Annual Report
2013
The TVEL FC Personnel Policy is implemented in accordance with its Development Strategy and serves to promote rational use of the manpower potential that would contribute to the achievement of strategic goals of the Company.
The TVEL FC Personnel Policy serves to promote the balance of interests of its employees and the employer and aims to make employees consent to the efficient development of their professional and managerial potential in accordance with the long-term development strategy of the Fuel Company.
All personnel management activities serve to accomplish the objectives and are focused on the long-term personnel stability of the Fuel Company.
Indicator | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
Headcount of TVEL FC staff at the year end, persons | 36,922 | 30,964 | 27,159 |
Average headcount of TVEL FC staff in the year of report, persons | 42,581 | 34,088 | 29,238 |
Employees with the the period in TVEL FC over 5 years, % | 78 | 77.5 | 75.5 |
Candidates and doctors of science | 308 | 290 | 312 |
Holders of MBA degree | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Steady downsizing in 2011-2013 was caused by restructuring processes, centralization of management functions and personnel outsourcing. The ultimate goal of these processes is to enhance labor productivity at the TVEL FC enterprises to match major international competitors. Average headcount of staff planned for the year of 2014 — 26,430 persons.
TVEL FC hires its employees in strict compliance with the Labor Code of the Russian Federation. Top executives are covered by the program that envisages the appointment of candidates who participate in the personnel reserve program. All enterprises (excluding however TVEL JSC) comprising the Fuel Company have collective agreements that cover 100% employees. If any considerable changes are intended in the business, the organizations shall notify their employees at least 2 months prior to the effective date of any such changes. This provision is stipulated by applicable labor laws of the Russian Federation and by the Collective Agreement of each enterprise.
In 2013, the TVEL FC enterprises hired 1,857 persons, including TVEL JSC — 107 persons, 13 of whom were transferred from the enterprises of the Fuel Company and 2 employees got a transfer from the ROSATOM State Corporation.
5,643 persons terminated their employment with the company. At the end of 2013, the retirement rate* Retirement rate means total dismissals due to any reasons divided by average headcount of staff×100%. by the regions where TVEL FC conducts its business varied from 27% in Sverdlovsk Region and 25.4% in Vladimir Region to 13.6% the Udmurt Republic and 9.5% in Moscow Region. The retirement rates vary by gender as well: men — 12.5%; women — 6.8%. Overall retirement rate for the Fuel Company is 19.3%. Personnel turnover rates* Turnover rate means total dismissals of one’s own accord divided by average headcount of staff×100%. vary by the regions where TVEL FC conducts its business from 6% in Moscow Region and 3.3% in Vladimir Region to 0.5% in the Udmurt Republic and 0.2% in Krasnoyarsk territory. Overall personnel turnover rate for the Fuel Company is 1.6%. The most mobile age group (turnover rate > 4%) comprises of employees up to 35 years old; male employees are more mobile than female (1.8% against 1.1%).
As on December 31, 2013, TVEL FC employed 27,159 persons. Male employees comprise the majority of the staff — 65.5% (and 92.7% of CEOs). Over 98% of employees work under the open-term employment contracts and on normal business hours (40 hours a week).
Category | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ∆ 2013/2012, % |
Consolidation contour (total), persons including: | 36,922 | 30,964 | 27,159 | -12.29% |
Main workers | 13,553 | 11,716 | 9,743 | -16.84% |
Auxiliary workers | 9,062 | 6,961 | 5,615 | -19.34% |
Managers | 4,600 | 3,520 | 2,618 | -25.63% |
including top executives (General Directors and their deputies) | 160 | 132 | 96 | -27.27% |
Specialists | 9,024 | 8,256 | 8,839 | 7.06% |
Employees | 466 | 395 | 312 | -21.01% |
Non-industrial group | 217 | 116 | 32 | -72.41% |
Average age of TVEL FC employees — 43. Employees aged up to 35 comprise 25% of total staff.
Recruitment of prospective young people is one of the top priorities in personnel policy of the Fuel Company. By hiring young specialists, the Company intends to preserve and strengthen its position in the sphere of science and advanced technologies.
As part of its cooperation program with educational institutions engaged in personnel training, the Company signed agreements with sector-specific higher educational institutions (five of which form a consortium of base schools of the ROSATOM State Corporation) and vocational secondary schools: NRNU MEPHI and its branches; UrFU, MISiS, NI TPU, NTK, VlGU, M.V. Lomonosov MSU FCT, D.I. Mendeleev UCTR, MATI — Russian State Technological University, etc.
In 2013, enterprises of the Fuel Company provided internship to 969 students of the higher educational institutions and vocational secondary schools. In 2014, the Company expects 850 students to take their internship courses at its enterprises.
Over the period of report, the Company hired 129 graduates of the higher educational institutions and vocational secondary schools, 14 of which took target preparation classes for employment by TVEL FC.
To promote career guidance, school students a taken on regular (twice a year) tours at the enterprises of the Fuel Company where they meet young specialists and take part in a variety of contests (intellectual environmental game “First Step Into a Nuclear Project”, etc.).
To promote the development of the graduates training, recruitment and hiring system, the Company focuses on:
In 2013, the Company developed a scout system that covers top graduates of educational institutions and helps recruit talented graduates who qualify under the requirements profile (average score ≥ 4.2; ability test ≥ 35; four competencies rate ≥ 4.5).
For example, JSC SGChE in cooperation with STI NRNU MEPHI implements Joint Program for implementation of cooperation agreement by and among TVEL JSC and NRNU MEPHI in the sphere of education, science and personnel training.
Approx. 1.1% of TVEL FC employees return from maternity leave every year (310 persons in 2013). The highest rate (approx. 2%) is observed at the Fuel Company’s enterprises in Vladimir Region and Sverdlovsk Region, whereas the lowest (approx. 0.6%) rate is observed in the City of Moscow, Moscow Region, Tomsk Region and the Udmurt Republic. Over 90% of employees return from maternity leave to continue their work at the enterprises of TVEL FC.
Category of employees | Moscow | Moscow Region | Vladimir Irkutsk | Udmurt Republic | Novosibirsk Region | Sverdlovsk Region | Tomsk Region | Krasnoyarsk Territory | Irkutsk Region |
List number, including: |
1,872 | 4,261 | 3,313 | 3,739 | 1,753 | 3,672 | 4,857 | 2,338 | 1,354 |
Main worker | 18 | 1,448 | 1,463 | 1,692 | 553 | 1,566 | 1,845 | 554 | 604 |
Auxiliary workers | 298 | 1,115 | 695 | 847 | 348 | 577 | 1,109 | 606 | 20 |
CEOs | 394 | 505 | 252 | 329 | 231 | 222 | 448 | 125 | 112 |
Including top managers (General Directors and their Deputies) | 18 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Specialists | 1,130 | 1,190 | 875 | 856 | 599 | 1,213 | 1,401 | 989 | 586 |
Employees | 21 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 22 | 88 | 54 | 51 | 30 |
Non-industrial group | 11 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
TVEL FC mostly hires local residents to its enterprises and brings specialists from other regions of presence only if and when no properly qualified candidates to the vacancy are available at the local job market.
Personnel involvement, meaning the commitment of employees to the business and success of the Company, directly influences the performance and efficiency of business. Personnel Involvement Indicator is included in the KPI of the President of TVEL JSC.
The Company is actively working on enhancement of personnel involvement, i.e. providing incentive for the workers to grow from simply doing their duties outlined in their job description to improving their performance. To this effect, the Company uses the following tools:
More details about the incentive system and personnel training and development programs, including personnel reserve, are set forth below.
In 2013, the Company continued implementation of the industrial project “Harmonization of the Unified System of Labor Remuneration” (USLR), seeking to:
These tools had considerable economic effect and promoted the personnel involvement in the increase of efficiency: in 2013, workers submitted 40,200 suggestions for improvement, which is 2.5 times more than in 2012 (16,300 suggestions)* For details see Chapter «OUTCOMES» Section “Productive Efficiency Management”. .
TVEL FC upholds the principle of equality and tolerates no gender discrimination: male and female workers and employees get the same salary, regardless of categories.
In 2013, average monthly salary in the Fuel Company (excluding TVEL JSC) was RUB 54,444 (in scientific institutions – RUB 72,759), which is 9% (19.4%) more than the year before.
Ratio of standard entry level wage of enterprises comprising TVEL FC compared to local minimum wage at significant locations of operations is ~1.5. At the end of 2013, in some regions (Moscow, Sverdlovsk Region, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Irkutsk Region) this ratio varies from 2 to 3. TVEL FC Incentive and Salary Policy aims to maintain the salary at competitive level.
All subsidiaries and affiliates of TVEL JSC in 2013 successfully introduced and operated the system of annual personnel efficiency assessment.
Indicator | Target group | Results of the period of report |
RECORD assessment | Managers, specialists, employees (MSE) | Passed by 36.1% of the staff on payroll or 97.8% of the MSE (over 6,000 male and approx. 4,500 female), which is consistent with target values. The assessment covered all enterprises of TVEL FC. Following the assessment, the enterprises received recommendations regarding revision of individual incentives, training programs and listing the employees in personnel reserve. |
Corporate Workers Assessment System – Skills and Personal Competencies Evaluation | Workers | Passed by 57% of the staff on payroll or 93.1% of the workers. Following the assessment, the enterprises received recommendations regarding revision of individual incentives. |
About 6.9% were left beyond the scope of the assessment procedures in 2013. They were female workers on maternity leave, individuals whose work period in TVEL FC was less than 3 months, and workers subject to downsizing in the course of restructuring.
Every year the Fuel Company organizes professional contests where workers of most common trades compete for the title of “Best in Trade”. The contest involves electric and gas welders, turners, I&C mechanics, operators of condensate evaporation units, operators of computer engineering units, chemical studies laboratory assistants, etc.
Traditionally, personnel development and training is in the focus and one of top priorities of personnel policy of the Fuel Company.
Acting on the basis of Personnel Development and Training Provisions, the enterprises of TVEl FC regularly implement training programs to enhance competencies of their managers and ordinary workers.
In 2013, enterprises of TVEL FC provided training to 19,035 employees.
Average length of training in 2013 for each employee of the Company was 44 hours (33 hours in 2012). Training of workers usually takes the longest (83 hours).
The Fuel Company has special programs for development of skills and competencies of its managers, including (see table 35).
Total length of classes where the employees are taught policies and procedures related to human rights is 3 hours, during which the employees study:
This kind of training is mandatory for each employee, which means 100% coverage of the staff.
Development events that contribute to development of skills of the employees are implemented using the resources of internal coaches and the external providers of training services.
TVEL FC founded the Institute of Internal Coaches in 2011. The Internal Coaches are the employees of the Fuel Company who provide hands-on training to their colleagues. To become an Internal Coach, the employee needs to pass the selection procedure, take additional training and be properly certified. By the end of 2013, 46 employees of TVEL FC qualified to be the Internal Coach.
Learning the principles and tools of the ROSATOM Production System is a separate field of training. Over 6,500 persons took this training in 2013 (19,529 in 2012). The smaller number is the result of the extensive training on the subject of RPS Philosophy and Tools provided to many employees on the stage of RPS introduction and improvement at the enterprises of the Fuel Company (2010-2012). In 2013, the training was provided only “upon request” as and when required by implementation of RPS projects.
Program | Purpose | Trained in 2013 |
School of Leadership | Development of management competencies necessary for successful performance of managers in the industry | 37 managers |
Small Group Leadership Development | Strengthening the pool of small group leaders in terms of development of the leaders’ competencies in accordance with the new role in organization | 1,048 leaders of small groups with the help of 47 properly trained internal coaches |
Production Management Development | Development of management skills and expertise necessary for successful performance in new conditions of production engineering resulting from the Project “Transformation of Production Relations” | 810 managers of 10 enterprises (KMP OJSC, JSC VPA Tochmash, MSZ JSC, JSC CMP, JSC UEIP, Uralpribor Ltd., JSC SGChE, JSC NNCP, JSC PA ECP, JSC AECC) |
Cost Engineering in Machine-Building and R&D | Master contemporary approaches to planning and implementation of engineering projects by key personnel of the Design and Engineering Department of TVEL FC | 31 workers |
Project management in Fuel Compan | Promotion of designspecificproject approach within the Fuel Company. The Program is based on the model of project manager’s skills and expertise that is consistent with the international standard of PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) | 30 project managers. The bulk of training is scheduled for 2014 |
Leadership forums Ideas that Change the World | Engaging the collective intellectual capital of engineering leaders of the Fuel Company in solving the problems of the enterprises to attain competitive supremacy | First forums took place in 2013 at KMP OJSC, JSC CMP, JSC NNCP. Thereafter, 516 suggestions for process improvements were accepted for execution |
TVEL FC pays great attention to development of personnel reserve and its CEOs.
In 2013, the consolidated industry-specific personnel reserve was created in accordance with the rules unified for all enterprises and companies that comprise the ROSATOM State Corporation.
In addition to the “ROSATOM Asset” program that covers the members of the consolidated industry reserve of management Level 1 and Level 2 (for details see the 2012 TVEL JSC Report), the “ROSATOM Capital” (a program focused on Level 3 and Level 4 managers) and the “ROSATOM Talents” (a program focused on group managers, specialists, engineers, leading experts and small group leaders who have a great potential for development of their managerial skills) started in 2013 when 64 and 77 workers of the Fuel Company joined the programs above respectively.
The consolidated industry-specific personnel reserve was formed on the basis of comprehensive assessment of candidates, including their performance evaluation (RECORD), ability testing and assessment of management potential.
Members of the consolidated industry-specific personnel reserve are covered by corporate development programs that facilitate rapid growth of management competencies that complement the other personnel training and development programs existing in the Fuel Company:
World class professors are invited to participate as tutors and experts in the programs of industry-specific personnel reserve development; the programs are practical and envisage application of the latest practices of international leaders by the enterprises of the industry in question, which is an integral part of the role of the future managers.
Project “Harmonization of Management Structures” helped the enterprises of the Fuel Company profoundly change their organizational structure of management. For example, these enterprises adopted the organization structure comprising of four or five levels (formerly, they had up to nine levels), thereby reducing the executive staff by an average of 30% (1,000 persons). In addition, the number of Level 2 positions (directly reporting to the General Director) was reduced to 12 and the duties were redistri buted among the function-specific managers.
In all, enterprises of the Fuel Company reviewed in 2013 the succession plans with respect to all Level 2 executive positions to factor in the changes in organizational structure, executed the succession plans (short-and long-term) with respect to Level 3 executive positions and drafted individual development plans for the successors. The succession plans are made to promote personnel stability of the management system effective at the enterprises of TVEL FC and are primarily applicable to production and engineering managers.
Despite the considerable reduction of the number of administrative positions, the Fuel Company generates expert and project career paths to satisfy the need of its employees in professional growth and career development, as well as to maximize the efficient use of the workers’ potential.
Indicator | 2011 | 2012 |
2013 Consolidated industry-specific personnel reserve* Employees specifically selected for training and further appointment to key positions who have a potential formanagement activities and suffi cient professional expertise. The personnel reserve consists from three levels: ROSATOM Asste, ROSATOM Capital and ROSATOM Talents. |
2013 Succession plans* Document that specifies the position (reserved) to which the employee aspires and the time when the said employee is expected to be ready for the transfer. Following the inclusion in the succession plan, the emp loyee may be assigned a status of the reservist of the Consolidated Industry-Specifi c Personnel Reserve after the appropriate qualifi cation procedure. The successors are mostly represented by the members of the Consolidated Industry-Specifi c Personnel Reserve. |
2014-plan Consolidated industry-specific personnel reserve |
2014 Succession plans |
Employees comprising the personnel reserve | 322 | 450 | 153 | 1.438 | 216 | 1.554 |
Employees comprising the personnel reserve who aspire for higher positions | 322 | 450 | 153 | 215 | 216 | 233 |
Employees comprising the personnel reserve who made it to the higher position | 236 | 238 | 26 | 113 | 34 | 139 |
In addition to mandatory social guarantees, benefits and privileges envisaged by the labor laws, enterprises of TVEL FC have corporate social programs, such as:
TVEL FC social programs represent a strong motivating factor. According to the involvement studies, up to 55% of employees find their social package satisfactory.
Total amount spent by TVEL FC on its social programs in 2013 was RUB 1,612.1 mln (RUB 53,700 per worker).
Primary cells of labour unions function at every enterprise of TVEL FC. Each worker of the Fuel Company may join a labour union that would represent its interests during the collective negotiations.
Management of the ROSATOM State Corporation and TVEL FC appreciate it when their workers join labour unions.
Some enterprises have labour unions that unite up to 98% of their workers. The Fuel Company interacts with labour unions under the social partnership program. The CEOs acknowledge the important role of labour union in implementation of corporate social programs and in enhancement of employee awareness. Social stability at the enterprises and the places of presence of the Fuel Company is the result of cooperation between TVEL JSC and Labour Union of Nuclear Energy and Industry of Russia (RPRAEP), enterprises of the Fuel Company and primary labour union organizations, veteran councils and other workers’ associations.
TVEL JSC understands that engineering processes vital for manufacturing of products shall not have negative impact on the health of personnel and shall rather make provisions for keeping the risks at acceptable level with respect to every operation it carries out.
Main strategic goal of TVEL JSC in the sphere of health and labor safety is to minimize negative impact on human health.
Excerpt from the TVEL JSC Health and Labor Protection Policy
One of the biggest tasks of the TVEL JSC Department of Nuclear, Radiation and Industrial Safety and Environment is a package of measures to mitigate frequency of industrial injuries and occupational diseases, and to analyze industrial injuries that occur at the enterprises of the Company.
Labor protection measures are taken at the enterprises of the Fuel Company in accordance with the Industrial Agreement on Nuclear Energy, Industry and Science for 2012-2014 and collective agreements of the enterprises.
For purposes of operating monitoring of labor protection under the Three-Stage Administrative and Public Control System, the enterprises have developed the appropriate schedules for:
By taking preventive measures in the sphere of labor protection, in 2013 the Company continued the downward industrial injuries tendency. The number of injured at work went down by 46% (15 in 2012 and 8 in 2013).
At the 17 enterprises of TVEL FC 8 persons were injured in 2013, two of whom happened to be heavily injured. No emergencies at hazardous facilities or mass accidents occurred over the period of report.
Most industrial injuries occur due to organizational faults, such as failure of managers and specialists to perform their duties in the sphere of labor protection and/or failure of the injured persons to observe labor and production discipline, labor protection rules and regulations.
Registration of accidents and generation of reports is carried out on the basis of the following regulatory documents:
We would point out an important event that occurred after the date of report — on February 11, 2014, the ROSATOM State Corporation approved the schedule of actions to promote safety and prevent injuries during the construction, repair, reconstruction and modernization of facilities that use nuclear power.
The schedule further outlines requirements to the standard contract form that should contain provisions concerning verification of qualification and training of the workers recently hired by the contractor, prohibiting the contractor to hire personnel under any outstaffing agreements, and making sure that job description of CEOs responsible for organization of capital construction includes control functions of and compliance with labor protection regulations by the contractors. Implementation is scheduled for July 2014.
In the course of restructuring, all major divisions that have technologically advanced production lines with high exposure to injuries and accidents shall remain within the structure of the Fuel Company.
No breach of safety parameters or limits of the effective and equivalent doses set by the nuclear and radiation safety regulations, and no violations that may be construed as accidents and emergencies under the INES were registered at the enterprises of the Company in 2013.
All production enterprises of the Fuel Company operate within the approved effective dose limits applicable to the personnel, no Group A personnel is available (individuals exposed to the effective dose of 100+ mSv over* The following limits of the efficient dose are set in accordance with Radiation Safety Standards 99/2009: group А personnel - 20 mSv a year (on the average) over any 5 consecutive years, but no more than 50 mSv a year; population – 1 mSv a year (on the average) over any 5 consecutive years, but no more than 5 mSv a year. a period of five consecutive years, or effective dose of 50+mSv during any one year.
Maximum dose received in 2013 at: JSC SGChE — 19.0 mSv; JSC CMP — 12.1 mSv; JSC NNCP — 10.98 mSv; MSZ JSC — 9.33 mSv.
Indicator | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
Group A Personnel Distribution by Individual Dose of Radiation, % | up to 1 mSv | 58.11% | 58.62% | 60.43% |
1-2 mSv | 25.18% | 25.23% | 23.31% | |
2-5 mSv | 12.65% | 12.24% | 11.75% | |
5-20 mSv | 4.06% | 3.91% | 4.51% |
In 2013, the Department of Nuclear, Radiation, Industrial and Environmental Safety together with the Inspectorate for Control of Safety of Nuclear and Radiation Hazard Facilities inspected 17 sites, including 2 unscheduled inspections by the orders of the TVEL JSC management. The inspections detected 549 violations (774 in 2012), 35% of which were related to labor protection issues; 30% — industrial safety; 13% — radiation safety; 5% — environmental safety; 2% — fire safety; 1% — nuclear safety; and 14% — other violations. For purposes of prevention and mitigation of the impact of hazardous and harmful production factors during the operations in hazardous and harmful conditions, the workers get special and properly certified clothing, footwear and individual protection means free of charge. Average cost of individual protection means per each worker exposed to hazardous or harmful labor conditions in 2013 was RUB 10,800 (against RUB 9,000 per person in 2012).
In accordance with provisions of federal laws, TVEL FCE organized regular medical examination of its workers who are involved in performance of operations with ha zardous and harmful factors. Workers involved in performance of operations in harmful conditions are entitled to privileges and bonuses in accordance with applicable laws of the Russian Federation and the “List of Occupations and Positions of Workers and MSE Entitled to the Early Retirement and Benefits for Working in Unfavorable Labor Conditions”, including: medical and preventive meals, compensations, extra leaves, etc. Enterprises of the Fuel Company implement programs of voluntary health insurance, accidents and sickness insurance, and health resort treatment* For details see Chapter “Outcomes” Section “Implementation of Social Programs”. .
Industrial sites of the enterprises of company are subject to regular control of the contents of harmful chemicals in waste water, exhaust from ventilation systems, radiation and chemical status monitoring, organization and performance of all kinds of supervision in accordance with Production Control Programs.
Certification of work places at the enterprises of TVEL FC serves to promote the assessment of conditions and labor safety at the said work places, establish the extent of deviation from parameters of the production environment and work process* Starting from 2014 — special assessment of labor conditions. , and results thereof serve as the basis for scheduling the arrangements for the improvement of labor conditions.
All enterprises provide regular training to their workers on the topic of labor protection in accordance with GOST 12.0.004-90 and fire safety in accordance with Federal Law No. 69-FZ — “On Fire Safety”, as well as every kind of briefing and knowledge assessment with respect to the abovementioned spheres. The Company takes preventive measures to mitigate industrial injuries and occupational illness.
In 2013, each employee of TVEL FC involved in functioning and maintenance of nuclear and radiation-hazard facilities took, on the average, 54.24 hours of training in standards of nuclear and radiation safety (NRS).
Enterprise | Total hours of training | Average hours per employee |
TVEL JSC | 184 | 36.8 |
JSC «VNIINM» | 512 | 64 |
«KMP» OJSC | 360 | 72 |
JSC «SGChE» | 8,105 | 67 |
JSC NNCP | 1,816 | 65 |
JSC CMP | 920 | 61 |
JSC «PA ECP» | 6,064 | 70.5 |
MSZ JSC | 1,848 | 71.7 |
NS-DC LTD. | 819 | 41 |
«Centrotech-SPb» | 1,512 | 72 |
JSC AECC | 1,328 | 69.9 |
JSC UEIP | 2,847 | 23.5 |
Uralpribor Ltd. | 105 | 5.5 |
«EDB-Nizhniy Novgorod» | 120 | 40 |
Total in TVEL FC | 26,540 | 54.28 |
The Company spent grand total of RUB 2.05 bln. (RUB 68,000 per each employee) on labor protection arrangements in 2013.