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-owned and managed, in Ukraine 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
Energy, engineering, retail and hospitality
Sectors we hire for
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 since 2006 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-owned and managed since. Our story →
Before you write
Questions companies ask first
Do we need a Ukrainian company to employ someone?
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.
Who signs the contract with us?
Your choice: APEX AV LLC in Ukraine, or FossaTech EOOD in Bulgaria — an EU entity registered as an employment intermediary in Bulgaria, with an EU VAT number and reverse-charge invoicing.
Why is compliance the first thing you talk about?
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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Tell us about the role — we reply within one business day
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)
