The State of Legal Regulation of Labour Relations of State Bureau of Investigations Employees

Abstract

The state of legal regulation of labour relations of the State Bureau of Investigations employees is considered. It is argued that the provisions of the current Law of Ukraine “On the State Bureau of Investigations” are un systematic, and certain aspects of the regulation of labour relations in this law enforcement agency are not regulated at all, either by the relevant law or by the Regulations on the service of rank-and-file and senior staff of the State Bureau of Investigations. In particular, such an important aspect of labour relations as working hours is not covered by a separate section or even an article in the aforementioned documents. In addition, these acts do not clearly define the normal duration of working hours and its specifics.

It is noted that today, the legal regulation of social relations, in particular labour relations, should be carried out primarily on the basis of laws. This is due to the transparent and unified procedure for their adoption by the highest representative body of the state, their higher degree of legal force, and the greater clarity and stability of laws compared to subordinate regulatory legal acts.

The expediency of amending the Law of Ukraine “On the State Bureau of Investigations” has been substantiated, providing for the following structural sections: Section I “General Provisions”, Section II “System of the State Bureau of Investigations”, Section III “Rights and Duties of Employees of the State Bureau of Investigations”, Section IV “Selection to the State Bureau of Investigations”, Section V “Appointment, Transfer, suspension and dismissal of employees of the State Bureau of Investigations”, Section VI “Working Hours and Rest Periods”, Section VII “Remuneration”, Section VIII “Official Discipline”, Section IX “Legal Protection, Social and Medical Benefits”, Section X “Professional Training, Retraining and Advanced Training”, Section XI “Special Ranks of the State Bureau of Investigations”, Section XII “Financing and Material and Technical Support of the State Bureau of Investigations”, Section XIII “Supervision and Control over the Activities of the State Bureau of Investigations”, Section XIV “Final and Transitional Provisions”.