In the conditions of the continuation of the military conflict in Ukraine and the economic challenges faced by enterprises, a new alarming trend has appeared. According to a recent study, 55% of Ukrainian companies reported that they would not be able to compensate their employees for the increase in the military levy. This issue raises serious concerns, both from a business point of view and from the point of view of social stability in the country.
Thus, in the case of an increase in the military levy to 3% or 5%, slightly more than half, namely 55% of the survey participants said that they would not be able to compensate their employees for this difference. Accordingly, this will lead to a decrease in people's real income.
In the case of an increase in the military levy to 3%, 15% of companies, partially - 14%, are ready to fully compensate the difference at the next salary revision. The remaining 7% consider the option of full compensation due to the introduction of an allowance until the end of the year, in which martial law will be abolished.
If we are talking about an increase in the military levy to 5%, in this case, slightly fewer companies are fully ready to compensate for the decrease in the real income of employees - 14%, and partially - 13%. And 6% are ready to fully compensate with an allowance by the end of the year, in which martial law will be abolished. Other companies are considering different approaches to compensation or have not yet decided on one.
