Employees with Disabilities: Rights and Quotas in 2026 - Торгсофт
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The article outlines Ukrainian employment rights and protections for employees with disabilities, including reasonable accommodation requirements, anti-discrimination provisions, and employment quota obligations for employers with 8+ full-time employees. It details documentation requirements, the shift from medical-social expert commissions to expert teams for disability assessment as of January 2025, and employer compensation options for workplace adaptation costs.
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An employee with a disability has the same employment rights as other employees, as well as additional guarantees: the right to appropriate and adapted working conditions, part-time work upon request, restrictions on night and overtime work, extended annual leave, and mandatory unpaid leave of a specified duration. Disability in itself is not grounds for refusing employment or dismissing an employ…
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