UrBC, Moscow, September 26, 2016. Russia’s Finance Ministry suggested not paying any pensions to people who’ve reached the retirement age but are still employed and earn over 500,000 RUR a year, Kommersant reports. They also have some less harsh proposals, with no-pension threshold at over 1m RUR a year. The Finance Ministry also recommends canceling the flat payment of 4,559 RUR a month for those whose income exceeds 2.5 living wages (22,000 RUR a month). The goal is to keep the federal budget balanced in 2017-2019. According to the officials, the no-pension amendment for those with income

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 26, 2016. Labor productivity was estimated at 4.238m RUR per worker at Unako Group’s Urals Energy Construction Company last year, which was under half the amount for the year 2014 (9.147m RUR), the company’s accounting report states. Per-worker output dropped from 624,178 RUR down to 276,956 RUR. Urals Energy Construction Company is based in Yekaterinburg. The company deals in construction and repairs of electric mains and 0.4- to 500-kilowatt substations.

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 26, 2016. Ural public prosecution authorities for transportation detected some 2,000 labor rights violations in railway, air-, and water-borne traffic organizations in the first half of the year, their press service reports. The authorities issued 725 protests and 108 reports and made 198 people face disciplinary and administrative liability.

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 26, 2016. Verknyaya Tura’s primary employer Verkhneturinsky Machine-Building Plant now uses MegaFon as its corporate telecommunications provider, the company press service reports. Switching to MegaFon means the plant can now halve its mobile communication expenses. The decision to do business together was announced by MegaFon and the plant on the eve of Machine-Builder’s Day. ‘The company works with numerous partners throughout Russia as well as abroad; these partners appreciate the quality of our produce and our meeting contractual obligations. To make sure

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 26, 2016. The world’s leading independent auditor, the Swiss company SGS certified Mikheyevsky Ore Mining & Processing Enterprise’s quality management systems for compliance with international standards, Russian Copper Company’s press service reports. ‘SGS has worked with such international giants as Bayer, Boeing, and Siemens in the past, as well as with the Russian companies Gazprom and Lukoil. Russian Copper Company’s asset is now also among its clients. These certificates prove that Mikheyevsky is one of Russia’s most advanced ore mining and processing

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 23, 2016. Ural Vagon Zavod Corporation’s Omsk-based employees got local and national awards on the eve of Machine-Builder’s Day, the company press service reports. Around a hundred workers employed at Omsk industrial enterprises were awarded all in all, including head of Ural Vagon Zavod Corporation’s Omsktransmash Crossing Equipment Department Natalya Volgina. The solemn awarding ceremony took place at P.I. Baranov Club’s Assembly Hall on September 20. The local industrial community’s most renowned members, heads of industrial enterprises, and city council and

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 23, 2016. The telecommunications provider MegaFon is launching its 4G+ options in Novouralsk on the eve of All-Russian Internet Day. According to the company press service, their super-fast mobile Internet connection is now available in every part of the town, so another 80,000 people in the Mid-Urals area can now enjoy the benefits of LTE. ‘4G+ means it takes our subscribers a great deal less time to download bulky bits of data. A 4G+ user will only need eight minutes, at the most, to get a 1.5 Gb movie downloaded. Compare this with some twenty minutes in a 3G

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 23, 2016. Ural Vagon Zavod Corporation is going to present a few of its unique developments at the defense exhibition ADEX 2016 in Baku. The company press service reports a transportable armored vehicle O&M station is meant to serve as their stand’s key feature. This is a fully functional operation and maintenance depot consisting of several units fit for various kinds of repairs of up to ten vehicles at a time. The O&M station relies on the temporary building technology and makes it possible to get armored vehicles and equipment fault-diagnosed,

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 23, 2016. Ural Vagon Zavod Corporation’s Chelyabinsk-based UBT-Ural Vagon Zavod is busy with its workers’ continuous professional development. According to the company press service, the plant employees are now looking into normative acts relating to the corporation’s purchasing transactions and getting trained in conducting a purchasing policy that will benefit the corporation’s member enterprises the most. A part of the workshop will be spent on Q&A and networking as well. At the core of the plant’s continuous professional development program is the idea

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 23, 2016. Executive Director of Ural Vagon Corporation’s Head Plant Vladimir Roshchupkin was awarded the For Merit to the Fatherland Order (Class IV), the company press service reports. The important state award was presented to Roshchupkin by Russian President Vladimir Putin in the course of a solemn ceremony at Ekaterininsky Hall, Grand Kremlin Palace. The order was awarded for Roshchupkin’s ‘special contribution to the Russian machine-building industry, to defending the Fatherland, and to supporting the country’s defense capacity.’ Vladimir Roshchupkin came

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 22, 2016. Ural Airlines report they can now offer their customers reduced-price tickets for Crimea flights thanks to the government subsidies program. According to the air carrier’s press service, you can now fly from Rostov-on-Don to Simferopol for 2,500 RUR, from Samara to Simferopol for 3,375 RUR, from Kazan to Simferopol for 2,500 RUR, from Chelyabinsk to Simferopol for 3,750 RUR, from Astrakhan to Simferopol for 2,500 RUR, from Barnaul to Simferopol for 6,250 RUR, from Yekaterinburg to Simferopol for 3,750 RUR, from Kirov to Simferopol for 3,550 RUR, and

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 22, 2016. Sinara Group’s Sinara Development completed the eight pylons that are going to support the roof of Yekaterinburg Central Stadium (Yekaterinburg Arena). The goal is to get the stadium fully renovated in time for the World Cup 2018, the Group’s PR Center reports. The supports are forty-two meters high and consist of an inner and outer metal rings with reinforcing fittings and shrink-proof, high-resistance concrete in between. The pylons took over 2,000 m3 of concrete to complete altogether. Joint-like Maurer support systems (diameter 1.5m) got mounted on

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 22, 2016. Sinara Group’s Sinara Development is launching a special offer on new homes in Aquarelle, an apartment building in Volgograd’s Krasnooktyabrsky District, the Group’s PR Center reports. If you buy a studio apartment before the end of this month, you’ll get a 1,000-ruble discount on every square meter of the place. The building is scheduled to get commissioned in December 2016. ‘Aquarelle studio apartments have a hall with a closet niche, a bathroom, a lavatory, and a bedsit with a kitchenette. The layout is quite minimalistic, which means you can use

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 22, 2016. The telecommunications provider MegaFon now gives its business customers an opportunity to use their services remotely, the company press service reports. This was made possible after one’s electronic signature that is normally used for verifying and submitting applications to government bodies was declared valid for telecommunications transactions. According to MegaFon, 70% to 90% of Russian companies use electronic signatures for their e-tax declarations and reports, so now the company offers them one more e-service. ‘This country’s business

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 22, 2016. Ural Vagon Zavod Corporation’s Omsktransmash delivered this year’s last special-purpose fire engine to customer. According to the company press service, this means the plant has fully completed the defense procurement requirements for this year and supplied Russia’s Defense Ministry with the necessary number of vehicles. This special-purpose fire engine was developed by Omsktransmash design engineers. The engine was originally presented at Russia Arms Expo 2013 in Nizhniy Tagil, with the Russian Armed Forces placing their orders for the unit two years

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 21, 2016. Ural Airlines are introducing a new, scheduled flight from Saint Petersburg to Mineralnye Vody and back. According to the air carrier’s press service, their Saint Petersburg-bound flight will be available for 5,640 RUR (one way, fees included) starting from October 14, 2016. The flight will be operated every Friday. ‘The new direct flight gives our customers an opportunity to plan their trips at an appealing price and with no long airport waits. Ural Airlines offer both fast and safe as well as comfortable air travel on modern Airbus planes with both

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 21, 2016. Ural Vagon Zavod Scientific & Production Corporation and Uralchem’s logistics branch Uralchem Trans signed an agreement to work together on the design of new innovative railcars meant for transportation of chemicals, Ural Vagon Zavod’s press service reports. The agreement was signed during the annual International Chemistry 2016 Exhibition. The two companies’ joint efforts are expected to result in a new range of railcars with improved performance parameters. Uralchem Trans’s Director Vsevolod Kovshov pointed out that his company meant to

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 21, 2016. Ural Airlines are offering their customers an opportunity to fly from Yekaterinburg to Anapa or Gelendzhik for only 5,000 RUR (one way, all fees included). ‘Travelers can enjoy a comfortable fall at the seaside. Anapa’s and Gelendzhik’s embankments, parks, and alleys are ideally suited for long walks. You can also go to clubs or cozy restaurants and cafes. The two Black Sea resorts’ inimitable climate, salubrious mud baths, and mineral springs attract lots of therapeutically-minded visitors,’ the air carrier’s press service says. Ural Airlines operate

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 21, 2016. The 11th International Russia Arms Expo coordinators started getting ready for next year’s event at Nizhniy Tagil Metal Testing Institute’s exhibition facility. RAE 2017 is scheduled for September 6-9, 2017. According to Ural Vagon Zavod Corporation’s press service, the national coordination committee is now being selected for the exhibition, with their first meeting expected as soon as this November. ‘Additionally, the exhibition website rae2017.ru, with new, improved design and navigation options, was launched recently. The website grew more

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 21, 2016. Ural Vagon Zavod Corporation’s youth club and PR & GR Department coordinated a special pedestrian quest for teenagers from Nizhniy Tagil schools, the company’s social partners. The quest was part of a celebration program for a special date: the plant was founded eighty years ago this month, the company press service explains. Seven four-people teams from six local schools competed in the quest. The teens had to go through ten different quest stages on sites located on the plant’s premises, for example, at the Personnel Training Center or next to