Introduction of Electronic Employment Contracts

On 15 January 2026, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted Draft Law No. 14141 on electronic document management in employment, which creates the legal conditions for concluding employment contracts in electronic form.

The Draft Law proposes to revise part four of Article 24 of the Labor Code of Ukraine.

According to the proposed changes, if an employment contract is concluded in the form of an electronic document, the identification (certification) of the employee will be carried out by signing such a contract with a qualified or advanced electronic signature.

In addition, the Draft Law provides for the possibility, with the consent of the parties, to create, send, and store documents and personal data on labor relations between the employer and the employee in electronic form in compliance with the requirements of the Law “On Electronic Documents and Electronic Document Management” and the Law “On Electronic Identification and Electronic Trust Services.”

The adoption of Draft Law is expected to have a positive impact on the labor market, in particular:

• for employers – by significantly simplifying administrative procedures for employment;
• for employees – through the possibility of official employment at Ukrainian enterprises regardless of their actual place of residence.

Electronic employment is an important tool for ensuring the right to work in conditions of martial law and forced displacement of the population

The explanatory materials emphasize that electronic employment is an important tool for ensuring the right to work in conditions of martial law and forced displacement of the population. The elimination of the requirement for physical presence when submitting documents is intended to ensure the realization of the constitutional right to work for all categories of citizens.

The adopted amendments are in line with European trends and fully comply with the provisions of Regulation (EU) No. 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market (eIDAS).

We will closely monitor further developments in this area, in particular regarding the status of this Draft Law, and report on them in upcoming Legal News releases.