Legal support of labor protection standards under martial law

Abstract

Purpose. To study the peculiarities of legal provision of labor protection issues in crisis conditions, in particular in conditions of military operations, to propose conditions-indicators and additions to legislative provisions for the improvement of legal regulation in this area and harmonization of the labor law norms introduced during the war with the existing norms of legislation. Methodology. General and special methods of cognition are used: content analysis – to establish that even indirect influence of military actions is a significant factor in industrial injuries; formal-legal method – to substantiate the need to take into account impact of complex risks on employees’ life and health; special-legal method – to propose proactive approach and system of local regulatory acts; logical generalization – to establish that military actions cause new grounds for the employer’s legal responsibility. Findings. It is indicated that peculiarities of legal provision of labor protection issues in the conditions of martial law require the introduction of changes and additions. It is indicated that the influence of complex risks in cases of threats to employees, which include industrial and military circumstances, needs legal clarification. The legal substantiation for the need to take into account the impact of complex risks in case of industrial injury cases is provided. Legal tools for assessing impact of complex risks, in particular re-certification of workplaces, are proposed. Originality. A proactive approach is proposed for leveling consequences of risks to working conditions by preparing employees for possible threats by implementing systematic, echeloned labor protection policy. The system of local normative acts of the enterprise should be the instrument of this policy. Indicator conditions and additions to legislative provisions are proposed. Practical value. The developed recommendations will contribute to the legal regulation of labor protection and the harmonization of new norms of labor law with the existing norms of legislation in the field of labor protection.