{"id":37020,"date":"2026-11-13T19:42:35","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T17:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=37020"},"modified":"2026-11-13T19:42:35","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T17:42:35","slug":"broniuvannia-2026-novi-pravyla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/vazhlyvo-znaty\/broniuvannia-2026-novi-pravyla\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff booking procedures in Ukraine have become more complicated: who might lose their deferral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Ukraine, the requirements have been tightened for businesses wishing to obtain or renew their status as \u2018critically important\u2019 for the retention of employees subject to military service. From now on, meeting financial criteria is not enough: businesses must demonstrate why a suspension of their operations would be detrimental to the state. The government approved the changes on 23 October 2026, and on 12 November the Ministry of Economy published detailed guidelines on the transition to the new rules.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\"><strong>Key points at a glance:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In Ukraine, the requirements for obtaining and renewing the status of a critically important enterprise have been tightened.<\/li>\n<li>The business must prove that the cessation of its operations would cause harm to the state.<\/li>\n<li>Thirteen critical areas of activity have been identified, with the possibility of expanding the list.<\/li>\n<li>Organisations may lose their critical status if it was granted on the basis of criteria that are no longer valid.<\/li>\n<li>A draft proposal has been drawn up to automatically extend the statuses of certain enterprises until 1 February 2027.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Which businesses will be allowed to retain their staff?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>For clarification <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/economics\/ukraina-brakuje-pracivnikiv-migranty\/\">Ministry of Economy<\/a>, companies must fulfil two additional conditions in order to obtain or have their criticality status extended as planned.<\/p>\n<p>The first is to prove that the cessation of their activities would have a negative impact on at least one of the following areas: Ukraine\u2019s defence capability, the provision of essential services to the population, and the functioning of <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/politics\/kabmin-sprostyv-vidnovlennya-infrastruktury\/\">critical infrastructure<\/a> or the country\u2019s macro-financial stability.<\/p>\n<p>The second is to work in one of the 13 designated critical sectors:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Defence and industrial sector.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The fuel and energy sector.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Emergency and rescue services.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The extractive industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The processing industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Construction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Agricultural production and food security.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Transport and logistics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Information technology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Communication.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Banking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Healthcare.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Retail trade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This list is not exhaustive. Upon a justified request from the relevant ministry or the regional military administration, it may be expanded following consultation with the Coordination Centre.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Will employees lose bookings they have already made?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The update to the criteria does not mean that all previously issued bookings will be automatically cancelled. The Ministry of the Economy has specifically emphasised this point.<\/p>\n<p>Businesses that have been granted \u2018critically important\u2019 status under criteria that remain in force will retain that status. At the same time, companies that were granted this status on grounds that are no longer valid may have it revoked.<\/p>\n<p>In that case, the company will be able to submit a new application in accordance with other applicable criteria. The loss of criticality status creates a risk that its employees\u2019 bookings may be cancelled, but the review of the criteria itself does not mean an immediate loss of the deferral.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who will oversee the booking process and how long will the review take?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>To coordinate the new rules, the Cabinet of Ministers has set up a Coordination Centre for Booking Arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>The Centre will approve updated sectoral and regional criteria, consider requests from government bodies, provide recommendations on the criticality of businesses, and approve increases in booking volumes of more than 50 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>State bodies have up to one month to consider applications. For urgent applications accompanied by appropriate justification, this period is reduced to seven working days. These are the processing times for the Coordination Centre, not a standard timeframe for the consideration of every application submitted by a business.<\/p>\n<p>The final decisions on granting the status of a critical enterprise rest with the authorised state bodies.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Will the current criticality be extended until February 2027?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Ministry of Economy has announced that it is preparing a draft decision providing for the automatic extension of criticality status until 1 February 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal applies to businesses whose current status expires in November or December 2026. The aim is to prevent any disruption to the operations of critical businesses during the transition to the updated criteria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>As of 13 November, this is merely a proposal, not a current automatic extension.<\/strong> Until a decision is taken on this matter, businesses should base their actions on the established duration of their current status.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Ministry of Economy, around 90 per cent of government bodies have already revised their sector-specific criteria, and the Coordination Centre has approved them at two meetings. The next stage is the state registration of the relevant acts, after which the updated criteria will come into force.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0412 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0456 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0438\u043b\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0433\u0438 \u0434\u043e \u043f\u0456\u0434\u043f\u0440\u0438\u0454\u043c\u0441\u0442\u0432, \u044f\u043a\u0456 \u0445\u043e\u0447\u0443\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0442\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u0430\u0431\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0436\u0438\u0442\u0438 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0441 \u043a\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0438\u0447\u043d\u043e \u0432\u0430\u0436\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0438\u0445 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0431\u0440\u043e\u043d\u044e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0432\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0437\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0432\u2019\u044f\u0437\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u0432\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0456\u0432. 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