Government approves plan of urgent measures to pay wage arrears

The corresponding government’s resolution, No. 517-r, was approved on July 22, 2016, the official government’s website reports.

"The plan, in particular, envisages the consideration of the issue of bringing to responsibility of heads of companies, belonging to the sphere of management of  the executive power bodies, that violated the legislation on the timely payment of wages,” according to the resolution.

In addition, the government will establish temporary commissions on the issues of payment of arrears of wages, pensions, student grants and other social payments.

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