Employment

SERVICES AND INFORMATION

Having extensive experience in providing legal services in labor law, our practice offers its clients an individual and professional problem-solving approach within the framework of employment relations. We provide services to major companies, trade unions and individuals, in particular, government officials, chief executives of industrial companies and foreign representatives.

Drafting of employment agreements and contracts, internal documents regulating employment relations
Employment of foreign workers, including obtaining work permits
Organization of trade union activities
Regulation of relations between employers and trade unions
Protection of employers’ and employees’ interests in employment relations, during their establishment and termination
Development of regulations and documents for labor aspects of business restructuring, redundancies or winding up of businesses
Representation in individual and collective labor disputes
Advising on wage arrears and compensation plans, payroll tax planning
Labor law related audits of corporate legal departments to assess their effectiveness, staff competence and risk mitigation

OUR CLIENTS

Today we are working on projects for more than 400 active clients

About us

Reputable legal advisor

Founded in 1997, Ilyashev & Partners is one of the most prominent law firms in the Eastern European region. With offices in Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv and Odesa, Ilyashev & Partners employs more than 120 people. The firm has been recognized by the most prestigious legal market research guides, according to which it occupies a leading position in Ukraine.

28
years in the market
40+
attorneys and lawyers
400+
clients regularly serviced
1000+
court hearings annually

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Helping at any stage of the project.
Discussing the task with you, analyzing all prospects and risks.
Thorough studying of the problem, taking into account the special aspects of your business activities.
Developing a strategy, suggesting solutions and action plan.

“The success of our firm results from the professionalism and expertise of our team”
Roman Marchenko, Senior Partner

Team

Leading experts

Valeriia V. Gudiy
Attorney at Law, Partner

Key expert in administrative and labor disputes, legal support during inspections of enterprises by the state regulatory authorities.
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Oleksandr M. Denysenko
Attorney at Law, Counsel

Attorney with 25 years of legal practice, one of the leading experts in commercial and civil litigation, family law.
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Our cases

Advising Ukrainian Red Cross Society on the legal regulation of the Mobile Health Units Program
Result
Development of the legal mechanism of work, step-by-step instructions and accompanying legal documents for implementing the Mobile Health Units Program, including the method of involving medical personnel in the provision of medical assistance; the method of medicines procurement and the scheme of their transfer; patient data collection, storage and processing.

Alla S. Tsymanovska
Attorney at Law
The first in Ukraine release of a vessel against the British P&I Club’s undertaking
Result
The precedent in the Ukrainian law enforcement practice was established in the interests of CHALLENGE SHIPPING LTD, the owner of the bulk carrier New Challenge, detained at the Port of Mykolaiv in connection with an incident taking place during cargo operations. The team of Odesa Office of Ilyashev & Partners has secured the acceptance by the State Ecological Inspection of Ukraine of the P&I club’s letter of undertaking as a sufficient and only security in respect of the maritime claim.

Sergey M. Nedelko
Attorney at Law, Counsel, Head of Odesa Office
Lifting the unlawful financial burden imposed on green energy companies
- #Energy & Natural Resources
Result
As a result of a two-year legal dispute were recognized as unlawful and invalid the amendments to the formula approved by the National Commission for State Regulation in the Spheres of Energy and Utilities, which obliged electricity producers under the “green” tariff to compensate SE Guaranteed Buyer for losses incurred due to its inability to sell the electricity purchased from them.

Mikhail I. Ilyashev
Attorney at Law, Managing Partner, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine
Introduction of provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of glass containers from Belarus
- #International Trade
Result
A provisional anti-dumping duty of 31.37% was applied to glass containers for food and beverages originating in the Republic of Belarus based on the interim results of the anti-dumping investigation. This decision on application of provisional duty on imports of goods to Ukraine was the first decision adopted by the Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade after 24 February 2022.

Olena L. Omelchenko
Attorney at Law, Partner, Head of International Trade Practice

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OUR AWARDS

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The Legal 500 – EMEA 2025 Leading Firm in Employment for Ukraine
Chambers Europe 2025 Recommended in Employment for Ukraine
Ukrainian Law Firms 2023-2024. A Handbook for Foreign Clients Leading Firm in Labor and Employment for Ukraine
Market Leaders: Ranking of Law Firms of Ukraine 2024 Top position in Employment

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“In the entire history of our firm, there has not been a single insured event”
Mikhail Ilyashev, Managing Partner

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Employment

Employment

Today we are working on projects for more than 400 active clients

Reputable legal advisor

28

40+

400+

1000+

We provide assistance by:

“The success of our firm results from the professionalism and expertise of our team”

Leading experts

Valeriia V. Gudiy

Oleksandr M. Denysenko

Our cases

Advising Ukrainian Red Cross Society on the legal regulation of the Mobile Health Units Program

Result

The first in Ukraine release of a vessel against the British P&I Club’s undertaking

Result

Lifting the unlawful financial burden imposed on green energy companies

Result

Introduction of provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of glass containers from Belarus

Result

Leave a request and receive a detailed proposal on how to solve your legal issue

Our reliability is confirmed

Professional liability insured

“In the entire history of our firm, there has not been a single insured event”

Practical experience in the industries:

Recent publications

EU Trends: New Approaches to Employment in Ukraine

War-Era Ukrainian Labor Law

Mobilization: Employee Reservation Procedure for Agricultural Enterprises

Why the New Procedure for Reservation of Conscripts is not What IT Companies Were Expecting

Ukrainian Labor Law Reform Inspired By Pandemic

Beware of the Recruitment Trap

Latest publications

Ilyashev & Partners Successfully Defends International Company in Dismissal Dispute over Breach of Food Safety Policies

The Legal 500 – EMEA 2025 Endorses Ilyashev & Partners for Excellence in Ukraine

Ukrainian Women in Law 2025: Olena Omelchenko, Valeriia Gudiy and Marina Riashchenko Аmong Market Leaders

Chambers Europe 2025 Ranks Ilyashev & Partners Band 1 in Dispute Resolution

Ilyashev & Partners Advises European Energy Operators on Entering Ukrainian Wholesale Electricity Market

Ilyashev & Partners Confirms International Company’s Legal Compliance in Employment Case

Client’s Choice 2025: Ilyashev & Partners Among Market Leaders

Valeriia Gudiy Elected to EBA HR Committee Board for 2025

50 Leading Law Firms of Ukraine 2025: Ilyashev & Partners Ranked Second

Oleksandr Fefelov and Valeriia Gudiy Speak at the XII Annual Forum of Legal Counsels

Valeriia Gudiy Holds Seminar on Adaptation of Ukrainian Labor Legislation to the EU Acquis