Wage Arrears

During martial law, an employer is released from liability for violating the terms of wage payment if it happened as a result of hostilities or other force majeure circumstances. However, this does not release employers from the obligation to pay wages. Payment of wages to an employee is made on a priority basis. All other payments are made by the employer after fulfilling the obligations for wage payment. If the employer delays the payment of wages, the employee should submit a written application to the employer to justify the reasons for the delay in payment. It can be pointed out to the employer that this issue can be resolved in criminal proceedings, not in civil ones. If the employer refuses to fulfill the obligation to pay the wages due to the employee, then such an employee has the right to appeal to the prosecutor's office.