Signs of suspension of the employment contract as his stage

Purpose: To identify the signs of a stage of suspension of the employment contract. Methodology: Authors used a special scientific cognition methods: formal legal, system analysis and others. Results: Despite of the fact that the legislator does not speak directly about the stage of suspension of the employment contract, the analysis of the Labour code allows to identify its characteristics, which are connected with the temporary nature, the ongoing action of the employment contract, continued employment for an employee, the suspension of performance of labour duties in this period. Novelty/originality/value: In article defined and explained the signs, characteristics of stage of suspension of the employment contract.