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A Ukrainian was fired because he worked outside his degree: the employee went to court and proved whether it was legal
The Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv ordered Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design to reinstate a deputy head of the personnel department who had been dismissed. The employee was dismissed because he held a higher education degree in music (specialty "piano").
By its decision in case No.761/13126/26, the court confirmed that such a dismissal was unlawful. The plaintiff was hired as deputy head of the personnel department in August 2025. When he was hired, the university was aware of his education (Kyiv State Conservatory, specialty "piano").
Already on 3 March 2026 he was dismissed for "not matching the position due to insufficient qualification." Read more
