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n 2013, turning into concrete action our
commitment to determine the factors
and the sensitive areas which may give rise
to conditions encouraging the violation of
Human Rights in our work premises, we de-
signed and implemented for the very first
time, in all our subsidiaries, a special Self-As-
sessment exercise modeled after the special
self-evaluation tool recommended by the UN
Global Compact.
The table below summarises the assessed ar-
eas requiring particular attention and the ex-
pected compliance actions for the Group
companies:
KEY RESULTS OF THE SELF-ASSESSMENT CARRIED OUT BY THE MYTILINEOS GROUP
SUBSIDIARIES REGARDING THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
AREAS INVESTIGATED
HEALTH & SAFETY
WORKING HOURS –
PAYROLL & LEAVES
FAIR TREATMENT OF
EMPLOYEES
IMPACT ON LOCAL
COMMUNITIES
CHILD LABOUR
FORCED LABOUR
DISCRIMINATION
GENERAL DIRECTIONS
Extension of the dialogue on Health & Safety to cover most of the Group’s employees (applies to 25% of the Group's
subsidiaries).
Procedure for scheduling, recording and monitoring the hours worked by every employee, and regular assessment
of whether an adequate number of employees is available to allow production targets to be met without resort-
ing to overtime work (refers to 25% of the Group's subsidiaries).
1. Provision to the senior and top executives of our subsidiaries of training in the identification and handling of
cases of harassment in the workplace.
2. Improvements in the procedure for briefing employees about the control and surveillance of working areas and
about the purpose of such control or surveillance (refers to 25% of the Group's subsidiaries).
3. Procedure for securing the written consent of every employee prior to obtaining information from a person with
whom the employee concerned has a privileged relation.
4. Briefing of employees about their obligations so that they may refrain from behaving in any way that is vio-
lent, threatening or abusive.
1. Development of a special-purpose handbook specifying the duties of Security personnel in terms of the rules
governing their behaviour, based on the international standards for the protection of Human Rights.
2. Design of a procedure for recording incidents involving violations of Human Rights in connection with the se-
curity system applied, and of a mechanism for handling complaints which are made either by the employees or
by citizens of the local communities and which concern the behaviour of Security personnel.
3. Development of a procedure for checking and evaluating the security system of the company for potential im-
pacts on the local community, and for logging reliable complaints regarding violations of Human Rights by
the company’s Security personnel.
4. Inclusion of the risk of Human Rights violation in the company’s assessment of security risks which may arise
in connection with its security personnel.
5. Full inclusion in the company’s contracts with private security companies, of the requirements relating to the
international standards on the protection of Human Rights.
MYTILINEOS Group complies fully with the relevant laws. The employment of minors under the age of 18 is pro-
hibited in the Group's companies. During 2013 no incidents involving child labour were established or reported
in our subsidiaries.
All forms of forced labour are prohibited in MYTILINEOS Group. In the context of the self-assessment exercise,
no deficiencies were established in terms of procedures or policies. During 2013 no incidents involving forced labour
were established or reported in our subsidiaries.
1. Revision of questionnaire (rephrasing of questions) regarding the acquisition of personal information from can-
didate employees, which may lead to incidents of discrimination during the recruitment process (refers to 25%
of the Group’s subsidiaries).
2. Provision to the Group’s senior and top executives of training on corporate policies against discrimination.
3. Development of a mechanism or procedure for reporting incidents of discrimination occurring in the Group’s
work premises.
4. Completion of the procedure for describing each employment category, including the remuneration and the re-
quired qualifications (refers to 25% of the Group’s subsidiaries).
6.8 PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
