The law of Ukraine "About a living wage" № 966-XIV

This Law according to article 46 of the Constitution of Ukraine makes living wage definition, puts a legal basis for its establishment, the statement and the account at realization by the state of the constitutional guarantee of citizens on a sufficient standard of life.

According to article 1 of the Law of Ukraine "About a living wage" it is necessary to understand cost size as a living wage sufficient for maintenance of normal functioning of a human body, preservation of its health of a set of foodstuff (further - a set of foodstuff), and also the minimum set of the nonfood goods (further - a set of the nonfood goods) and the minimum set of services (further - a set of services), basic social satisfaction basic social and cultural needs of the person.
 

Living wage definition occurs by application of a standard method counting on a month on one person, and also separately for those who concerns the basic social and demographic groups of the population.
 

The purposes of application of a living wage, and also principles of formation of sets of foodstuff, the nonfood goods and services which in turn are its compound are fixed in the given law.
 

The living wage is established by the Cabinet of Ukraine after carrying out of scientifically-public examination of the generated sets of foodstuff and the nonfood goods and a set of services (item 4).
 

Direct participation in specified to examination is accepted by trade unions.
 

The officials guilty of infringement of the legislation on a living wage, bear responsibility according to the current legislation.
 

The law of Ukraine "About a living wage"