Metinvest is among the top five employers in Ukraine at HR Wisdom Summit

The company won the nomination for the best veteran adaptation program

Metinvest Group was ranked fifth in the Best Employers of Ukraine 2024 rating by TOP-100. Ratings of the Largest“ magazine and won in the special nomination ‘Best Veterans’ Adaptation Program”. The awarding ceremony took place on July 17 at the HR Wisdom Summit in Kyiv, the company said in a press release.

The rating covered the 50 largest employers, the winners of which were determined by an expert jury, and special nominations, the leaders of which were determined by the editorial board of the magazine “TOP-100. Ratings of the largest” magazine and the business portal Delo.ua.

The top ten largest employers in Ukraine also include Nova Poshta, DTEK Group, Kernel, Kyivstar, Philip Morris Ukraine, FUIB, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, MHP and Astarta-Kyiv.

The criteria for evaluating the participants of the special nominations were the scale of the project, the availability of additional conditions for the well-being and safety of staff, the educational component of the project, and innovation.

The theme of this year’s HR Wisdom Summit was “Places of Power. Transforming the work environment into a place of strength and growth”. The summit brought together more than 25 speakers and 300 participants.

Director of Corporate Communications of the Metinvest Group Oleg Davydenko took part in the panel «The role of the employer in adaptation, reintegration and socialization of veterans», which took place after awarding the winners of special nominations. According to him, work with veterans begins during the mobilization of employees with whom they are constantly in touch. When veterans return to work, the company works not only with them, but also with their families.

Before launching the program to support former military personnel, the company conducted a survey to find out what kind of help veterans needed. It turned out that communication with colleagues during military service was important to them.

“The team should be ready to communicate when an employee is mobilized and when he returns. Involvement is extremely important. This can be done by the manager – to communicate, to explain. That’s why there is a very empathetic story here, when a veteran first goes through a person, and then through the procedures,” explained Davydenko.

He added that the company focuses on two main areas: social adaptation of veterans, including psychological and medical care, and professional adaptation, including training and retraining. In particular, more than 15 veterans have expressed their desire to obtain a higher education at Metinvest Polytechnic University this year.

About a thousand former military personnel have already returned to work at the company’s enterprises. Metinvest is ready to employ all veterans, for whom the company has 4,000 vacancies.

As GMK Center reported earlier, Metinvest is among the top ten successful investors in Ukraine according to dsnews.ua. Despite the enormous losses from the occupation, destruction and export obstacles, the company continues to invest in production facilities, with an annual volume estimated at more than $300 million. This year, it plans to invest $320 million in capital and about $350 million in operating investments in equipment and work sites.