Short: The government is discussing a temporary suspension of bookings through the Action for Workers and the creation of a coordination headquarters to review critical businesses — including those that already have valid status. The estimated deadline is September 1, 2026. In parallel, there is a deadline of August 10, 2026 for confirming criticality under a simplified procedure.
The AF ZEUS team has been following this topic since the first signals in the media and has collected everything that has been confirmed from several sources as of today.
Will bookings through Diya be suspended: what sources say
According to information Forbes.ua, since mid-July 2026, the Ministry of Economy has been holding meetings with businesses regarding changes to the procedure for recognizing enterprises as critical and reserving employees. The key idea is to create a coordination headquarters (center) that will check companies for compliance with the criticality criteria and submit recommendations to regional military administrations and relevant ministries.
An important nuance: not only those who are still applying for the status, but also enterprises that have already confirmed their criticality will be subject to verification. The existing status of a critical enterprise in itself is no longer a guarantee - you will have to confirm compliance with the updated criteria.
Two booking suspension scenarios
For the period of inspections, a temporary suspension of the ability to book new employees through "Diya" is being considered. According to Focus.ua, Diia.City Union explains this by the need to qualitatively process documents of enterprises undergoing confirmation or receiving criticality status. Two options are being discussed:
- block bookings only for those who have not yet confirmed criticality;
- suspend the mechanism for all companies at once, and then gradually restore access as status is confirmed under the new criteria.
According to TSN, The government planned to adopt the resolution last week, but the decision was postponed due to a change in the government. The estimated completion date for the entire process is September 1, 2026.
What to do for business now: checklist
- Do not delay confirming criticality. For clarifications Kadroland, if the territorial or industry criterion by which you received the status has not changed - a simplified procedure is available: a certificate of the average salary of insured persons and consolidated reporting for the last month.
- Deadline for submitting documents is August 10, 2026, to extend the criticality decision without interruption.
- If the criterion by which you received the status has disappeared from the new list — prepare the full package of documents again and have it ready by September 1.
- Those who receive a new criticality decision before the previous one expires are promised a reservation without a 72-hour wait.
Questions most often asked by businesses
When will bookings through Diya be suspended? There is no exact date yet. The estimated completion date for the entire review process is September 1, 2026, but no official resolution has been adopted as of the time of publication of this article.
Does the inspection apply to businesses that already have critical status? Yes. According to available information, those who have already confirmed their status previously will also be checked through the coordination headquarters.
What will happen to submitted booking requests that are already on hold for 72 hours? They promise that such applications will be completed even if a suspension is imposed.
Our position
We are deliberately not rushing to draw any definitive conclusions until a resolution is passed — the details of the verification mechanism and the blocking period may still change. But in situations where the rules change on the fly, the one who prepares the documents in advance wins, not the one who waits for the final decision.
AF ZEVS keeps its finger on the pulse of this topic and supports clients at every stage — from assessing compliance with the criteria to preparing a package of documents to confirm the criticality of the enterprise. If you have any doubts about your status or deadlines — write, we will analyze your situation.
Sources: Forbes.ua, TSN, MigNews, Kadroland, Focus.ua.
