Cabinet adopts relevant decision
Cabinet of Ministers adopted a new procedure for employment of foreigners and stateless persons, providing protection of Ukrainian labor market against unskilled labor and reducing the number of the necessary documents, announced Deputy Director of the Department of Labour and Employment of the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine Oleh Prutenko.
Cabinet Resolution «Questions of issuance, extension and revocation of a permit for the employment of foreigners and stateless persons» was adopted in pursuance of the Law «On Employment» in force in Ukraine from this January.
He said that because the employment of foreigners in Ukraine creates competition to citizens of Ukraine, it is envisaged that the issuance of the permit is a paid service and amounts to 4 minimum wages (4588 UAH). The funds go to the Fund of obligatory state social insurance of Ukraine against unemployment. This permit is given to employers in the absence of suitably qualified unemployed persons registered with the employment service.
«Compared with the previous procedure registration of such permit is simplified. In particular, the number of documents an employer submits is reduced from 15 to 8, the documents are reviewed by the State Employment Service is reduced from 30 to 15 days. However, the duration of such permit remains unchanged - up to 1 year», - said O.Prutenko.
This permit is not required for employment of foreigners permanently residing in Ukraine. Furthermore, it is not required for foreign media workers, athletes, artists and arts workers, workers of emergency services, staff of foreign representative offices, foreigners who arrived in Ukraine to carry out international technical assistance and teach in state higher education establishments.