Metinvest is among the top ten sustainable employers in Ukraine

Metinvest Group has been named one of the top ten resilient employers in Ukraine by the Business Capital magazine. The rating includes companies that demonstrate leadership in HR despite the war, economic difficulties and loss of assets. The main criteria include employee support, digital transformation, training, decent working conditions and social responsibility.

Metinvest, which has lost more than 50% of its business, including Azovstal and Ilyich Iron and Steel Works, since the start of the full-scale invasion, continues to maintain its position as a responsible employer. The company annually indexes salaries above the projected inflation rate. In 2024, salaries at production and repair facilities increased by 15%, and in shortage specialties by up to 30%. The average salary in the company is now almost UAH 28 thousand, and in production professions – about UAH 35 thousand.

Special attention is paid to the motivation system. Employees receive production and team bonuses, and KPI bonuses in trade, IT, and logistics. Senior management is rewarded for achieving team and individual goals.

To overcome the staff shortage, the company established Metinvest Polytechnic University, which has already graduated its first 143 masters. The university offers 39 educational programs, combining distance learning with practical training at the Group’s enterprises. Total investments in the university amounted to UAH 513 million.

Supporting veterans is another important area: more than 1,000 employees have already returned to work after their service, and more than 8,000 are currently in the Armed Forces. They are provided with training, retraining and adaptation programs.

According to Tatyana Petruk, Director of Human Resources and Sustainable Development, Metinvest is not just preserving its human resources, but is creating a reserve for the future by investing in talent development, internal rotations and career growth. The company proves that it is possible to create jobs, support people and build the future even in frontline regions.

As GMK Center reported earlier, Metinvest, together with its joint ventures, topped the rating of Ukraine’s largest exporters in 2024 according to Forbes Ukraine. In total, exports of products from the mining and metals sector of Ukraine amounted to $7.3 billion in 2024. Metinvest, together with Zaporizhstal, accounted for almost $3.9 billion of this amount.