Updated: August 7, 2026
Mass hiring
Groups of foreign workers for launching and scaling production
When you need a hundred people by a fixed date, not ten. WORKIN builds one shared profile, keeps a steady candidate flow, splits arrivals into waves and takes every group through to its first shift.
Arrivals are planned in waves so production never stops. The estimate is free.
What it is and how it works
Mass hiring: a managed flow of people for your launch date
Mass hiring is for when dozens or hundreds of people must start work by a set date. The enterprise approves the selection criteria, and WORKIN handles candidates, documents, arrival and the group's first weeks of work.
The work runs as one flow. First we fix a single worker profile and the criteria the company uses to accept people. Then the need is split into waves that housing, transport and mentors can take: each wave has its own start date and its own document batch, so a delay in one group does not stop the others.
We search for candidates in several countries in parallel and check them before you see them, and the company approves a group rather than every profile. The migration partner handles permits and visas, while WORKIN arranges arrival, housing and a coordinator who speaks the group's language. WORKIN receives half of its fee only after people start their shifts.
- workers in one project
- 50-300
- hiring countries
- 10
- to the first wave
- 4-7 weeks
- worker replacement guarantee
- 6 months
Who it suits
When mass hiring is the right choice
This service fits when volume and the date decide the outcome, not the unique background of each person.
- You need between 50 and 300 workers
- A new line, shift or warehouse is being launched
- The work is high-volume: repetitive operations, training on site
- There is a hard date by which people must start
- You need a coordinator who looks after the group on site
When another service fits better
- Most common occupations
- Production line operators · Packers · Order pickers · Loaders · General labourers · Warehouse workers · Sorters · Industrial cleaners
- Sourcing countries
- Uzbekistan · Azerbaijan · Kyrgyzstan · Tajikistan · India · Türkiye · Bangladesh · Nepal
- Practical timeline to the first wave
- Visa-free route 4-7 weeksD visa 8-10 weeksD visa with transit 10-14 weeks
Result
What the enterprise gets
Groups ready to start on an agreed schedule and one team responsible for the whole project.
Worker start schedule
An agreed date for each group, tied to the line or shift launch.
One team for the project
One manager and a status for every group.
Groups with documents ready
Permits and visas issued before departure.
Arrival on schedule
Meeting, transfer and move-in on the agreed day.
Group coordinator
In touch with people in their language after the start.
Replacement under contract
Within 6 months, with no second recruitment fee.
Cost calculator
WORKIN's fee is based on this amount: one month of salary.
Calculation
- WORKIN's fee
- 200 000 UAH
- Migration partner's services
- 198 000 UAH
- State payments
- 183 400 UAH
- Travel
- 120 000 UAH
One month of official salary. 50% after the contract, 50% after the first shift.
A separate contract and a separate invoice from the LAWinUA.
Work permit and residence permit. The amounts are set by law and paid directly to the state.
A one-off cost for the group's arrival.
Uzbekistan · Visa-free · 4-7 weeks
Arrival waves
How a hundred people start work without stoppages
While the first wave is already working, the next one is doing its documents.
Example project for 150 workers
Wave 1
50
Launch: senior group, team leaders, housing and transport set up.
Wave 2
50
Reinforcement: selection by refined criteria, mentors from the first wave.
Wave 3
50
Full shift headcount and a reserve for replacements.
We agree wave size and intervals based on how many people the enterprise can take at once.
How mass hiring works
Seven steps from the profile to the last wave on shift
Every step has a deadline and a responsible person. The enterprise sees which stage each group is at.
- 01
One profile and criteria
We fix a few requirements for accepting people: operations, shift pattern, pay.
- 02
Wave plan
We split the need into groups that housing, transport and mentors can take, each with its own start date.
- 03
Candidate flow
We search in several countries in parallel. First profiles within a week.
- 04
Selection in groups
Experience and documents are checked before you see them. You approve a group, not every profile.
Country manager - 05
Documents by wave
Permits and visas go as a separate batch for each wave, so a delay in one does not stop the others.
- 06
Arrival and housing
People arrive on schedule: meeting, transfer, housing and a coordinator who speaks the group's language.
- 07
Start on shift
The group starts with a mentor. If someone does not show up, the contract's replacement term applies.
To the first wave: 4-7 weeks from visa-free countries and 8-14 weeks if a visa D is needed.
Who runs the project
Three people are responsible for the result
Recruitment, documents and group arrivals are handled by different specialists, and you get status updates from one manager.
Kemal Aslan
Head of recruitment
Runs the search in several countries and keeps a candidate reserve for replacements.
Nataliia Kravchuk
Head of documents
Responsible for permits and visas for every wave together with the migration partner.
Andrii Savchuk
Deputy director
Organises arrival, housing and transport so the group starts its shift on time.
Documents
Project documents
Before the start, the parties agree one document pack: hiring terms, wave schedule, responsible people, housing and meals. The basis is one contract; housing and meals are added separately if needed.
If the enterprise has its own housing or canteen, these contracts can be left out.
Cases and project scenarios
Projects where the group started work on the agreed date
Below are delivered WORKIN projects. Company names are withheld under confidentiality terms; everything else is shown as it happened.
Warehousing and logistics
Warehouse complex: pickers for an extended shift
Extending the shift ran into a shortage of pickers.
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Warehousing and logistics
Distribution centre: a stable loading crew
Loading and sorting relied on random people and constantly slipped.
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Agriculture and food
Launching a packaging shift at a food plant
There was nobody to staff the extra shift: local response did not cover the need.
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Agriculture and food
Poultry enterprise: production and packaging areas
Processing and packaging areas were running understaffed.
View case →
Questions and answers
What companies ask about mass hiring
Answers to the questions that come up before a mass project starts.
The practical volume of one project is 50 to 300 workers. The limit is not sourcing but how many people the company can absorb: housing, transport, supervisors and workplaces. That is why hiring is split into waves with agreed start dates.
Practically 4-7 weeks to the first wave for visa-free countries and 8-14 weeks where a D visa is required. Later waves follow at an agreed interval, usually 2-4 weeks. The overall project timeline depends on the number of people and the sourcing countries.
In the profile and the way approval works. In targeted recruitment the company reviews and approves every profile and the requirements are narrow. In mass hiring the company approves the criteria and then receives groups - otherwise a hundred people cannot be hired on time.
A mass project keeps a buffer in the candidate flow, and the contract fixes a replacement term. If someone does not start their shift, WORKIN finds a replacement on the agreed terms and within the agreed timeframe.
In practice, yes. A company rarely manages to receive a hundred people without organised accommodation. If there is no housing of its own, WORKIN finds and arranges accommodation, transport to the site and meals as a separate project model. The company pays.
A WORKIN coordinator who speaks the group's language works on a mass project. They handle day-to-day matters, help with settling in and collect the workers' questions during the first weeks. Production matters stay with the company's supervisors.
Yes, and it is common practice. The first group tests the process: how housing, transport, supervisors and the schedule actually work. The wave plan is then adjusted and the project is scaled to the full volume.
For high-volume manual occupations language is not required on arrival: the supervisor demonstrates the operations, and the group has a coordinator who speaks the workers' language. Safety briefings are delivered in a language the workers understand.
One WORKIN manager runs the project, and the status is visible wave by wave: how many people are at the document stage, how many are travelling and how many have already started. The company sees what is done and what comes next for each group.
Work permits are issued to the company as the employer, while an independent migration partner prepares and files the documents - in batches by wave. WORKIN coordinates the timeline and shows the status of every batch.
Request
Get a launch plan for your group
Tell us the number of workers, the professions and the preferred first shift date. We will prepare the wave schedule, timelines and a preliminary project budget.
- 01A manager reviews the request and clarifies details
- 02You receive a route, a timeline and a cost structure for your project
- 03Any contract decision comes only after the estimate
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