Russians warned about new rules of survival at work

Russian companies are increasingly reviewing staff costs and abandoning the practice of retaining employees at all costs. Vladislav Bykhanov, Managing partner of Cornerstone HR company, told Izvestia about this on June 13.

According to him, many employers today are focused on maintaining financial stability and do not expect a rapid recovery in business activity. In these circumstances, companies are beginning to more closely evaluate the effectiveness of employees and their contribution to business results.

"The era of personnel starvation is gradually ending. The era of personnel selection begins. Now the main question of the employer is not "where to find a person?", but "why should we pay this particular person?", — Bykhanov noted.

The expert believes that the key criterion for employers is not work experience or loyalty, but a measurable result. According to him, first of all, employees with blurred functionality, specialists whose tasks can be easily redistributed within the team, as well as those whose work can be automated, are at risk.

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At the same time, the widespread opinion that companies primarily reduce highly paid employees does not always correspond to reality.

"During optimization, not the most expensive employees are fired. They dismiss those without whom the business will lose practically nothing," the expert emphasized.

He added that the most stable positions today are occupied by specialists with unique expertise or a wide range of competencies who are able to simultaneously manage projects, work with clients, analyze data and make decisions.

According to Bykhanov, it is important for employees to discuss their expectations of their work with management in advance, understand the criteria for evaluating effectiveness and take on additional responsibility. This will increase its value to the company against the background of changing labor market conditions.

According to a study by the SuperJob service, almost half of companies in Russia have become more likely to offer employment to their former employees. As noted on June 9, respondents cited a decent salary (24%), a friendly team (12%), as well as improved working conditions or a convenient schedule (10%) as the main incentives for resuming work at the same place. The same number of respondents (10%) returned after being offered a new position or promotion.