Development of Ukrainian labor protection legislation: certain aspects
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https://doi.org/10.31548/law2020.02.013Abstract
The article examines the possible directions of development of legislation on labor protection, identifies the main shortcomings of current and future regulations governing relations in this area, as well as formulates proposals for their elimination.
As a result of the analysis of the existing Drafts of the Labor Code of Ukraine, Law of Ukraine «On Labor» and the work of legal scholars, three approaches to reforming labor protection legislation in the context of general labor law reform are identified: preservation of the existing strategy, i.e., consolidation at the level of the codified act of labor legislation in a separate chapter of the main aspects of labor protection with the subsequent detailing of their legal regulation in a special law; inclusion to the Labor Code or similar law of only one norm on guaranteeing the right to labor protection concerning special legislation; regulation of labor protection relations exclusively by the provisions of the Labor Code and repeal of a separate Law of Ukraine «On Labor Protection».
It is established that the status of legal support for labor protection in Ukraine is generally satisfactory. The main direction of its improvement is to consider the international standards in this area. It is proved that the Draft Law of Ukraine «On Occupational Safety and Health» presented to the public discussion in its current version contains significant shortcomings and needs to be modified. In particular, the terms of determining the scope of this regulation, the rights, and responsibilities of the employer, the method of organization of labor protection.
Keywords: labor safety and health of workers, legislation, Draft Law, labor protection, legal regulation, Draft Labor Code of Ukraine
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