Our basic approach to recruitment in every country where we operate is to comply with legal requirements and employ the best professionals. In accordance with the laws of the countries in which we operate, we primarily hire employees from local people. Programs are implemented to train specialists locally. Employees from other regions are hired only if there are no candidates with the required qualifications on the local labor market.
Employees with appropriate qualifications are hired for management positions in our foreign entities. If personnel with the necessary qualifications and capabilities are not available on local markets, Russian employees are appointed to managerial positions in order to promote the same corporate culture throughout LUKOIL Group and to expand their capabilities by gaining professional experience in international projects. For this purpose, the Company has a pool of employees who can be rotated. The risk of a loss in efficiency is therefore mitigated and the need for highly qualified and senior management is quickly met, regardless of the situation in local labor markets.
The Company does not tolerate discrimination based on gender, race, age, or other grounds. The hiring process applies an equal opportunity approach to local applicants abroad, to men and women, to applicants with limited health abilities, to members of the indigenous minorities of the North, and to other social groups.
LUKOIL's basic recruitment principle in foreign countries is to employ and – if necessary – to train as many local employees as possible. The Company provides an opportunity to suitably qualified applicants to take up various jobs, management positions among them. If the Company fails to find a professional among locals, employees from Russia are seconded to spread corporate culture and expand competencies through international projects.
The Company has formed a pool of mobile personnel. Managers and experts with experience and knowledge, required for successful delivery of projects, count among mobile employees and can be seconded to LUKOIL Group companies or projects to achieve corporate targets. Mobile personnel is a tool to diminish risks of poor efficiency, immediately respond to a demand for qualified experts or managers irrespective of the situation on a local market, and at the same time, an opportunity to work in different cultural and business environments that motivates employees, who prefer diverse challenges and personal development.
To facilitate employment of disabled people the Company has adopted corporate regulations on job quotas for disabled employees. The job quota of 2 to 3 percent of the Company's average headcount is established for each region where the Company operates.
Disabled employees work on special conditions that include privileges, guarantees, shorter hours with standard pay and longer paid leaves. The Company also provides special workstations, adapted or additional equipment.
