A group of people’s deputies, together with representatives of business, the military, as well as analysts and economists, is developing a reservation concept that would provide “white” businesses with more equal conditions for the reservation of critical military personnel.
This was announced by the head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Economic Development Dmitry Natalukha.
“We want reservations to cease to be a privilege, but to become available to those for whom it will actually save production,” he explained.
“Some businesses were able to book people in the thousands, while others were left out because they fell short of the target based on one criterion. Therefore, our first hypothesis is that in the absence of legal alternatives for booking, the business is either in danger of stopping, or will be forced to go into the shadows,” Natalukha said.
According to him, the second hypothesis follows from this: every business that is ready to officially hire employees and honestly pay taxes to the state budget, as required by the orderly legislation of Ukraine, is important.
“It makes no difference whether it is a large exporter with tens of thousands of employees or a small service station for five people that repairs cars for volunteers. The scale is different, but everyone does an important job, supports our fellow citizens with work, and our defenders with taxes,” the official gave an example.
Natalukha emphasized that for Ukraine to win, the state needs to find mechanisms to keep such enterprises operating.
“Hence our conclusion that no one knows better than the employer himself which employee is important for the business. He knows how much profit the employee brings, how critical and indispensable he is to his business model. Therefore, if we give all businesses the opportunity to make reservations, moreover, to choose those who are booked themselves, this will at least partially remove the anxiety and unpredictability that has developed around the mobilization,” said the head of the committee.
Natalukha focused on the fact that at the moment there is no draft law on this issue, and now the concept is only being tested for the validity or fallacy of certain hypotheses and assumptions, within the framework of which the idea of self-reservation of employees by employers is being considered, subject to working “white-label”.
“Further, if some hypotheses are confirmed and others are refuted, we will also have a process of presenting this concept to colleagues, officials, and the country’s leadership. Only after this, when (and if) the concept is agreed upon, will it be possible to move on to its formalization, because it is important that all responsible parties are on the same page and understand what the expectations are from this idea and what the risks are,” emphasized Natalukha.
