Human Resources

The HR Committee is one of the most active of the 12 committees of the St. Petersburg Chapter, and its monthly meetings continue to draw the largest number of participants. The Committee was the first to call attention to the shortage of blue-collar workers in the region, then having been actively participating in many initiatives aimed at resolving the issue in terms of personnel training and retraining, cooperation with educational institutions, labor migration and housing — in close cooperation with relevant federal and regional authorities: the Federal Migration Service, Federal Labor Inspectorate, employment committees, etc. The annual Labor Market seminar is a reputable forum that brings together AmCham member companies' executives, HR directors, recruitment, legal and consultancy professionals and public authorities to discuss the latest trends and developments in the labor market, as well as related legislation and implementation, and to brainstorm regarding solutions to market challenges.