Labor law breaches to be reviewed without employer participation

Cafés, restaurants and other service companies with up to 50 employees – as well as employers in agriculture and construction – will be able to conclude and terminate employment contracts with staff electronically via Face ID. Cases of labor law violations will be reviewed without the employer’s participation, and employers will be held liable.

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A presidential decree titled “On additional measures to improve the labor relations and vocational training system and encourage employers” has been adopted.

According to the decree, from 1 September 2025:

Business entities in the service, agriculture and construction sectors with up to 50 employees will be allowed to formalize the conclusion and termination of electronic employment contracts through the Unified National Labor System (UNLS) using biometric identification (Face ID).
The procedure for notifying the competent authority in advance about inspections conducted by state labor inspectors will be abolished.
The requirement to notify entrepreneurs at least 10 working days in advance about inspections based on the “Risk analysis” system will not apply to inspections carried out by state labor inspectors.

From 1 January 2026, a system will be introduced to review recorded labor law violations in the UNLS without the employer’s participation and to issue electronic administrative decisions regarding such violations.

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