News date: 4 October 2019
Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm, with the support of European Business Association (EBA) and Ukrainian Network of Integrity and Compliance (UNIC), jointly held two events on Compliance in Labor Relations: Practical Tools for Eliminating Corruption Risks.
Among the speakers who delivered their speeches at the seminars on 1 October 2019 in Kharkiv and on 3 October 2019 in Dnipro were senior officials of the Departments of the State Labor Service in Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk Regions, representatives of business, EBA, UNIC, as well as the experts of Ilyashev & Partners: the Counsel Valeriia Gudiy, the Head of Dnipro Office Lesia Samarina and the Head of Kharkiv Office Andriy Lytvyn.
The purpose of the events was to demonstrate the importance of compliance in labor relations for effective protection of one’s legal rights and interests, including in disputes with the State Labor Service.
“Labor compliance is a necessary and effective tool for both well-established and developing companies, – emphasized Valeriia Gudiy. – Doing due diligence, drafting and implementing mandatory by-laws, performing compliance control and developing appropriate legal awareness can significantly reduce financial and reputational risks of the business”.
Previously, the experts of Ilyashev & Partners – together with UNIC – have developed a number of recommendations for the Government of Ukraine for improving the implementation of the state policy in the field of labor regulation and preventing corruption in the work of public authorities.