Human Resources Policy of OAO Gazprom, its Subsidiary Companies and Organizations
Today, Gazprom employs 376,300 people. The Company pays paramount attention to creating maximally comfortable labor conditions, providing a variety of social guarantees, benefits and compensations. At the same time, continuous support is given to industry veterans, with a focus placed on improving their living conditions.
The social and labor relationships between employees and administration are governed by the following documents: the General Collective Agreement of OAO Gazprom, its Subsidiary and Associated Companies for 2007 through 2009; general collective agreements of the Company's subsidiaries; Industry Agreement for the companies engaged in the oil and gas industry as well as in the construction of oil and gas industry facilities in the Russian Federation for 2008 through 2010; Industry Tariff Agreement in the electric power industry of the Russian Federation. The General Collective Agreement affects the interests of 263 thousand employees.
There are a number of other documents with regard to the education (training/retraining) and health care services to employees and their families.
The most important of them is the Provision on the Continuous Corporate Professional Education for Managers and Specialists. Pursuant to this document 155 thousand people received further vocational training in 2008. In addition, Gazprom has adopted: the Provision on the Training of Young Specialists with Higher or Secondary Professional Education and their Internships in OAO Gazprom's Subsidiaries and Associated Companies, the Provision on Psychological Support in OAO Gazprom, the Provision on Medical Support for OAO Gazprom's Employees, Retired Pensioners and their Families, etc. A crucial social guarantee is payment of extra pensions by Gazfond Non-State Pension Fund.
Developing new oil & gas fields and constructing gas mains in the Far North, with a view to improve the employees' operational capabilities and living standards, the Company builds the system of life support, medical and ecological, as well as social and hygienic monitoring for Gazprom Group's employees and their family members. In order to enhance the effectiveness and accessibility of medical services, especially in field camps, the Company developed a telemedicine network.
With a view to further improving labor force related work, in 2006 Gazprom developed and endorsed the Personnel Management Policy for OAO Gazprom and its Subsidiary and Associated Companies. The Policy is aimed at establishing an efficient human resources management mechanism based on social partnership.
In order to ensure financial interest of Gazprom's management staff in the Company's efficient development, in 2006 Gazprom introduced a financial motivation system for the management of ОАО Gazprom and its major subsidiaries, which includes an annual bonus system and a program for allocating ОАО Gazprom's shares as a bonus.
Vocational training of Gazprom Group's personnel in 2008
| Number of people | |
|---|---|
| Total number of workers provided with vocational training, including: | 97,222 |
| advanced training | 83,146 |
| retraining | 4,956 |
| second (related) vacation | 9,120 |
| Total number of managers and specialists provided with vocational training, including: | 57,872 |
| advanced training | 56,917 |
| vocational retraining | 955 |
| Total | 155,094 |