Dear friends, members of SPIBA,
The unusual heat and the summer holidays, it would seem, have led to a fountain of fresh ideas and new initiatives! Maybe it's a positive influence? Conditions for creativity in the office SPIBA were more comfortable than at home, or even in the countryside!
As a result, we actively held dialogue with Trade Unions. The working group on customs prepared a collective appeal to the Federal Customs Service regarding the importation of personal property for expatriates. We held the first meeting with the Federal Antimonopoly Service. A working meeting with Head of CEDIT Eugeny Elin on the mechanism of our cooperation and establishment of effective communication promises that the voice of SPIBA has gained more weight in discussions of economic policy in St. Petersburg.
Read a brief overview of our events in July.
07.07. HR Committee held a meeting “FACE TO FACE WITH TRADE UNIONS”
Two speakers made their presentations. Maria Artukhina, Director of Social Partnership Department of the Federation of Trade Unions of St.Petersburg and Leningrad Region, the Honored Economist of the RF represented the Trade Unions. Ms. Artukhina made a report on Tripartite Agreement between the Government of St. Petersburg, The Federation of Trade Unions of St. Petersburg and LR and the Regional Association of Employers' Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of St. Petersburg. Anna Ivanova, Lawyer in Baker & McKenzie, told about her practical experience of interaction with Trade Unions. This is only the beginning of our dialogue, which should contribute to mutual understanding and consideration of the interests of all parties.
20/07. Marketing committee organized a discussion on Communications in a crisis situation. Anna Sakharov, Communications Manager of the company Statoil E & R Russia told the participants how to properly manage the crisis using pre-designed communications strategy: how to prepare for a crisis, what is "the golden hour" in communication; what behavioral strategies in crisis are, how to prepare the first press release, etc. There was an exciting dialogue about the BP live case, with participation of company representative in St. - Petersburg. Ludmila Murgulets, SPIBA Executive Director delivered a presentation on "Managing emotions in communication" and described the mechanisms of influence on the person or group of people, techniques to establish contact.
21/07. On a regular meeting of the EHS Committee participants discussed the launch of a new automated information system "Treatment of production and consumption waste» The meeting was attended by representatives of the St. Petersburg Waste Management Information-Analytical Center. They talked about the structure of an information system, which so far focused only on household waste. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the proposals of the business and to adapt the system for industrial waste.
22/07. LLC Committee held a meeting with the heads of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Leningrad Region. Viktor Vladimirov, Head of the Service, spoke about the history of FAS as well as of its activities, such as antitrust regulation in the retail industry, working with natural monopolies, complete control of advertising, controlling the government and obtaining of government contracts.
28/07. Working Group on Customs held its first meeting. Participants identified the main objectives, principles and algorithms of the group in the future. The Group will monitor changes in customs legislation, enforcement practices and emerging situations, collect and analyze customs related issues coming from members, providing guidance or direction of the respective requests to NWCS, Russian Federal Customs Service and other competent authorities. The participants also discussed issues related to the application of customs legislation of the Russian Federation at the end of July 2010.
