The State Labour Service of Ukraine recommends not firing employees who moved out abroad without prior notice
The State Labour Service recommends that in such cases and upon an employee's application for dismissal, not terminate the employment contract until the end of martial law.
First, dismissal on a voluntary basis or agreed by parties, according to the law, must take place upon the availability of a corresponding application from the employee.
Secondly, an employee leaving his workplace and failing to fulfill his work duties due to hostilities cannot be considered absenteeism without a valid reason.
Therefore, before the end of hostilities, employers are recommended:
- NOT to resolve the issue of dismissal of the employee;
- mark "other reasons" in the timesheet;
- take into account that such an employee has no reason to retain salary;
- if necessary, conclude a fixed-term employment contract with another person.
These recommendations are published on the official pages of the State Labour Service (https://kh.dsp.gov.ua/news/chy-mozhna-zvilnyty-pra...).
