The concept of working in the High North is associated with hard work away from family and home. But the inconvenience is offset by high wages. In a crisis and unemployment, the last point is one of the decisive arguments. Among the widespread opinions, the following is leading: only men can work in the Far North. But this is not the case.
Activities in difficult conditions are also common among women. For them, vacancies are offered for cooks and their assistants, kitchen workers, medical personnel. With success, ladies find options in catering establishments, hotels, entertainment or shopping centers, in warehouses. Women have mastered the work of commandants, warehouse workers.
Terms of admission
If you have experience, there are more attractive northern vacancies. Basically, employment is offered in the construction, oil and gas industry. Both life and work in a difficult climate is a very difficult test. And therefore, not everyone can withstand it.
Yet many people find it appropriate to look for work in this particular region. Among the female vacancies there are very attractive ones, only their number is limited. Most employers practice a rotational method.
Activities in harsh conditions do not affect women's health in the best way. Its psychological component is especially deteriorating. Labor in the Far North requires not only an appropriate specialty, but also good health.
Work on a rotational basis is accepted only by those who have no contraindications in terms of well-being for performing work in conditions of low temperatures, pressure drops, high humidity and a minimum number of daylight hours.
At the same time, women's activities are not paid as high as men's. But the amount is an order of magnitude higher than in the middle lane because of state compensations and benefits. All legal requirements are observed by bona fide employers.
According to article 320 of the Labor Code, women working in the north are allowed to work no longer than 36 hours a week. The salary remains the same as in a normal week. If the norm is exceeded, the performance of the work is equivalent to overtime and is paid according to the current legislation.
The condition is necessarily stipulated in the employment contract. After a couple of months, labor is provided only for rest. You don't have to wait almost a year for a two-week break. Always paid vacation.
If the applicant has minor children, she is given an unpaid additional day off once a month. Unused days will not be reimbursed afterwards. If there are babies, their mothers cannot be laid off when the staff is downsized.
Activities in the North are limited by law. All conditions in the Labor Code have been agreed upon. The following categories of women have no right to work in the Far North:
- with children under the age of eighteen;
- having medical contraindications;
- pregnant women;
- raising a child up to three years old.
Benefits and allowances
Sometimes the offered vacancies are family. Such workers are provided with housing at the expense of the organization, additional medical insurance and a full social package.
In the vastness of the Far North, there is also a place for female labor. It's not just men who work. Many vacancies are offered. The list of offered professions is growing every year.
There are requests for nurses, paramedics and doctors. In addition to bakers, pastry chefs and chefs, there is a need for cleaning personnel, cashiers, salespeople. Along with high wages, women enjoy a raise in their pension, a decrease in her age threshold and a shorter day.
Employees are credited with multiple work experience, they receive lifting, free accommodation for the duration of their activities. Companies provide bonuses and benefits to mothers with young children.
In comparison with men, living conditions are also improved. The shift workers are lodged in rooms for two or three. Shared shower and sanitary facilities are required. It is extremely important to pay serious attention to your own well-being before leaving for a new place of activity.
Difficult working conditions, the strongest magnetic field, dependence on low temperatures, months of polar nights on health do not have the best effect. Applicants can objectively assess the condition after a quality medical examination. There is no need to be frivolous about contraindications: it is very difficult to get to the hospital.
Offered vacancies
In a small town for the earners Talmakh, not far from Norilsk, the vacancy of a medical assistant is being provided. The watch lasts sixty days. The women who came to work get a job as cooks and nurses. Obligatory readiness for moral and physical stress in a harsh climate.
They are settled in solid houses. They have sleeping places, TVs, full bathrooms. Meals are provided in the canteen of the enterprises. The main problem is the polar night. It is very exhausting for women to stay in forced darkness for a long time.
The advantage of this position is the impressive salary. For three years worked, you can easily find an apartment in your hometown to buy.
Women's vacancies are also offered by the Surgut enterprise of reinforced concrete structures. At the expense of the host, a survey and check-in of the hostel is carried out.
A microwave oven, a TV, and dishes are provided. The beds are very comfortable. There are two kitchens on each floor. Shared shower room only. The maximum number of people living in a room is three. The attitude is very friendly.
There is a possibility of training in the chosen profession if the required qualifications are not available. The fellow countrymen you meet are perceived as relatives: it is very difficult to live alone when you are disconnected from your relatives. To make the shift more fun, you should find a friendly company.
The management of the enterprise is constantly raising the size of payments due to the lack of workers in the necessary specialties. Therefore, the requirements do not indicate the required educational or qualification qualification.
Shift workers' recommendations
In all reviews about working on a rotational basis in the Far North, women are strongly advised not to dismiss the doctors' recommendations during the examination. Northern frosts do not forgive such an attitude. Only excellent health will help to survive difficult conditions without consequences.
Even a suitable vacancy does not guarantee the desired result if the employer is unreliable. Therefore, before going to work, it is important to check the future leadership. Usually, employers are generally honest.
But even among them, the opposite occurs. An employee after a long, many-month shift may be left with nothing. At the same time, the question of returning home and seeking justice remains open.
You should not use the services of recruiting agencies. Usually such funds are thrown into the wind. They are looking for jobs directly through reputable companies. Both men and women who are going to work in the Far North need to carefully study the proposed contract.
Not only the terms of payment for activities deserve attention, but also accommodation, benefits, guarantees. Not all organizations practice the advance payment. This should be thought out so that by the middle of the watch you will not be without means of subsistence.
A conscientious company does not require money for employment. Employers themselves often pay for travel to the place of work. If an advance payment is offered, such an employer does not deserve attention.
In advance, you should look for information about the future working day. If it starts at six in the morning and lasts until midnight, then this is already a reason to be wary. Work for more than twelve hours is prohibited by law. It makes sense to talk to former employees, to call the watch itself, to find out whether the employer has really entrusted the representation of his interests to the employer.
And to myself. and the utmost attention should be paid to future work. Only then will there be favorable impressions from the watch.
