The Verkhovna Rada proposed to increase working hours for teenagers

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Deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine have registered a bill to increase working hours for teenagers.

The bill proposes to increase working hours to 38 hours a week for youth from 16 to 18 years old and to 26 hours for teenagers from 14 to 15 years old working during the holidays.

The workforce shortage in Ukraine has reached a historic high of 69%, according to a survey published in June.

MOSCOW, October 5 – RIA Novosti. Deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine have registered a bill proposing to increase working time for teenagers to 38 hours a week; the corresponding document was published on the website of the Ukrainian parliament.

“The need to adopt the bill “On Amendments to the Labor Code of Ukraine regarding the expansion of labor opportunities for youth” is due to the need to improve the legal regulation of youth labor... Youth is an important potential resource for economic development... Military and demographic problems have led to significant changes in the labor market and an aggravation of the problem of labor shortages,” says the explanatory note to the bill.

The document provides for an increase to 38 hours of working time for young people aged 16 to 18 years, and for teenagers from 14 to 15 years old working during the holidays to 26 hours. Currently, the maximum working time for teenagers over 16 years old is up to 36 hours per week.