OREANDA-NEWS. On December 16, 2008 Minister of Labour and Social Policy of Ukraine Liudmyla Denisova assured that today there are enough workplaces in Kyiv.

“There are twice as many vacancies in Kyiv today than unemployed registered so Kyiv can provide everybody with work, there is no problem,” she informed at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers answering the journalists’ question about mass departure of employees from Kyiv.

At that Liudmyla Denisova confirmed the facts about unemployment increase in Ukraine noting that from the beginning of the year about 800 thousand citizens had applied for the Employment Center. “Not all have the status of unemployed, not all granted with aid but if unemployment increases at such pace then till January 1 this figure can reach 900-940 thousand people,” the Minister stated.

In the connection with such situation, according to her, budget of the Social Insurance Fund in case of unemployment will be deficit by UAH 1 billion 300 – 1 billion 400 thousand. That’s why the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy put forward a proposal to redistribute tariffs between the funds for support of unemployed. “If this is not sufficient this Fund will be granted from the Budget but all unemployed, undoubtedly, will have their aids,” Liudmyla Denisova said.

The Minister also informed that the Employment Center works according to new schedule: everyday from 8 a.m. till 20 p.m., including Saturday.