{"id":22945,"date":"2024-05-28T10:43:26","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T07:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ldn.org.ua\/?post_type=success-story&#038;p=22945"},"modified":"2024-06-14T10:45:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T07:45:39","slug":"no-trial-the-idp-s-work-experience-at-the-collective-farm-which-remained-in-the-temporarily-occupied-territory-was-taken-into-account","status":"publish","type":"success-story","link":"https:\/\/ldn.org.ua\/en\/success-story\/no-trial-the-idp-s-work-experience-at-the-collective-farm-which-remained-in-the-temporarily-occupied-territory-was-taken-into-account\/","title":{"rendered":"No trial: the IDP&#8217;s work experience at the collective farm, which remained in the temporarily occupied territory, was taken into account"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Mykhailo*, an internally displaced person (IDP) from Kherson oblast, approached the lawyers of the NGO STEP with a question about transferring his pension. Because of the war, the man left his native village, which russians occupied, and now he could not confirm the years of his work experience.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pensioner wondered how to include the time he worked on the collective farm in his work experience. After all, his work record book remained in the temporarily occupied territory, and the lack of recorded work experience affected the amount of his pension.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"891\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ldn.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/stasik_anton-891x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22575\" style=\"width:306px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ldn.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/stasik_anton-891x1024.jpeg 891w, https:\/\/ldn.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/stasik_anton-261x300.jpeg 261w, https:\/\/ldn.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/stasik_anton-768x883.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ldn.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/stasik_anton-1337x1536.jpeg 1337w, https:\/\/ldn.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/stasik_anton-174x200.jpeg 174w, https:\/\/ldn.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/stasik_anton.jpeg 1361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Anton Stasik, a lawyer at STEP NGO.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Anton Stasik<\/strong>, a lawyer with the Zaporizhzhia-based NGO STEP, explained to Mykhailo <a href=\"https:\/\/ldn.org.ua\/useful-material\/trudova-knyzhka-zalyshylasia-v-okupatsii-iak-vpo-mozhe-pidtverdyty-sviy-robochyy-stazh\/\">the algorithm of further actions<\/a>, helped him obtain an archive certificate confirming that he had indeed worked on one of the collective farms in Kherson oblast, and drafted an application to the Pension Fund asking for a recalculation of his benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, Mykhailo managed to find photocopies of his work record book, which had been left at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Pensions may be recalculated based on a claim or a court decision. In this case, a claim for recalculation should be filed with the administrative court of the plaintiff&#8217;s place of residence or with the administrative court of the competent pension fund body that refused to recalculate the pension within six months from the date of receipt of the refusal,&#8221; the lawyer explains.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Within the next two weeks, Mykhailo was given credit for his work experience on the collective farm and received an increased pension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*Name changed for ethical reasons.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The material was created with the support of GlobalGiving, an international charity platform, and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. The Legal Development Network is solely responsible for the publication\u2019s content.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The Legal Development Network&#8217;s <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bot.ldn.org.ua\/onlinechat\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>online chat<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> is open daily from 10:00 to 16:00. Lawyers from human rights organizations that are <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ldn.org.ua\/en\/contact-information\/\"><strong><em>members<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> of the Legal Development Network provide individual consultations.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mykhailo*, an internally displaced person (IDP) from Kherson oblast, approached the lawyers of the NGO STEP with a question about transferring his pension. 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