
# Employee benefits that combine work with study
# Individual Labor Disputes
# Trade unions. Employee participation in managing an enterprise, institution, organization
## Labor team
# Compulsory state social insurance and pension provision
# Supervision and control over the observance of labor legislation
Notes
References
Кодекс законів про працю України //
External links
Labor Code of UkraineOfficial document.
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Law of Ukraine
1971 in law