Rules for hiring foreign labor will be relaxed under new plans proposed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs.Companies could employ 1,300–2,500 workers if they earn at least the Estonian average salary, depending on the economic outlook.
Foreign workers can be brought to Estonia outside the quota as long as they earn at least one and a half times the average salary.However, there is a shortage of skilled workers whose salary would be between one and one and a half times the average salary.
“Bench operators, chemical engineers, food technologists, and builders of wooden and metal structures earn an average gross monthly salary of €2,000 in Estonia.
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