The Central Bank described a strategy for retaining staff

The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has developed a strategy to incentivize and attract employees amid massive staff shortages. This was reported on December 13 by RBC with reference to the December report "Regional Economy: Comments of the Central Bank of Russia".

To retain staff, companies are going to index salaries, provide extended social packages, cover mortgage interest, provide an opportunity to buy out housing on favorable terms, offer extended social packages.

According to the Central Bank, due to the shortage of qualified specialists, some companies are forced to switch to a six-day working week or employ students on a part-time basis. In addition, the overall burden on employees is increasing.

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Earlier, on October 21, the most in-demand specialists in Russia were named. From the results of the survey of the center "Professions of the Future" and social network for business TenChat, which were familiarized by "Izvestia", there was a demand for turners and welders. The results of the survey showed that 64% of employers face a shortage of staff.

In the same month it was reported that the financial sphere started to experience a high staff shortage. The number of open vacancies in 2024 increased by a quarter, told "Izvestia" in recruiting services. The most in demand are sales and customer service managers, analysts, as well as financiers and economists. In addition, credit organizations are actively looking for developers of digital products and cybersecurity specialists.