Hiring and exit
As a rapidly developing and actively growing company, NOVATEK is focused on attracting and retaining talents. To this end, the Company implements programs to ensure their well-being throughout the employee life cycle, from hiring to termination of employment.
To ensure business continuity, NOVATEK focuses on closing vacancies faster using advanced solutions, including the E-Staff internal database, services of HR agencies, and relevant recruiting resources as well as headhunting and recommendations.
When filling vacancies, the Company gives preference to its internal talent pipeline as a means to give its own employees the opportunity for expanding their careers and promoting professional growth.
The share of temporary workers working on external part-time conditions (under GPC agreements) is extremely small (less than 0.5%). The Company strives to minimize the hiring of temporary workers. There are no seasonal or other variations in headcount.
When hiring candidates, NOVATEK fully respects human rights and freedoms, labor laws, provisions of the collective bargaining agreement as well as the terms of the employment contract. The Company ensures non-discrimination and equal opportunities for all candidates.
To retain employees, NOVATEK keeps them highly motivated and satisfied and provides them with training, development, and career growth opportunities.
NOVATEK strives to minimize forced exits, only resorting to dismissals when all possible prevention measures have been exhausted. When selecting among employees with equal productivity performance and qualifications, preference is given to retaining those who have worked for the Company for more than 10 years as well as single mothers and fathers raising children under 18.
NOVATEK surveys employees who have decided to leave the Company in order to identify and analyze the reasons for leaving, and uses the results of the analysis to reduce employee turnover.
NOVATEK fully complies with the Russian Labor Code. The Company’s HR policy provides for employees’ right to long periods of leave, such as maternity leaves and parental leaves (until the child reaches the age of three). In 2023, 161 employees exercised this right.
In case of organizational restructuring, NOVATEK gives employees at least two months’ notice and provides one day per week (paid at their average pay rate) to look for another job.