employment
Ukraine to hand out labor migration permits to foreign IT professionals
In February of this year, the government introduced immigration quotas to ensure employment in Ukraine of 5,000 foreign IT experts.
10:20, 22 July 2020
High demand for Ukrainian workers seen in Europe
Ukrainians are being offered most jobs in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Germany.
12:00, 21 July 2020
Statistics Service elaborates on shadow employment figures
Rural residents (1.8 million) most often worked informally over the period under review.
15:40, 06 July 2020
Ukraine's Statistics Service lists sectors with highest unreported employment
The number of Ukrainians involved in unreported employment in the first three months of 2020 exceeded 3.4 million people.
11:35, 01 July 2020
Ukraine's employment service elaborates on wages offered at vacancies available
Some 18% of the agency's vacancies offer minimum wages.
11:00, 22 June 2020
Bill on protection of labor migrants passes first reading in Ukraine's parliament
The relevant bill provides that only an employer should pay employment fees for Ukrainians who go to work abroad.
11:55, 17 June 2020
PM decries reports on travel ban for Ukrainian labor migrants as "fake news", "lies"
The Government seeks EU states to provide health security and normal working conditions for Ukrainian workers.
16:00, 13 May 2020
Some EU countries need tens of thousands of labor migrants from Ukraine – Prystaiko
The official assured that in no way does the Ukrainian government interfere with the process of overseas employment.
11:20, 12 May 2020
Assistance to small businesses in Ukraine: gov't presents first two programs
They are aimed at ensuring that businesses preserve almost the entire wage fund and the number of employees, as well as minimizing unemployment and creating conditions for a quick restart of the economy once quarantine is over.
18:40, 09 April 2020
Ukraine's Rada passes anti-crisis bill amid coronavirus spread
The draft law was backed by 312 MPs with at least 226 votes required.
23:55, 30 March 2020
PM Honcharuk promises 1 mln new jobs in five years
Some 200,000 new jobs are expected in 2020 alone.
23:58, 17 February 2020
Ukraine's government set to narrow gender pay gap
The concept also provides for the growth rates of average nominal monthly salaries in Ukraine up to 500% in 2025 and 800% in 2030.
15:57, 10 February 2020
Ukraine's new labor code makes it harder for employers to sack employees at own initiative
The Cabinet of Ministers on December 27 passed a bill on labor, which is designed to preserve and expand social rights of employees.
16:40, 22 January 2020
Half of working-age Ukrainians employed illegally or find jobs abroad – minister
Informal employment, Mylovanov says, means that most Ukrainians are not protected by labor legislation.
23:50, 14 January 2020
Ukraine's economy ministry confident in creating 1 mln jobs by 2024
The ministry sets the target to reduce unemployment rate by 2024 to the average European level of 5%.
21:10, 14 January 2020
Some 900,000 Ukrainians working in Poland, central bank says
Ukraine is in the lead in terms of the number of immigrants to the European Union.
14:00, 13 November 2019
Almost half Ukrainians receive salaries "in envelopes" – study
Every third employee in Ukraine has not been formally hired.
14:00, 15 October 2019
Almost 500,000 Ukrainians legally employed in Poland
Among other foreigners working in Poland, Ukrainians make up the largest share.
21:50, 21 August 2019
