Due to a shortage of personnel, the Russian Magnit retailer is launching a program to recruit line personnel among foreign citizens. The company reported.
«Retail is facing serious challenges in the labor market, which are leading to a shortage of line personnel — store, distribution centers employees, and drivers. Therefore, Magnit is changing its approach to work with personnel and expanding the target audience for hiring. Part of this approach is hiring citizens of other countries,» Magnit press service quotes HR Director Anna Bobrova as saying.
At the first stage, 40 citizens of Uzbekistan will be recruited to work at the distribution center in Tatarstan. Magnit signed an agreement with the Agency for External Labor Migration under the Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction of Uzbekistan.
The company is considering the possibility of hiring personnel from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, as well as from foreign countries (primarily from India). Foreign citizens will mainly be considered for hiring in logistics operations for the positions of storekeepers and freight movers.
