The Verkhovna Rada summoned the Minister of Economy to address the issue of economic reservations
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has decided to invite Economy Minister Oleksiy Sobolev to a plenary session to provide information on the economic reservation mechanism.
Lawmakers supported this decision during a plenary session of parliament on June 30. A total of 151 lawmakers voted in favor of summoning the minister.
The head of the Ministry of Economy is expected to address parliamentarians on Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. and provide clarification on current issues related to the economic reservation of employees.
The topic of economic reservation remains one of the most discussed among businesses and employers, as it concerns the ability to retain personnel critical to the functioning of enterprises under martial law.
Earlier, on June 19, the National Securities and Stock Market Commission approved updated criteria for identifying enterprises that are critical to the Ukrainian economy. These new approaches will influence the compilation of the list of companies whose employees may be subject to retention.
Previously, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a new resolution providing for a large-scale audit of enterprises with “critically important” status and stricter rules for reserving conscripts during mobilization.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has prepared amendments to the rules for reserving citizens subject to military service, which provide for raising the minimum wage threshold for obtaining a deferment to 26,000 hryvnias. The rules for reserving employees with multiple jobs and the criteria for determining the critical importance of enterprises are also being changed.
The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police dismantled a mobilization evasion scheme in Zakarpattia involving the fraudulent issuance of fictitious deferrals.
The Ministry of Health stated that, at the request of the Ministry of Defense, some of the reserved medical workers may be released from reserve status and called up for service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military structures. The decision is made jointly with the military and regional authorities.
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