{"id":775073,"date":"2021-03-04T15:12:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T13:12:36","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2021-03-04T21:23:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T19:23:04","slug":"ukrayina-zmineno-vymogy-do-dystantsijnoyi-roboty-ta-vregulovano-pytannya-kompensatsiyi-za-zatrymku-vyplat-pratsivnykam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/ukrayina-zmineno-vymogy-do-dystantsijnoyi-roboty-ta-vregulovano-pytannya-kompensatsiyi-za-zatrymku-vyplat-pratsivnykam\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine: Changes to distance work requirements and delayed payments compensation settled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In brief<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On 26 and 27 February 2021, Law No.\u00a01214-IX of Ukraine, which provides an exhaustive list of the types of monetary income for which compensation is paid for delays in payment (&#8220;<strong>Law No.\u00a01214<\/strong>&#8220;), and Law No.\u00a01213-IX of Ukraine, which provides for the detailed application of distance and home work (&#8220;<strong>Law No.\u00a01213<\/strong>&#8220;), came into effect.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Distance and home work<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Law No.\u00a01213 introduces more detailed regulation of distance work and work from home. Among other things, it provides for the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>distinguishing the concepts of distance work and home work<\/li>\n<li>possibility to conduct briefings and acquaint employees with certain internal documents through electronic means<\/li>\n<li>possibility to combine distance work with work at a stationary workplace<\/li>\n<li>introduction of the concept of a &#8220;shutdown period&#8221; (i.e., time when the employee working remotely is entitled to not be available for communications)<\/li>\n<li>settlement of issues connected with the procedure and terms of equipment provision, payment of compensation for the use of equipment, reimbursement of expenses, etc. for distance work<\/li>\n<li>possibility to conclude an agreement on full liability with distant and home employees<\/li>\n<li>settlement of issues related to labor safety of distant and home employees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Violation of the term of payments due to employees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Law No.\u00a01214 provides that salary, amounts of income indexation and the amount of certain compensations constitute &#8220;income of citizens,&#8221; and employees should be paid compensation for loss of income for the violation of their terms of payment (&#8220;<strong>Compensation<\/strong>&#8220;).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended actions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bring internal policies on alternative working arrangements and the employment agreements of relevant employees into compliance with law.<\/li>\n<li>Carry out indexation of salary and pay salary, including the indexation amount and the applicable compensations due, to employees within the time limits provided by law; in the event of a delay in payments for one or more calendar months, pay the Compensation in compliance with the new requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Contacts<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><strong><a href=\"mailto:Lina.Nemchenko@bakermckenzie.com\">Lina Nemchenko<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Partner Baker McKenzie<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong><a href=\"mailto:Mariana.Marchuk@bakermckenzie.com\">Mariana Marchuk<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Counsel Baker McKenzie<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In brief On 26 and 27 February 2021, Law No.\u00a01214-IX of Ukraine, which provides an exhaustive list of the types of monetary income for which compensation is paid for delays in payment (&#8220;Law No.\u00a01214&#8220;), and Law No.\u00a01213-IX of Ukraine, which provides for the detailed application of distance and home work (&#8220;Law No.\u00a01213&#8220;), came into effect. 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