Payment for the Students’ Labor in Ukraine

Abstract

The article is aimed at identifying the «weak» spots of payment for the students’ labor together with types of violations of labor legislation by employers in the employment of students, elabortating recommendations to prevent violations on the part of employers. The article also estimates the wages of students in our country. To analyze the current status of employment of students in the city of Kyiv and the employers’ compliance with labor legislation in the employment, the authors conducted a sociological study. It is determined that 62% of students earn less than they need to provide decent living conditions. It is also defined that the majority of respondents faced violations of the labor legislation. Among the threats of employment of students, the authors allocate the following: unpaid test period (probation), non-payment of wages for the work done, unpaid overtime, reduction of wages without good reason, refusal to pay official salary at dismissal, informal employment with salary in envelopes. A list of norms that every employer should know and comply with in the employment of a student is drawn up. Still the best way to «insure» any student from violations is their formal employment.

Keywords

• wages
• formal employment
• labor law
• employer
• informal employment
• student