UKRAINE HIRING
GUIDE

OVERVIEW

QUICK FACTS ABOUT UKRAINE

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CURRENCY: Ukrainian Hrivnya (UAH)

PAYROLL FREQUENCY: Semi-Monthly

CAPITAL: Kiev

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Ukranian

SECONDARY LANGUAGE: Russian

LAST UPDATED: January 10, 2022

EXCHANGE RATE:

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1
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36.48
UKRANIAN HRYVNIA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PAYROLL + TAXATION

PAYROLL CYCLE

In Ukraine, the payroll cycle is most commonly bi-weekly and runs twice a month between the 15th and 20th of each month and the 31st and 7th of the following month.

There are no provisions in the law regarding 13th salaries.

INCOME TAX

The employee income tax is a flat rate of 18%.

EMPLOYER COST

The employer cost is 22% for social contributions.

MINIMUM WAGE + WORKING HOURS

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MINIMUM WAGE

The minimum salary in Ukraine is UAH 6,500 per month.

WORKING HOURS + OVERTIME

Standard working hours are 8 hours per day, and 40 hours per week from Monday to Friday.

All overtime hours in excess of 40 hours a week are paid at an overtime compensation rate of 200.00% of an employee’s regular hourly rate. The overtime work performed on a rest day can be compensated by another rest day in lieu of payment.

LEAVE

PAID TIME OFF

In Ukraine, the standard paid time off is 24 calendar days per year not including public holidays. Paid time off is calculated as 2 days per month.

UKRAINIAN NATIONAL HOLIDAYS

Day

January 1

January 7

March 8

April 24

April 25

May 1

May 2

May 9

June 12

June 13

June 28

August 24

October 14

December 25

December 26

Holiday

New Year’s Day

Orthodox Christmas

International Women’s Day

Orthodox Easter Sunday

Orthodox Easter Monday

Labor Day

Labor Day Holiday

Victory Day

Orthodox Whit Sunday

Orthodox Whit Monday

Constitution Day

Independence Day

Defender’s Day

Catholic Christmas Day

Catholic Christmas Day Holiday

Day

Saturday

Friday

Tuesday

Sunday

Monday

Sunday

Monday

Monday

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Friday

Sunday

Monday

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SICK DAYS

Employees are entitled to four months’ paid sick leave. The employer compensates the first five days of sick leave and the rest is compensated by the Social Insurance Fund. 

MATERNITY LEAVE

Female employees are entitled to 70 days of maternity leave prior to the expected delivery date and 56 (sometimes 70) days after delivery. A woman is also entitled to partially paid leave until the child reaches 3 years of age.

PATERNITY LEAVE

There is no statutory paternity leave.

OTHER LEAVE

An employee is entitled up to 7 days for bereavement leave following the death of an immediate family member

Employees are entitled to paid study leave which is compensated by the employer. The length of the leave is dependent on the duration of the exam period.

After getting married, employees are entitled to 10 days off following their wedding.

NOTICE + PROCESS

TERMINATION

TERMINATION PROCESS

Termination is allowed if a just cause is established (fraud, negligence, long-term disability, or incompatibility with assigned tasks).

NOTICE PERIOD

Employers are required to provide notice 30 days in advance of termination for severance situations.

SEVERANCE PAY

An employer should offer a severance package equal to at least one month’s pay if an employee is laid off for economic reasons, incompatibility with work responsibilities, or long-term disability.

PROBATION PERIOD

In Ukraine, the probation period is dependent on the job role of the employee. The probation period for a non-qualified employee is one month and three months for specialists and managers.  

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