What employers hiring Ukrainians should consider

16.02.2023

WHAT EMPLOYERS HIRING UKRAINIANS SHOULD CONSIDER

Executive Agency "General Labor Inspectorate" uses the occasion in connection with the extension of the temporary protection of Ukrainian citizens by one year to remind that Bulgarian employers who want to hire workers and employees from Ukraine should provide them with the same working conditions with their colleagues from Bulgaria, as they cannot be less favorable than the minimum ones defined in the labor legislation.

The Council of Ministers extended the temporary protection of Ukrainian citizens until March 4, 2024. The adopted decision is in accordance with the Decision of the European Commission on the extension of the Temporary Protection Directive.

With another Decision concerning the approval of the samples of registration cards issued by the State Agency for Refugees under the Council of Ministers, the validity period of the registration cards of foreigners granted temporary protection, expiring until February 24, 2023, is extended until March 31 2023. A new registration card can be issued to them both after and before the expiration of the extended period until March 31, 2023 at the request of the displaced persons from Ukraine.

In terms of labor legislation, the decisions enable employers to continue to easily hire Ukrainian citizens who have received temporary protection in our country. The commitment of the employers to inform the Executive Agency "General Labor Inspection" about the employed Ukrainian citizens, as citizens from third countries, according to Article 10 paragraph 1 of the Law on Labor Migration and Labor Mobility remains.

The Executive Agency "General Labor Inspectorate" has developed, to help Ukrainian citizens looking for work in Bulgaria, a brochure with information on basic labor rights related to working hours, wages, vacations, etc., as well as the documents required to be provided by the employer before starting work, so that they can, if necessary, seek protection of their rights.The brochure is in Bulgarian, Ukrainian, English and Russian.

At the e-mail BGhelp.Ukrainians@gli.government.bg, the experts answer the questions in a timely manner, for this purpose, contacts for feedback should also be indicated.