Ukrlandfarming's salary rate up 90 pct

The Ukrlandfarming group of companies increased wages by 90 per cent in consequence of the labour migration. This was informed by the founder and owner of Ukrlandfarming agroholding Oleg Bakhmatyuk, 112.ua reports.

“We have raised wages by 90% over the past two years. For me as a manager, this is a significant challenge. We pay UAH 250 million of salary a month, UAH 3 billion a year,” Oleg Bakhmatyuk stated.

He noted that the Group faced the problem of labour migration and the agricultural holding lost a large number of drivers who left for the Baltic States and Poland.

The owner of the Group said that the average salary in Ukrlandfarming equals UAH 11 thousand. For example, a farm machinery operator is paid at least UAH 30 thousand, and during the production season — about EUR 1.5 thousand.

Earlier it was reported that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) put pressure on the founder and owner of Ukrlandfarming agroholding Oleg Bakhmatyuk in the case of VAB Bank refinancing.