Protection of underage labor

According to legislative acts of Ukraine labor of under ages is prohibited on heavy work and in harmful or hazardous condition. Under ages can’t be assigned for work associated with lifting or moving weights over the set limits. Person under age of 16 can’t be employed. As exclusion 15 years old person can be employed with agreement of one of the parent (art. 188 LCU). Under ages can’t work in night hours and overtime (art. 192 LCU).

Short working week – 36 hours is set for persons in age from 16 to 18; 24 hours – for 15 years old. Salary paid to under age employee working through short work shift is the same as that paid to adult employees doing work of the same Category (art. 194 LCU).

Annual vocation is given to under age employee in summer or another season they prefer (art. 195 LCU). Duration of such vocation is one calendar month.

Under age person can be fired by employer’s initiative only approved by Commission of under age affairs (art. 198 LCU).

Occupational safety financing

Occupational safety funds are created according to the regulations of governmental, branch, regional funds of occupational safety and funds of occupational safety of enterprise, branch in regional and governmental level.

Governmental Inspection of Occupational Safety regulates governmental fund of occupational safety. Fund is used in accordance to national program to improve safety, occupational hygiene and working environment.

Ministries and other central executive bodies, concerns, corporations regulate branch funds of occupational safety and coordinate occupational safety of enterprises.

Council of Ministries of Crimea Autonomous Republic, Kiyv and Sevastopol municipal administration regulate their regional funds of occupational safety. Funds are used in accordance to regional programs to improve safety, occupational hygiene and working environment.

Proprietor of enterprise establishes order of funds regulation. Funds are used to accomplish complex measures or to satisfy standard acts of occupational safety and also to improve safety in industry.

Governmental Inspection of Occupational Safety supervises incoming and using funds in general.