OREANDA-NEWS. March 13, 2014. West Kazakhstan large enterprises support Head of State’s policy of socio-economic modernization and safeguarding of financial stability. Companies show sympathetic understanding of adjustment of the national currency and support measures aimed at maintaining macroeconomic and social stability, as is reported in press release of the press service of WKR’s Akim.

Understanding the social responsibility of business, they responded to an appeal of the Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, and LLP "Uniserv", JSC "Zenit", LLP "Ural Mechanical Plant", LLP "Qvant" provide for pay rise of to their employees by 10% from 1 March of the current year.

"In conditions of the devaluation of the national currency, they are sensitive to the importance of the task of preserving the country's social obligations to its citizens. Everyone is convinced that the change of tenge rate will boost domestic production, encourage investment, increase employment, and will improve the welfare of our citizens ultimately," the regional Akim Nurlan Nogaiyev said.

Taking into account the appeal of the President of Kazakhstan, such large enterprises of West Kazakhstan Region as JSC "Omega", "Kaztrubprom", LLP "Zhaiykmunai" announced a voluntary salary increase for its employees by 10 per cent from 1 April 2014.

According to the leaders of these enterprises, creating a comfortable environment will allow them to maximize the employees to give their knowledge and power to increase company production. (More than three thousand people work at the above mentioned companies.)

"It is a necessity. We will provide all measures for prices hike containment of socially important goods. The business community of the region can and should solve more important task: material incentive to improve productivity, active citizenship, awareness of social responsibility to its people. Economic growth and development is observed in the region, this is the prerequisites to enhance rise of employees’ incomes.

"I am sure that other companies support their employees as well," Head of the Region Nurlan Nogaiyev addressed the businessmen of the region.