For international companies in Ukraine
From your first hire in Ukraine to your first hundred.
ClarusApex recruits, employs and pays your Ukrainian staff — compliant from day one, so a small start never becomes a legal or reputational risk. No Ukrainian entity required.
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German-managed, in Kyiv since 2006
Who we are
Contract in Ukraine or in the EU
APEX AV LLC · FossaTech EOOD, EU VAT, reverse charge
A person replies within one business day
EN · DE · UK · RU
Shell and international companies entering Ukraine
Clients include
How it works
Three steps, one partner
In the order you meet them — and the same team from the first interview to the first payslip.
1 · Recruit
Ukrainian professionals with an international mindset, English, and your industry's contacts — from one representative to a team. Sourced from a database built over eighteen years and long-term candidate relationships.
2 · Employ
We put your people on our compliant Ukrainian employment contract — outstaffing, employer of record, umbrella for foreign staff with work and residence permits — while you keep full control of the work.
3 · Pay & stay compliant
Payroll, statutory reporting and HR administration in a system built for Ukrainian law, with an audit before your third year — the point at which most foreign employers are first inspected.
Need more than staff? Office, IT, cars, imports, market surveys, an interim manager for your first big order — we have built complete business infrastructures for clients since 2007. Start-up services →
Why not do it yourself
Why international companies start with us instead of an entity
- Ukrainian employment law favours the employee. Dismissals, leave, sick pay and reporting are formal and unforgiving; an inexperienced HR set-up is found at the first audit, not before.
- Freelancers and agency representatives are not your staff. They can take your client list and know-how with them. Employed through us, your people work for you and only you.
- An entity is expensive before it is useful. Set-up, accounting, bank compliance and closure all cost money you don't yet know you'll need. Start small on our contract; found your company when the business justifies it.
Industries
Where we have placed and employed people
Renewable energy
Wind and solar project teams, site engineers, local project managers.
Engineering & industry
Representatives and technical teams for European manufacturers entering Ukraine.
Hospitality & retail
Management and skilled staff for international operators.
Healthcare
Medical and care professionals, licensing and compliance.
People
You will be talking to
Marina Korytnyuk
HR Director — Recruitment, employment and compliance in Ukraine. Speaks Ukrainian · Russian · English.
Stefan Lilienkamp
Managing Partner — Market entry, start-up services, contracts in the EU or Ukraine. Speaks German · English.
stefan@claruskiev.com · +380 63 82 97 791 · we reply within one business day
Clarus was founded in Kyiv in 2006 by Dutch and Swedish partners for international companies that needed reliable staff and market-entry support. In 2012 it joined forces with Apex, a Ukrainian PEO and outsourcing firm — recruiting and employment under one roof, German-managed since. Our story →
Before you write
Questions companies ask first
No. We employ your staff on our contract; you direct the work. Many clients run for years this way and found an entity only when the business is large enough to justify it.
Your choice: APEX AV LLC in Ukraine, or FossaTech EOOD in Bulgaria — an EU entity with a Bulgarian recruiting licence, an EU VAT number and reverse-charge invoicing.
Because Ukrainian legislation changes quickly and is enforced retroactively. Every client we take on gets a compliant set-up from the first payslip; that is cheaper than the audit that finds the alternative.
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Two lines are enough: what the person will do, and when you need them. Marina or Stefan come back with how we would recruit, employ and pay them, and what it costs.
- stefan@claruskiev.com
- +380 63 82 97 791 — EN · DE · UK · RU
- Reply within one business day
- Contract with APEX AV LLC (Ukraine) or FossaTech EOOD (EU — VAT, reverse charge)