Ukraine: New termination ground and requirements for internal labor regulations (employee handbook)

27 Sept 2024    1 minute read
Termination Grounds Internal Labor Regulations Employee Handbook

In brief

On 27 September 2024, the Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Labor Code of Ukraine on Establishing Additional Grounds for Termination of Employment Agreements at the Initiative of the Employer and Certain Other Issues" No. 3768-IX dated 4 June 2024 ("Law") (with certain exceptions) will come into force. The Law, among other things, details the rules applicable to internal labor regulations ("Employee Handbook") and establishes new termination grounds.

Contents

Key changes

  • The Employee Handbook may include, among other things, rules on (a) employees' nondisclosure obligations and (b) the terms of work with confidential information ("Information Rules").
  • The Information Rules are obligatory for companies of strategic importance for the economy and security of the state and/or objects or operators of critical infrastructure.
  • A new termination ground at the employer's initiative due to the employee's failure to comply with the Information Rules has been introduced.

Recommendations

We recommend that employers in Ukraine take the abovementioned legislative changes into account in their business activities and supplement the Employee Handbook with the Information Rules to protect the company's confidential information and to be able to rely on the new termination ground.

We want to thank Anna Stepanowa, Associate at BakerMcKenzie, for her collaboration with this alert.

Click here to read the Ukranian version.

Contact Information
Lina Nemchenko
Partner
Kyiv
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lina.nemchenko@bakermckenzie.com
Mariana Marchuk
Counsel
Kyiv
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mariana.marchuk@bakermckenzie.com

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