Failure to formalize employment relations is a clear sign of "envelope" wage payments.

Failure to formalize employment is a clear sign of "envelope" wage payments.

Often, the first question for a citizen coming to a new employer for employment is: "What will my salary be?".

The employer may reply: "Let's have you work for a couple of months without formalizing, and then we'll come to an agreement."

Unfortunately, by trusting such employers, we deceive ourselves. Do not make this mistake!

By receiving a "grey salary," you risk your work record, your right to annual leave, sick pay, and other guarantees, as well as compensation in case of industrial injury.

When taking up employment, first and foremost, the employee and the employer are obliged to conclude a written employment contract, with copies to be kept by both the employee and the employer. For violation of the established procedure for hiring, the employer bears administrative responsibility in the form of a fine of up to 20 basic units.

In order to curb the activities of unscrupulous employers, the Department of State Labor Inspection conducts a "hotline." Residents of the country can report "envelope" wage payments, as well as work performed without proper written documentation. Calls will be accepted on weekdays from 8:00 to 13:00 by phone at 8-017-306-41-23.

Do not wait for protection after the fact! Having received multiple refusals from employees to work without formalization and receive "grey salaries," the employer will stop offering work under grey schemes.

Vitebsk Regional Department of the Department of State Labor Inspection.