Increase of minimum wage

Pursuant to the Law of Ukraine on changes to the state budget for 2015 dated 17 September 2015, as of 1 September 2015 the minimum wage increased to UAH 1378 (approx. USD 64) per month.

In addition, the Law also provides for increase of living wage for certain categories: to UAH 1167 for children under age of 6, to UAH 1455 for children of age between 6 to 18, to UAH 1378 for able-bodied persons, and to UAH 1074 for disabled persons.