According to the general rule: transfer to another job (i.e., assigning an employee another labor function not provided for by the employment contract) is carried out only with their consent. Without consent — this is an exception that works not “when the manager needs it,” but when there is a threat to people or consequences of emergency events.
Otherwise, the transfer order easily turns into evidence in a labor dispute.

Temporary Transfer Under Art. 33 of the Labor Code (KzPP)

The employer has the right to transfer an employee without their consent for a period of up to one month to another job not stipulated by the contract if the following conditions are simultaneously met:

• the work is not contraindicated for the employee due to health reasons;
• the transfer is needed only to avert or eliminate the consequences of natural disasters, epidemics/epizootics, industrial accidents, and other circumstances that pose or may pose a threat to the life or normal living conditions of people;
• payment for the work performed — but not lower than the average earnings at the previous job.

Additionally, the law prohibits transferring without consent in such cases pregnant women, women with a child with a disability or a child under six years old, as well as persons under 18.

Transfer During Martial Law (Art. 3 of the Law of Ukraine “On Organization of Labor Relations Under Martial Law”)

During the period of martial law, the employer may transfer an employee without their consent to another job not provided for by the employment contract if:

• such work is not contraindicated due to health reasons;
• the transfer is carried out exclusively to avert or eliminate the consequences of hostilities or other circumstances that pose or may pose a threat to the life or normal living conditions of people;
• payment for the work performed is not lower than the average salary at the previous job.