In the oboz.ua article titled “Guarantees and protection: Why Ukrainians with legal salaries live better than those who receive money under the table,” Tetiana Petruk, Metinvest Group’s Chief Sustainability Officer, talked about the benefits of official employment, salary indexation and increases, as well as other opportunities for the employees of an honest employer. As part of the “Support the Honest” information campaign, this is the second article dedicated to the culture of paying taxes.Receiving a larger amount of money “in hand” may seem more profitable, but it does not provide social guarantees, access to affordable loans, or protection from arbitrary actions by an employer.Paying salaries under the table is a common practice around the world. And Ukraine is no exception. With this system, part of the employee’s salary is paid officially, while the rest is paid in cash, without being reflected in the company’s financial statements.At first glance, receiving more money in hand

A lot of families work at the plant, some of them were formed here at Zaporizhstal, and there are those who followed footsteps of their relatives and by joining the team.Nataliia Irynovska has been working as a turbine equipment operator and inspector at the heat and power plant at Zaporizhstal since the last autumn." I have wanted to work at Zaporizhstal for a long time, especially at the heat and power plant. My son has been working here for 4 years and he told me about a refer-a-friend program,' says Nataliia. "I've decided that now is the best moment for me to make my wish come true. My son brought me here, and I have no regrets."The refer-a-friend program provides a cash reward to employees who refer a relative or friend to work at the plant. The reward is equal to the salary of the referring employee and is paid out in three stages: 30% of the salary after the candidate is hired, 40% after the referred employee has worked for 3 months, and the remaining 30% after 6 months of empl

At the pipe billet mill of the rolling shop of PJSC "Kamet-Steel”, the range of SVP sections has been expanded. In April, the first batch of SVP-33 was rolled for fellow miners from Pokrovsk.Артем Лаптєв It should be recalled that last year, for the first time in Ukraine, in the conditions of the pipe billet mill, the plant mastered the production of the SVP-27 section, designed for fastening mine workings in mines. Previously, SVP profiles were produced at the Azovstal section rolling mill.PJSC "Kamet-Steel" rolling mill workers have taken another step in expanding the range and added a new SVP-33 section to the lineup.A highly professional team headed by the chief rolling mill specialist, Oleksandr Oliynyk, worked on the development of these products, which are in demand by Ukrainian mining enterprises. Deputy Head of Rolling Shop Artem Laptev, Head of Pipe Billet Section Oleg Kashevskiy, Head of Roll Turning Section Vitaliy Rovkov, Senior Foreman Vladislav Chuiko, Mill Foreman Genn

Representatives of Metinvest's enterprises in Kryvyi Rih, potential employers of today's vocational school students, took part in a roundtable discussion at the Career and Entrepreneurship Centre of Ingulets Vocational Lyceum. The participants discussed how to support future skilled workers from the first steps in profession, provide them with jobs and motivate them to grow professionally. Ingulets Vocational Lyceum welcomed guests and participants with open-air workshops. The students of the lyceum demonstrated their skills in welding, drilling and metal cutting. Teachers supervised their work, employers looked closely at the most talented, and senior pupils of schools watched with interest. Soon, some of these young people will decide to get their vocational education here, and later come to work for an industrial enterprise.To help young people and all those who want to find a profession, the 'I Am a PRO' centre for career and entrepreneurship was set up at the Ingulets Lyceum. Acc

In some large companies, several hundred employees have already returned from the war and are already working in their places. Companies provide them with medical and psychological aid, create new positions in teams aimed at supporting people with combat experience who are adapting to civilian life. The Page asked representatives of more than ten Ukrainian companies about how they return veterans to work. In particular, we are talking about the experience of Metinvest Group.So far, 1300 people have been demobilised at Metinvest. More than 500 veterans have already returned to work.How veterans are cared for after returning to civilian life"We study the best foreign practices and develop our own ones in order to adequately meet people who are our DNA with proven experience, qualifications and skills," said Tetiana PETRUK, Director for Sustainable Development and Human Resources at Metinvest Group.The main areas of work with the company's veterans include rehabilitation and additional m

Mine surveying. Applicants for bachelor's and master's degrees will be able to obtain this speciality. Valentyn NAZARENKO and Anna BRUI, guarantors of bachelor's and master's degree programmes, told more about the career prospects for students who choose mine surveying.Mine surveying is one of the oldest and, at the same time, the most modern branches of mining science. Initially, the purpose of mine surveying was to establish the boundaries of mines in the subsoil. This task is still challenging, but the scope of modern mine surveying has expanded. A modern mining surveyor is a true all-rounder who performs the functions of an underground surveyor, geologist, IT specialist, accountant and manager."Anna, can you tell us which of the applicants should pay special attention to the educational programmes in mine surveying?""If you like working with precision measuring equipment, are interested in modern information technology for data processing and 3D modelling, are not afraid to solve

We meet every morning with faith in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and continue to be a reliable pillar of Ukraine. In these challenging times, Metinvest Group takes care of defenders and war veterans, helps civilians to prevent a humanitarian crisis, ensures production at its enterprises and supports the economic stability of the country.Read more about the events and news of the last seven days in Metinvest's traditional digest.1In 2023, Metinvest's GOKs spent UAH 2.3 billion to support production2Metinvest helped to equip a shelter for IDPs in the Petrivka community3Zaporizhstal's employees handed over restored vehicles to defenders4Metinvest to spend UAH 50 million for projects in Kamianske5Teachers from Zaporizhzhia learnt hibuki therapy with the support of Metinvest6BOF #1 is being re-lined at Kamet-Steel7Honorary Metallurgist of Ukraine from Zaporizhzhia was congratulated on his anniversary8Kamet-Steel expands range of SVP structural shaped sections

Ruslan Sutkovyi, a Zaporizhstal employee, returned from the war to the plant and decided to pursue higher education, which he had not completed 13 years ago, alongside his work. He spoke with Liga.net about his service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as adapting to civilian life and work.On the first day of the full-scale invasion, Ruslan Sutkovyi from Zaporizhzhia decided to defend his country. Previously, he had worked at Zaporizhstal for 13 years. After leaving the service for personal reasons, he returned to his job as an operator of continuous pickling line No. 4. Currently, he plans to obtain higher education, majoring in metallurgy, at Metinvest Polytechnic.More than 1,000 people were mobilised from Zaporizhstal and 206 have returned to work. In total, Metinvest Group employs 870 veterans at its various enterprises, of whom 32 have been retrained and acquired new professional qualifications.A metallurgist became a volunteerRuslan’s entire working life has been tied to Z

With the support of Metinvest, the lyceum in Novyi Starodub village of Petrivka community underwent major repairs. Now the institution will be able to accommodate about one and a half hundred internally displaced persons if necessary. The work was carried out under a memorandum of cooperation between Metinvest's Central GOK, NGO "Kryvyi Rih Foundation for the Future" and Petrivka Village Council.Since the beginning of the war, the Petrivka community has become a second home for more than 2,000 Ukrainians from the frontline regions. Residents of Kherson, Luhansk, Donetsk and Kharkiv regions moved here with their families to get away from the shelling. Settlements such as the village of Novyi Starodub have become a refuge for them and provided them with a feeling of safety. One of the main issues that Petrivka residents have to deal with is providing the IDPs with comfortable housing. The community turned to Metinvest for help, whose enterprises are involved in supporting the cities whe

Repair work on Basic Oxygen Furnace #1 is underway in the Basic Oxygen Furnace Shop. The main task is the complete replacement of the refractory lining and the restoration of key mechanical units, repair interventions which are impossible during the operation of the unit. Андрій Карзін In terms of the scope of work and the scale of tasks, such repair are equated to a major overhaul. First of all, more than 800 tons of refractories, the service life of which has expired, will be replaced. Due to the responsible attitude of the technological personnel to the main equipment, the resistance of the refractory lining in the overhaul period reached the standard level of 4,000 heats and even exceeded this indicator. Work is also underway to restore the steel structures of the converter lining. Among the key tasks is the repair of steel structures of the vertical path of bulk materials, the stable operation of which determines the quality of the supply of heat components to the basic oxygen fu