OREANDA-NEWS. Novolipetsk Steel has been awarded the prize for “The Leading Socially-Responsible Company” at

the annual All-Russian competition The Best Human Resources Department in Russia which

brought together nearly six thousand companies and organizations, the press office of the plant

reported. 

A panel of experts, represented by the Russian Council of Federation, the State Duma,

governmental bodies, educational institutions, the Academy of Labor and Social Relations and the

Pleakhanov Academy, evaluated the professionalism of human resources managers, the

efficiency of the company’s human resources strategy and the development of educational and

advanced training systems for employees.
 
This is the second year that NLMK has participated in this competition and, once again, the

company’s implementation of its human resources policy has been recognised by highly respected

experts.

At the ceremony, held in the House of Unions in Moscow, the company received the award as The

Leading Socially-Responsible Company  in Russia 2007”.

For reference:
 
In 2006, over 20,000  employees participated in various educational programmes.  They

underwent retraining and advanced training in order to obtain a second profession.   The total

investments spent on educational programmes for NLMK’s employees in 2006 exceeded 38

million rubles, and 20 million rubles was spent in the first half of 2007 .