OREANDA-NEWS. On 15 February 2008 was announced, that solemn actions on summarizing and awarding of winners of VII All-Russia competition called "Russian High Social Performance Company” took place in the State Kremlin Palace.

More than 2,000 Russian companies took part in the competition including network companies of IDGC of Centre: JSC Belgorodenergo, JSC Kostromaenergo, JSC Tverenergo, JSC Yarenergo, and JSC Lipetskenergo.

JSC Kostromaenergo was awarded the diploma in "High Social Performance Company 2007" nomination in the power branch.  

"Several companies among the power enterprises of "RAO UESR" passed to the final stage of the competition. Nevertheless, JSC Kostromaenergo having presented the program and materials composed within the policy of OJSC IDGC of Centre concerning the personnel social protection became one of two winners of the grid complex of Russia. We consider that assignment of such a high title to the Kostroma power supply system contributes to strengthening the image of OJSC IDGC of Centre', commented Nadezhda Muravieva,  Director for the Personnel Management and General Issues of JSC Kostromaenergo.

Winners of the competition are awarded in several nominations: "Labour and Social Payments"; "Labour Conditions and Safety"; "Qualification of the Staff, System of Their Preparation and Retraining"; "Realization of Social Programs"; "Cost-effective Use of Resources; Ecology"; "Small High Social Performance Company".

JSC Tverenergo, JSC Lipetskenergo and JSC Yarenergo were awarded certificates of honour as participants of competition.

'Participation in the competition enables to compare the achievements in the social sphere with achievements of other participants', Deputy General Director of OJSC IDGC of Centre - Managing Director of JSC Yarenergo Igor Solonikov noted. 'Besides, it is a unique opportunity to meet at conferences and ceremony of awarding with heads of the best Russian enterprises of all branches".
The competition is held for the seventh time. Minekonomrazvitiya (The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade) of Russia and Ministry of Labor of Russia were initiators of the competition with the participation of the federal and regional enforcement authorities, all-Russian associations of employers and trade unions. This year the committee for preparation and carrying out of the All-Russia competition was headed by Vice-President of the Government of the Russian Federation - Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Aleksey Kudrin

'This is a prestigious and strict competition', Yana Melikhova, Head of the Department for Personnel Selection and Development of OJSC IDGC of Centre noted. 'In fact, the power men compete with the enterprises of atomic engineering and production, motor transport, oil-and-gas industry, housing and communal services, metallurgy, and chemical industry. There was a great struggle; and it was the companies which occupy an active position with regard to protection and promotion of interests of its employees that became the winners. We congratulate with all our heart the winners and participants of the competition, we wish the further victories and awards of Grand prix, but already as a uniform operational company in the nomination called "High Social Performance Company 2008".