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As government mulls new labor code, unions brace for battle

Serhiy Rudnitsky, a line manager at a Coca-Cola Ukraine bottling plant, said he could no longer stomach his working conditions. According to him, the …
Igor Kossov

Ukraine’s Soviet-era labor code resists change

Smartphones, messenger apps and social media have been around for only 10 years, and yet they have significantly changed the way people work. Every …
Alexander Query

Employer-friendly labor code delayed, but may be reborn

The Ukrainian labor market and its archaic 1971 labor code were very close to getting a 21st century makeover. Overhauling the code was one of the …
Natalia Datskevych

Ukrainians lack protection from workplace discrimination, harassment

Natalia Veselovska knows her way around auto parts, but that wasn’t enough to land her a job as a procurement manager at a shipping company in …
Artur Korniienko

New labor law could threaten workers’ rights, but state firms happy

Ukrainian employers – especially the country’s largest state-owned enterprises – would like the current labor code replaced so that they can fire and …
Jack Laurenson

Unprotected freelancers wait for laws to formalize relationship with employer

Denys Nesteryak, 20, works as a courier for food delivery company Glovo. When he decides to start his working day, he launches a mobile app, receives …
Daryna Antoniuk

Weak intellectual property protections hamper Ukraine’s video game industry

People love video games — after all, they are ready to pay billions of dollars annually for this entertainment. In 2018 alone, the global gaming …
Alexander Query

Ukrainian AI struggles to overcome local, global problems

An artificial intelligence, or simply AI, companion can detect a user’s emotions and help millions of people suffering from loneliness. AI can gather …
Igor Kossov

Untamed esports industry rises in Ukraine

Electronic sports, or the competitive video game industry, is growing so fast that some experts predict it could become the world’s number one sport …
Alexander Query

Geeky Deputy Minister Bornyakov seeks to make Ukraine tech-driven economy

In his ministry’s conference room, Alexander Bornyakov, 37, has posters of superheroes and videogame characters. But Bornyakov isn’t just a geek – …
Igor Kossov

Tax changes on horizon for IT entrepreneurs

Will tax reforms help or hurt Ukraine’s growing information technology sector? This question is on the mind of most tech professionals and the …
Igor Kossov

Ukrainian IT rides global wave, needs better dialogue with government

Ukraine’s new parliament and Cabinet of Ministers have a record number of people who previously worked in the information technology industry. And one …
Natalia Datskevych

Mykhailo Fedorov: Ukraine has real political will to digitalize state

Over the past three months, Mykhailo Fedorov has been in the spotlight of the media and the public. The youngest minister of the Ukrainian government, …
Natalia Datskevych

Conflict of interests? Plenty of them as MPs with agroholding ties decide public policy

Editor’s Note: Our latest Legal Quarterly magazine is out. Get a PDF version online or pick up a copy in Kyiv. In 2017, two anti-corruption activists …
Oleksiy Sorokin

Trade restrictions curb sales of Ukrainian agricultural products

Editor’s Note: Our latest Legal Quarterly magazine is out. Get a PDF version online or pick up a copy in Kyiv. Ukrainian agricultural industry has …
Vyacheslav Hnatyuk

Ukrainian berry market grows fast despite serious hurdles

Editor’s Note: Our latest Legal Quarterly magazine is out. Get a PDF version online or pick up a copy in Kyiv. The demand for berries — a food full of …
Natalia Datskevych

Ukraine’s agricultural sector needs more small, medium enterprises

Editor’s Note: Our latest Legal Quarterly magazine is out. Get a PDF version online or pick up a copy in Kyiv. Small and medium enterprises, …
Gabriel Hardy-Françon

Why does Ukraine export more commodities than pricier finished goods?

Editor’s Note: Our latest Legal Quarterly magazine is out. Get a PDF version online or pick up a copy in Kyiv. Ukrainian companies would benefit from …
Gabriel Hardy-Françon
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