Foreign businesses often choose to operate in Ukraine through
their local subsidiary companies or representative offices. Both of
these legal forms of doing business require engaging local or
foreign workforce.
Normally, a foreign company hires local or foreign personnel
through its Ukrainian subsidiary or representative office. The
majority of labour law provisions apply equally to Ukrainian and
foreign nationals.
Foreign employees enjoy the same benefits, guarantees, and
protections available for Ukrainian employees under Ukrainian
labour laws and the employer's internal labour rules, policies
and procedures.
Ukrainian law establishes special procedures for hiring foreign
nationals that must be followed by the Ukrainian employer to avoid
administrative liability or even deportation of a foreign
national.
