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title: "New Social Contract: Koretskyi Proposes Mobilization and Reservation Model to Business"
description: "Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi announced the need to create a new mobilization and reservation model by December 1, providing for predictable employee recruitment into the army."
date: 2026-10-26T12:16:29.784Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/koretskyi-proposed-mobilization-reservation-model
tags: [mobilization, economy, ukraine, koretskyi, government, business]
author: "Alexander Buran"
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# New Social Contract: Koretskyi Proposes Mobilization and Reservation Model to Business

![Prime Minister of Ukraine Serhii Koretskyi at a table during a business meeting](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/26/koreckij-predlozhil-model-mobilizacii-i-bronirovanija/koreckij-predlozhil-model-mobilizacii-i-bronirovanija-1.webp)

## Key Points

- Authorities and business must develop a new mobilization model by December 1, 2026.
- The new social contract involves predictable employee mobilization subject to partial staff reservation.
- More than 90-95% of fuel and energy complex and defense industry workers will receive reservations after rule updates.
- Enterprise criticality criteria will be revised to separate economic indicators from actual infrastructure significance.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Serhii Koretskyi, speaking at the 12th Kyiv International Economic Forum, announced the need to develop a new mobilization and employee reservation model by December 1, 2026. According to the head of government, joint efforts between the state and entrepreneurs should ensure predictability in attracting personnel to the army and reduce social tension.

### Finding a Balance Between Economy and Defense

The head of the Ukrainian government characterized the initiative being developed as a "new social contract." According to his design, enterprises can receive reservations for employees provided they assume obligations for the phased and predictable mobilization of part of the personnel. This approach, in the prime minister's opinion, will avoid spontaneous methods of searching for conscripts.

The Prime Minister emphasized that authorities and business need to prepare in advance for a possible escalation of mobilization processes by Russia. Without systematic planning, the state will again have to make unpopular decisions in manual mode, which negatively affects both economic stability and society as a whole.

### Changes in the Reservation System for Strategic Industries

Particular attention during the speech was paid to the parameters of personnel reservation in key sectors of the economy. Koretskyi reported that after the updated rules come into force, more than 90–95% of employees in the fuel and energy complex and the military-industrial complex enterprises are guaranteed to receive exemption from conscription.

At the same time, the prime minister pointed out the need for a clear distinction between the concepts of enterprise criticality and economic criteria. Critical infrastructure includes energy, the military-industrial complex, communications, housing and communal services, pharmacies, as well as food production and logistics, whereas previously some companies received this status solely due to salary levels and the absence of tax debt.

### Prospects for Dialogue Between Government and Entrepreneurs

The announced changes are designed to streamline the procedure for determining critically important enterprises within the next ten days. The authorities intend to hold a series of meetings with the business community to discuss the details of the new mechanism, which should enter into force before the beginning of December of the current year.

## Fact-Check & Sources

- [Новый общественный договор: Корецкий предложил бизнесу модель мобилизации и бронирования](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/noviy-suspilniy-dogovir-koretskiy-zaproponuvav-1793016859.html) - The primary source fully confirms all facts, quotes, and statistics presented in the article regarding Serhii Koretskyi's statements.

## FAQ

### By what deadline should the new mobilization model be developed?

Authorities and business representatives must develop a new mobilization obligation model by December 1, 2026.

### What share of fuel and energy complex and defense workers will be reserved?

Following changes in the reservation system, more than 90-95% of workers in the fuel and energy and defense-industrial complexes will be re-reserved.

### Which sectors belong to critical infrastructure under the new assessment?

Critical infrastructure includes energy, the defense-industrial complex, communications, housing and communal services, pharmacies, food production, and logistics.