According to OpenDataBot’s ranking of Ukraine’s largest employers by region, based on companies’ financial reports for 2023, DTEK Odessa Power Grids has become the largest employer in the Odessa region, providing jobs for more than 3,000 employees. The company specializes in the transmission and distribution of electricity and is part of the DTEK energy group owned by businessman Rinat Akhmetov (SKM group).
According to State Statistics Service and open sources:
Number of employees: about 3,200 (as of the end of 2023)
Revenue: UAH 6.9 billion (2023)
According to public statements, the company is investing in the modernization of power grids and the digitization of services. In 2023 alone, more than UAH 700 million was allocated to infrastructure upgrades and improving the reliability of power supply.
According to the OpenDataBot rating, the Fora chain has become the largest employer in the Kyiv region, with 9,100 employees.
The chain was founded in 2002 and is part of the Fozzy Group (owned by Vladimir Kostelman, Oleg Sotnikov, and Arkady Geller).
The company actively develops its corporate culture, employing veterans, young people, and people with disabilities.
JSC “MOTOR SICH” topped the rating of the largest employers in the Zaporizhzhia region according to OpenDataBot, based on the official financial statements of companies.
The aircraft engine manufacturing plant was founded in 1907. Since 2022, it has been owned by the Ukrainian state. Previously, it was controlled by the Boguslaev family.
Number of employees: 13,300. Financial indicators: The company’s revenue in 2023 is about UAH 4 billion. The number of employees decreased by 8% compared to the previous year. The enterprise is strategic for Ukraine’s defense industry.
52% of employers believe that psychological problems and behavioral peculiarities hinder the employment of veterans with disabilities, according to the research of the charitable foundation “You are with us”.
In particular, when asked what peculiarities of veterans with disabilities hinder their employment, 24% of employers answered that there are no peculiarities, 52% noted psychological problems and behavioral peculiarities, 19% – alcoholism and drug use, and 5% believe that veterans with disabilities should receive assistance from the state so that there is no need to work.
Also, when asked what incentives the employer needs from the state to employ a veteran with a disability, respondents most often named: compensation for the cost of equipping workplaces for the needs of an employee with a disability; benefits for the payment of unified social tax; and subsidies for each such employed employee.
The survey was conducted in April-July 2023. In the course of the research 468 managers and owners of small, medium and large enterprises in all regions of the country and different sectors of the economy were interviewed. Surveys were conducted under conditions of anonymity by telephone questionnaire. It is noted that 18% of surveyed enterprises have more than 100 employees, 28% – up to 100 employees and 54% – up to 20 employees.
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