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MYTILINEOS GROUP
SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2011 |29
MYTILINEOS Group
Recruitment from local communities
The Group’s policy provides opportunities for local
employment through the development of skills
and professional abilities. In all the geographical
regions where Group operations are located, the
majority of the Group's human resources come
from the local population. In addition, the Group’s
practice to include members of the local
communities in the management teams of its
companies results in economic benefits for the
local communities involved and improves the
Group’s ability to understand local needs.
The Group Companies have developed reliable
personnel selection procedures adapted to the
particular characteristics and needs of their
business activity sector. These procedures
are designed with the aim of assessing the
qualifications/skills of candidates in relation to
corporate requirements and needs as well as in
terms of the extent to which these qualifications/
skills match the requirements of the Group’s
Professional Ethics Code.
Labour practices
Management Αpproach
In MYTILINEOS Group, we invest in our people,
as we recognise that our business success
and our future development are due to them.
In line with this approach, the Group has
established a work environment in which all the
employees that make up the human resources
of its companies are provided with job security,
equality, stability, a high level of professional and
personal satisfaction, loyalty and commitment to
the corporate values. The respect of the rights
and of the personal dignity of employees is a
core commitment for MYTILINEOS Group, and
investing in people is part of our corporate
culture. To this end:
We take care to ensure
that we are able to attract
and retain qualified individuals with principles
and values such as integrity, consistency, loyalty,
creative thinking, professional diligence and a
sense of responsibility.
We seek
to provide employment conditions and a
work environment with the best possible elements
in place to encourage creativity, development and
full utilisation of the capabilities of each employee.
We share
our knowledge and experience to
promote “lifelong” learning though processes
that identify the areas for development of our
employees’ professional capabilities and for
providing them with training on subjects that
conform to the Group’s strategic goals for
development.
We improve
the conditions and the Health and
Safety standards our work areas, in order to meet
the needs of our employees and help them balance
their professional and family obligations.
We evolve
by constantly creating new career
opportunities for all employees, offering equal
opportunities and competitive remunerations and
benefits through a Performance Review system
based on methods and tools that assess individual
and team performance and their interrelationship.
We maintain
labour peace, through policies and
systems that foster harmonious collaboration and
promote a good work environment.
We establish
an Internal Communication System
that promotes lateral and hierarchical commu-
nication and strengthens corporate culture.
We are standing by our people with honesty, we
communicate with them openly and we support
them in their professional development. Our
core priority is to achieve the target of
“ZERO
ACCIDENTS AND ZERO OCCUPATIONAL
DISEASES”
in all Group Companies. In parallel, we
are committed to treating our people responsibly
and consistently, so that we remain their firtst
choice of employer throughout the course of their
careers.
The qualitative and quantitative objectives of the
Group Companies concerning Labour Practices for
2012 are described in detail in the corresponding
Company sections of the Report.
Workforce data
In 2011, MYTILINEOS Group employed a total of
1,623 people (excluding supervised contracted
personnel), some 213 less people compared
than at the end of 2010. This reduction by
11.7% in workforce is due to the Group’s internal
reorganisation, as well as to the continuing
recession.
The largest part of this personnel is employed in
mining activities, in aluminium production and in
construction activities such as EPC projects. All
personnel employed in the MYTILINEOS Group
Companies in Greece are covered by collective
labour agreements.
With respect to significant operational changes, all
Group employees affected by such changes are
informed of them within the time limits prescribed
by the applicable laws, to ensure that they adapt
smoothly to the new situation. The minimum notice
period of approximately one month applies to all
major changes and in some cases (e.g. DELPHI-
DISTOMON S.A.) exceeds the statutory obligation.
Percentage of Management* Executives
of the Group Companies
recruited from local communities
2010
2011
Recruitment of Executives
from local communities
70.2%
67.1%
* For the interpretation of the term “Management”
by each Group Company, see the respective table in
the individual Company sections of this Report.
