Joint-Stock Company «COMINBANK» (COMINBANK) reported that since the beginning of the war, the bank's staff has grown by 19%.
«During the most difficult months, we found effective ways to counteract unemployment. Over 10 months of the full-scale invasion, there were no layoffs at our bank caused by the war. Even more, by opening 16 new branches, we created more than 150 new jobs. In 2023, we also plan to expand the geography of presence and accordingly – to further increase the staff», — noted Tetiana Putintseva, Chair of the Management Board of COMINBANK.
Measures taken by the bank to preserve and expand the team:
- active opening of new branches,
- launch of new banking products,
- maintaining communication with all employees, providing psychological support through the internal communications system,
- strengthening corporate values, launching the DOBROKOLO corporate social responsibility program.
«Already in the 20s of April 2022, we gathered our team in the head office almost in full. This gave the opportunity to adapt without delay, faster resume work processes. The bank's leadership managed to provide jobs even for employees from the occupied territories», — told Dariia Chysnykova, Director of the HR Department of COMINBANK.
Also, at the end of the year, HR experts of COMINBANK identified current trends in the Ukrainian labor market:
- over 10 months of the war, business and the labor market have undergone several evolutionary stages in the new conditions; a gradual recovery has been recorded since May 2022,
- relocation and forced migration have led to a change in the structure of the labor market, as well as the structure of offers and saturation by specialists across regions,
- there is a noticeable imbalance between supply and demand of the workforce,
- in some industries, a decrease in financial capabilities on the part of employers is observed,
- the war has led to tangible changes in the qualified workforce due to migration and mobilization.
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