Trade unions: ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih does not accept back employees mobilized in the ATO

The management of the Kryvyi Rih Mining and Metallurgical Plant ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih (Dnepropetrovsk region) does not seek to reinstate its employees who were called up during the ATO period to undergo urgent military service in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and were dismissed in this regard from the enterprise, which forces them to go to court. Writes about this on Monday, Interfax-Ukraine.

According to the newspaper, already three demobilized had to be reinstated at work by a court decision.

Changes have been made to the legislation of Ukraine, providing that during the period of the ATO during the period of service, those called up for military service must retain their workplace.

Due to the fact that a "special period" was in force in the country, the guarantees established by Art. 39.2 of the Law of Ukraine "On Military Duty and Military Service": for a period until the end of a special period or until the announcement of a decision on demobilization, but not more than one year, the place of work and average earnings at the enterprise were to be retained. That is, workers called up for compulsory military service were not subject to dismissal on the basis of Art. 36.3 Labor Code.

Taking this into account, the trade union committee of the enterprise sent an official appeal to the general director of PJSC "ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih" with a request to reinstate the dismissed employees at work. According to the trade union committee, the administration of the enterprise refused this appeal, and some of the dismissed conscripts decided to defend their rights in court. At the same time, the interests of the dismissed were represented in court by the lawyers of the trade union committee.

As a result, the courts upheld the demands of three workers to be reinstated at work, the owner was ordered to be declared illegal and to cancel the order to dismiss the company.