U radu autori razmatraju problematiku očuvanja radnih mjesta uslijed krize izazvane izbijanjem pandemije COVID-a 19. U tu svrhu analiziraju preporuke Međunarodne organizacije rada i Europske konfederacije sindikata te daju komparativni prikaz mjera za očuvanje radnih mjesta nekoliko nacionalnih pravnih poredaka. U zaključnim razmatranjima iznose postojeće i potencijalne probleme koji proizlaze iz primjene mjera te daju rješenja de lege ferenda. In this paper, the authors discuss the issue of job preservation due to the crisis caused by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. They analyze the recommendations of the International Labor Organization and the European Trade Union Confederation and provide a comparative overview of measures to preserve jobs in several national legal orders. In their concluding remarks, they present the existing and potential problems arising from the application of the measures and provide solutions de lege ferenda.