Tesla to settle Ukrainian employees up to 3 months pay if they are drafted for war against Russia

In an email issued to Tesla employees across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa on Monday, Ukrainian Tesla workers who are called to return to fight for their nation will be paid for up to three months. The memo did not specify whether or not this perk would include employees in North America or overseas, according to CNBC reports.

Tesla employees were also commended in the Monday email, for assisting SpaceX, the aerospace company founded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, in bringing its Starlink satellite internet connection to Ukraine.

“As a priority HR EMEA team members have been connecting with employees impacted as well as their managers to ensure we check in. We will continue to ensure we provide meaningful and targeted support for our employees, Tesla stated in the email.

“For any Tesla employees who is a Ukrainian national and has been asked to return to Ukraine for active duty as a reservist, we will maintain their employment and salary for 3 months, with a view to assessing after this period as needed.”

Tesla's Energy team, for example, manufactured and provided Tesla Powerwall lithium-ion battery energy storage systems to power Starlink equipment in Ukraine.

Tesla employees assembled the Starlink and Powerwall systems using inverters and charging cables given by Tesla's qualified installers in the area. They also used waste to make AC wires to power Starlink equipment at Tesla's new factory south of Berlin.

Despite the fact that Tesla does not have a presence in Ukraine, it said in an email that roughly 5,000 Tesla owners and other EV drivers in the nation might benefit from free car recharging at many of its Supercharger stations in Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia.

“Tesla has opened free Supercharging at stations bordering Ukraine to support those impacted by the recent invasion. Within hours of implementation, Tesla emailed local owners announcing that several Supercharger stations near Ukraine could be used by Tesla and non-Tesla electric vehicles, free of charge. Although Tesla does not officially operates within Ukraine, any of the country’s estimated 5,000 Tesla owners can access free Supercharging at select stations in Poland, Hungary Slovakia,” it added.

Tesla isn't the only company dealing with the effects of Russia's assault on Ukraine on its employees and operations.

Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, automakers such as General Motors and Ford in the United States moved fast to halt operations in the country. Stellantis said on March 2 that it has formed a support team that would work day and night to support and monitor the company's 71 Ukrainian employees' health and safety.

Elon Musk has shown support to the Ukrainian citizens and here are some of his recent tweets.