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Recovering unpaid wages in Lviv

Were wages cal­cu­lat­ed but never paid, or is your final set­tle­ment unclear? In Lviv, we first iden­ti­fy which amounts the em­ploy­er ac­knowl­edges and which records are missing to prepare an ev­i­denced demand.

When to seek help

  • Your em­ploy­er has with­held wages already cal­cu­lat­ed.
  • Amounts remain unpaid after your em­ploy­ment ended.
  • You lack payroll records or the em­ploy­er dis­putes the amount owed.

How we can help

Calculation review
We compare payroll, doc­u­ment­ed de­duc­tions, pay­ments re­ceived and arrears periods; related com­pen­sa­tion is cal­cu­lat­ed sep­a­rate­ly.
Obtaining records
We help draft a payment demand and a request for payroll in­for­ma­tion.
Court documents
We assess whether payment order or claim pro­ceed­ings are ap­pro­pri­ate and prepare the ap­pli­ca­tion.

How we get started

  1. Amounts and periods

    Tell us which periods remain unpaid and which pay­ments you have re­ceived.

  2. Evidence

    We review em­ploy­ment records, payroll cal­cu­la­tions and bank re­ceipts.

  3. Submission

    We sep­a­rate wages from final set­tle­ment and com­pen­sa­tion, check the proper court and timing rules, and agree the ap­pli­ca­tion and at­tach­ments.

What to prepare

  • The em­ploy­ment con­tract and em­ploy­er’s orders; after dis­missal, also the written notice of amounts cal­cu­lat­ed and paid, with proof of receipt.
  • Payslips, an arrears state­ment or other payroll in­for­ma­tion.
  • Bank state­ments and cor­re­spon­dence with the em­ploy­er.

The initial con­sul­ta­tion is free. Court rep­re­sen­ta­tion is agreed sep­a­rate­ly after check­ing whether an ad­vo­cate or another duly au­tho­rised rep­re­sen­ta­tive is re­quired.

From reconciling pay records to applying for a court order

The request helps es­tab­lish ac­cru­als, de­duc­tions and pay­ments. A sep­a­rate ed­u­ca­tion­al court doc­u­ment shows a narrow next step after accrued but unpaid wages have been con­firmed.

Scope of this material

  • Different stages

    The em­ploy­ee remains em­ployed. The in­for­ma­tion request sup­ports rec­on­cil­i­a­tion; the court-order ap­pli­ca­tion is only for a doc­u­ment­ed accrued debt without a dispute over en­ti­tle­ment. These are dif­fer­ent doc­u­ments and should not be sent to the same re­cip­i­ent.

  • Other grounds need separate assessment

    Public service, un­doc­u­ment­ed work, a dis­put­ed bonus and in­sol­ven­cy need dif­fer­ent as­sess­ment; final set­tle­ment after dis­missal is a sep­a­rate issue.

  • No promised deadline or compensation

    The request invents neither a uni­ver­sal re­sponse dead­line nor au­to­mat­ic com­pen­sa­tion en­ti­tle­ment. Sending it does not by itself stop court filing periods.

Educational request for pay information

The Ukrain­ian example and blank help request spe­cif­ic in­for­ma­tion; they es­tab­lish neither a debt nor el­i­gi­bil­i­ty for a court order.

View the example and template

Court order for wages already accrued

A com­plete Ukrain­ian ed­u­ca­tion­al example and blank for a private em­ploy­er’s con­firmed ac­cru­als and non-payment. It does not es­tab­lish un­doc­u­ment­ed em­ploy­ment or prove en­ti­tle­ment to a dis­put­ed bonus.

View the example and template

Facts, evidence and gaps

If the table does not fit on the screen, scroll it hor­i­zon­tal­ly.

Checking the basis of a monthly reconciliation
QuestionWhat to establishWhat not to assume
What was accrued?Pay records showing the payment type, period and amount before deductions.Gross accruals are not the take-home amount payable.
What was deducted?The type, basis and amount of each deduction, and the balance payable.A deduction is not money received by the employee.
What was already received?Supported payments and the period to which each belongs.Do not deduct an advance twice or allocate the same payment to different months.

This maps the ev­i­dence to check rather than re­peat­ing the example’s numbers. Assess dis­put­ed en­ti­tle­ment and the re­cov­ery route after rec­on­cil­i­a­tion.

What comes next?

Choose the branch that matches your sit­u­a­tion; it does not de­ter­mine the outcome.

  • You need the wage recovery procedure

    Check the facts that dis­tin­guish an in­for­ma­tion request from court action.

    Wage re­cov­ery guide

  • Money remained unpaid after dismissal

    Assess the grounds and period for li­a­bil­i­ty for delayed set­tle­ment sep­a­rate­ly.

    Delayed final set­tle­ment

  • The filing period is the immediate concern

    Select the claim type and sup­port­ed events in the tool; its result depends on its stated con­di­tions.

    Wage filing-period tool

The figures do not match the payments received?

Iden­ti­fy the dis­put­ed periods and whether em­ploy­ment con­tin­ues. We can agree a review of the cal­cu­la­tion and doc­u­ments for the next step.

Discuss my situation

Frequently asked questions

Is it too early to ask for help without an arrears statement?

No. We can start with the avail­able doc­u­ments, iden­ti­fy missing ev­i­dence and con­sid­er how to obtain it.

Are all wage claims filed in the same way?

No. For wages cal­cu­lat­ed but unpaid, el­i­gi­bil­i­ty for a payment order is as­sessed. A dispute over en­ti­tle­ment or the amount may require a claim and further ev­i­dence.

Is compensation for delay automatic?

Com­pen­sa­tion for loss of part of income due to late payment and average earn­ings for delayed set­tle­ment on dis­missal are dif­fer­ent claims. Their grounds, periods and cal­cu­la­tions are as­sessed sep­a­rate­ly.

Is there a wage recovery time limit after the Constitutional Court decision?

Con­sti­tu­tion­al Court de­ci­sion No. 1-r/2025 removed the wage lim­i­ta­tion in the first part of Article 233 of the Labour Code. For claims for all sums due on dis­missal, the second part retains a limit of 3 months from receipt of the written set­tle­ment notice. One rule is not applied to every payment; older periods and case history require sep­a­rate review.

What affects the cost and preparation time?

Cost and prepa­ra­tion time depend on the periods of arrears, avail­able payroll records and whether related pay­ments need sep­a­rate cal­cu­la­tions. A records request, payment-order ap­pli­ca­tion and claim involve dif­fer­ent scopes; doc­u­ment com­ple­tion does not de­ter­mine when money will be re­ceived.

Resources for your situation

Guidance and instructions

How to recover unpaid wages from an employerLearn how an employee can prove unpaid wages, check the time limit after Constitutional Court Decision No. 1-r/2025 and prepare a claim.Delayed final pay after dismissal: how to recover compensationA practical guide for Lviv: how to separate the debt due upon dismissal from compensation for delay, check the six-month cap, filing deadline, and evidence.How to get compensation for unused leaveHow to check the remaining days, the two calculation bases under Procedure No. 100, documents, and the compensation amount upon dismissal.How to check wage deductionsStep-by-step review of a payslip, enforcement document, and wage deduction limit. What to do in Lviv and Lviv Oblast when the amount does not add up.

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Institutions and contacts

CourtsCourt levels, territorial jurisdiction and official court services.Institutions: 40 · Lviv and Lviv OblastState Labour ServiceLabour rights, employment and occupational safety matters.Institutions: 2 · Lviv and Lviv Oblast

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