State Enforcement Service collects UAH 356 mln in wage arrears from debtor enterprises

Since the beginning of the year, the State Enforcement Service has collected UAH 356 million in wage arrears from debtor enterprises, according to Deputy Justice Minister on Enforcement Service Svitlana Hlushchenko.

"Due to the set of measures on eliminating wage arrears, launched by the Justice Ministry in April 2018, we have managed to collect UAH 356 million from dishonest employers and to fully pay off wage arrears to 26,000 employees. 26,000 people have finally received their money. This is a real result,” said Hlushchenko, the ministry’s press service reports.

She also noted that at present the top 3 debtors include: the Kharkiv State Aircraft Production Enterprise, with wage arrears totaling UAH 74.5 million; PJSC Football Club Metalist, with wage arrears totaling UAH 47.7 million; and PJSC Zaporizzhyaoblenergo, with wage arrears totaling more than UAH 26 million.

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