The Verkhovna Rada supported in the first reading a bill that provides for temporary reservation of employees of critically important defense industry enterprises. This was reported by The Ukrainian Council of Defence Industry.
This is project No. 13335 "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding the Organization of Labor Relations under Martial Law."
According to the gunsmiths, the draft law provides for the possibility of issuing a 45-day deferment from the moment of concluding an employment contract. However, no more than once a year for a specific person. During this time, the employee brings his military record into order, otherwise the cooperation is terminated, and the reservation is not continued.
It is also envisaged that the mechanism will only apply to "critical" defense enterprises identified by the government. This makes arbitrary interpretations impossible.
According to The Ukrainian Council of Defence Industry, this will allow the market to quickly close bottlenecks in production without pauses due to bureaucratic delays with registration. In addition, this is a point tool with a limited impact on the mobilization resource - short term, one-time action, a narrow list of enterprises.
It is also emphasized that the law will facilitate the return of Ukrainians from abroad and bring out of the shadows those who are currently avoiding military registration.
"In simple words: this is a short (up to 45 days) controlled corridor for critically important enterprises: we take a specialist, immediately make him visible to the CCC and register him; if he fails to meet the conditions, the booking is terminated," the gunsmiths added.
Let us recall that the aforementioned bill was registered on May 30, 2025.