16 June 2004 12:43
Russian oil major says it is "business as usual" for them, admits fear of future
[No dateline, as received] Despite the situation surrounding Yukos, it is "business as usual" for the
company, Aleksandr Shadrin, the head of Yukos press service told Ekho Moskvy.
He explained it by the fact that "the Yukos staff are professionals who are used to doing their work".
"As for people looking at their future, the situation is simple, because the majority of the Yukos staff are
shareholders. We have about 60,000 minority shareholders," Shadrin said. "It is only understandable that when
they face the possibility of the bankruptcy of the company where they work and receive a regular salary, a lot of social
benefits and dividends on shares, they do not feel very good," he said. [Passage omitted]
"There is no exodus of specialists from Yukos, which means they are happy with Yukos as an employer. Besides,
people are hoping that the other side will realize that by destroying the company they will not only damage the Russian
economy and investment climate, they will damage 105,000 people working for the company," Shadrin said.
[Ekho Moskvy news agency] |
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