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38 I Eastern Europe bne February 2020
Russia’s Sheremetyevo international airport named most punctual and best employer in Russia
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Once famous for its dark arrival halls and legendarily long immi- gration queues, Russia’s leading international airport Sheremetyevo has transformed itself into one of the world’s best airports.
Forbes magazine named Sheremetyevo (SVO) as among the best employers in Russia as part of a survey of corporate culture and practices by the largest Russian companies.
The accolade follows on the heels of the airport being named the world’s most punctual airport in a separate survey from travel data and analytics firm Cirium.
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The Forbes survey assessed 150 firms in Russia and found that Russian com- panies have begun to invest in making their jobs more attractive in an effort
to find and retain the best employees. Russian unemployment is at a historic low and the labour market is drum tight. Unemployment has fallen to 4.6% as of November, the latest data available, its lowest level in the last three decades.
Forbes assessed the leading Russian firms, looking at nine weighted aspects of their business: salary, working condi- tions, social package, internal corporate training, creation of new jobs by the company, infrastructure development in the cities of presence, brand recognition,
concern for the environment and char- ity, reports Airport World.
Sheremetyevo is one of the largest employ- ers in Moscow and the region, with more than 17,000 staff. The airport was pleased with the result and points out that it
has adopted collective agreements with workers as well as introducing a number of corporate policies to offer education and healthcare for employees and their families. Medical services for employees are provided based on the system of man- datory and voluntary medical insurance paid by the company. The airport also provides holidays for its employees and their children in a distinctly Soviet, but still very popular, policy.