The Cabinet changed the terms of exemptions for critically important enterprises
By July 1, 2026, all such companies must undergo inspection
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved updated rules for reserving employees subject to conscription for the period of mobilization and martial law, which apply to companies with the status of critically important for the economy and the country’s life support.
They take effect on September 1, 2026, and all enterprises with the status of critically important must undergo a compliance check with the updated criteria by July 1, 2026; if grounds for such status are not found, it may be revoked.
Among the key requirements is a new wage threshold: from September 1, 2026 the average salary at the enterprise must be no lower than three minimum wages, that is not less than 25 941 hryvnias.
The approach to forming the reservation quota is also adjusted: only employees at their primary place of employment will be counted in the calculation, and enterprises are obliged to submit notifications of canceled reservations via the “Diia” portal within 10 days.
Exceeding the established reservation limits is defined as grounds for depriving an enterprise of its critically important status, which is intended to prevent abuse of this procedure.
Taken together, the changes strengthen control over economic entities that use the reservation mechanism and establish additional conditions for maintaining their special status.
Earlier we wrote:
- Thousands of employees may lose reservations: Cabinet tightens rules for critical enterprises
- “The critical importance of prayer”: priests protected from mobilization
- Thanks to “Diia”, more than 160 thousand employees of important enterprises received reservations
- Cabinet refined the procedure for reserving individuals liable for military service
