Rivne Court Rejects Employment Book Delay Claim in Case 568/1352/25

1 articles · Updated · sud.ua · Jul 15

Case 568/1352/25 ended with the Rivne Appellate Court upholding denial of a former municipal branch head’s claim for average earnings over an allegedly delayed employment record book.
Article 235 liability, the court said, requires more than showing the book was not issued on dismissal day: the employee must also prove the employer’s fault and that collecting it was impossible.
One-year fixed-term contract records showed the employer warned in advance about the contract’s expiry, paid all sums due, and asked the employee to come collect the documents.
The plaintiff refused to sign the dismissal order, prompting an official act, and later confirmed in lower court that the employment record book had been received.
A 29 May 2023 Supreme Court ruling cited by the panel says timely receipt depends on both the employer creating conditions to issue the book and the employee taking steps to collect it.