Frontline critically important enterprises will be able to reserve 100% of their employees

The government has allowed critically important enterprises actually operating in territories of potential or active hostilities to reserve 100% of their employees. This was announced in a statement by the Ministry of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture.

The relevant amendments to the Procedure for Reserving Conscripts were approved by the Cabinet of Ministers on August 13, upon submission from the Ministry of Economy.

As noted, the change in the reservation limit will be made via the “Diia” portal by the government authority that has recognized the enterprise as critically important – based on a request from regional military administrations, according to the actual location of the enterprise’s operations.

According to Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture Vitalii Kindrativ, this decision will support businesses operating under the most challenging conditions, while also meeting defense needs.

“We are creating a mechanism that responds flexibly to challenges and enables enterprises to continue their operations even during active hostilities,” he added.

The Ministry of Economy noted that these changes will contribute to the stable functioning of frontline enterprises and help preserve jobs, and thus ensure uninterrupted fulfillment of defense and regional life-support tasks.

The Ministry of Economy reminded that the reservation procedure remains unchanged:

• the enterprise must be included in the list of critically important ones – upon submission from an authorized body,
• applications and notifications are submitted exclusively in electronic form via “Diia”,
• the enterprise independently prepares and submits the lists for reservation.

As reported by GMK Center, the shortage of labor remains the main obstacle for businesses during the full-scale war. The main reasons are a lack of employees caused by mobilization and the mass departure of the population abroad. The labor shortage is also worsening in the mining and metallurgical sector.