Motivation mechanisms of material incentives in energy companies

Abstract

The article considers the essence of motivational mechanisms of material stimulation at the power industry enterprises. It is noted that the problem of the formation of effective motivational mechanisms is relevant for most branches of the national economy. However, the enterprises of the electric power industry have a number of key differences from the rest of the industrial enterprises, which determine the presence of such elements of the motivational mechanism: the level of labor remuneration in the field of energy should be one of the highest in the national economy; improvement of personnel qualification at electric power enterprises is of paramount importance for their reliable functioning; in energy, the main component of labor motivation is not so much the increase in labor productivity, but the need to ensure the safety, reliability and continuity of production processes, since the consequences of violations and failures in the operation of the power company can be catastrophic. As the result of the analysis of the current system of material incentives in the electric power industry a motivation mechanism for material incentives at the power industry companies is proposed, that includes the selection of motivational tools, the development of their optimal set, the planning of activities for the use of the set of motivational tools, implementation and monitoring of selected forms and tools of motivation.