On 31.10.2025, the President signed the Law of Ukraine dated 09.10.2025 No. 4630-IX “On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine Regarding the Organization of Labor Relations Under Martial Law.” On 03.11.2025, the document was published in the official publication “Holos Ukrayiny”. Therefore, its norms will start to operate on 03.12.2025.
The Cabinet of Ministers must make changes to the Procedure for reservation of employees during this term.

Let us recall, changes are being made to para. 4 part 1 art. 25 of the Law of Ukraine dated 21.10.1993 No. 3543-XII “On Mobilization Preparation and Mobilization.”

The new edition of this norm provides that at enterprises, in institutions and organizations which are critically important for ensuring the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, other military formations or the functioning of the economy and ensuring the livelihood of the population in a special period, including ultimate beneficial owners of such enterprises who are not their employees.

Military-liable employees of enterprises, institutions and organizations are also subject to reservation, regardless of the number of reserved persons, which are critically important for ensuring the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, other military formations or the functioning of the economy and ensuring the livelihood of the population in a special period in the sphere of the defense-industrial complex:

• who lack or have improperly processed military registration documents;
• and/or who are not on military registration;
• and/or who have not updated personal data specified in subparagraph 1 of paragraph 2 of section II “Final and Transitional Provisions” of the Law of Ukraine dated 11.04.2024 No. 3633–IX “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding Separate Issues of Military Service, Mobilization and Military Registration”;
• and/or who are wanted for violation of military registration rules, legislation on defense, mobilization preparation and mobilization.

The term of reservation of such military-liable employees cannot exceed 45 calendar days from the day of concluding the employment contract.
In case of elimination by such military-liable employee during the term of reservation of violations of military registration rules, such employee is subject to reservation on general grounds in the order defined by this Law and regulatory legal acts of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted for its implementation.

Reservation of such military-liable employees does not exempt them from liability established by law for violation of military registration rules, legislation on defense, mobilization preparation and mobilization.