The State Labour Service will inspect employers under the new procedure: when will the inspections begin?

This was announced by MP Nina Yuzhanina.

The government has approved one of the two procedures required to implement Law No. 4219. The document sets out how the state will monitor employers’ compliance with the quota for employing people with disabilities.

This does not involve new requirements for businesses, but rather the procedure for inspections. In other words, the procedure explains the rules under which the State Labour Service will check compliance with the obligations already established by law.

Monitoring under the new procedure will apply only to periods from 1 July 2026 onwards.

This is an important point for employers: the new mechanism is not to be applied to periods prior to that date.

What exactly will the State Labour Service be inspecting?

The document sets out the grounds for conducting scheduled and unscheduled inspections of employers.

The procedure also sets out the rights and obligations of State Labour Service officials during inspections.

The rights of employers during inspections are set out separately. This is important because businesses need to understand which documents inspectors may request, how the results of an inspection are documented, and what to do if they disagree with the findings.

How the results will be documented

Following an inspection, the State Labour Service will document the results in accordance with a defined procedure.

If inspectors identify any breaches, the employer may be issued with a directive. The document also sets out the procedure for appealing against such directives.

This means that the employer will have a formal mechanism for defence if they disagree with the decision of the regulatory authority.

For employers, the main change lies not in the introduction of a new obligation, but in the establishment of clear monitoring rules.

The state is establishing a procedure to check whether businesses are meeting the quota for employing people with disabilities.

In practice, this means that companies and entrepreneurs with employees should check in advance whether they are complying with the law, whether their records are in order, and whether they can confirm compliance with the quota during an inspection.

Nina Yuzhanina emphasised that the effectiveness of the new mechanism should not be assessed by the number of inspections or fines.

The key indicator is whether the number of people with disabilities who actually secure employment will increase.

In other words, the purpose of the new system should not merely be to monitor employers, but to ensure that legislative requirements are effectively implemented in practice.

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