OREANDA-NEWS. August 03, 2010. The conference of employees of CJSC “Fourth Stevedoring Company” (included on the group “Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg”) held on July 30 adopted the new mechanism of pay rise. Conference of another company of the group – CJSC “Second Stevedoring Company” instructed its trade union committee to adopt similar mechanism.    

In the course of negotiations between management of the group “Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg” and the group’s managing company T.A.Management, on the one hand, and executive management of the Russian Dockworkers’ Trade Union and All-Russia Trade Union “Socprof”, on the other hand, the parties reached mutually satisfactory draft agreement.

The agreement stipulates annual 5% rise of fixed salary and basic tariff rates of the employees, provided the company sustains stable financial standing. The agreement also envisages conduction of negotiations on a yearly basis on additional pay rise, if the increase of prices for goods and services in the region has exceeded 7.5% per annum.

Similar draft agreement will be presented for approval at the conference of employees of the First Stevedoring Company to be held on August 3, 2010.

It is planned to further enhance the mechanism of payroll management and pay rises for the employees of the stevedoring companies of the group “Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg”. The aim of this enhancement is to increase efficiency of labour and to provide just, objective and consistent remuneration on the base of employees’ contribution to realization of strategic goals and operational plans. Negotiations on these issues between the employer and the employees are stipulated by the concluded agreement.   

Information: The group of companies “Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg”, which is a part of the international transport holding Universal Cargo Logistics Holding (UCK Holding), comprises “First Stevedoring Company”, “Second Stevedoring Company”, “Third Stevedoring Company”, “Fourth Stevedoring Company”, “Multi-purpose reloading complex” in Ust-Luga, as well as service companies.

T.A. Management (“Transport Assets Management”) – a managing company within the group UCL Holding established for the purpose of optimization of Russian assets management, as well as for pursuance of coordinated investment policy in the group’s transport companies.