Social responsibility Female Male Total Full-time employees in production 301 3,639 3,940 Part-time employees in production 46 93 139 Full-time employees in administrative roles 377 2,001 2,378 Part-time employees in administrative roles 204 149 353 Total 6,810 As a family business, we understand the importance of remunerating our employees appropriately for their work. Salaries are set in line with market rates and all employees are protected by collective bargaining agreements. Variations in salary to reflect qualifications, specialist subject knowledge or experience are agreed on an individual basis. The majority of our employees have permanent employment contracts that continue automatically once they have passed their one-month probationary period. Employees working shifts are given a temporary contract for the first six months (including their onemonth probationary period), which can then be converted into a permanent contract. Transparent and open communication with our employees is one of our core values as a business, in particular when implementing major operational or organisational changes. Any employees affected by such changes will be informed by their line manager at the earliest opportunity, so that they have the chance to make their views heard. All employees are able to view the contents of any works agreements at any time and no time limits are placed on this. ➔ GRI 402-1, GRI 2-30 The need for flexibility The composition of our workforce is typical for a manufacturing business, i.e. around 60% of our employees work in production while around 40% work on the administrative side. The high proportion of full-time staff (92.78%) is also typical for our sector. Only 7.22% of employees work part time; however these employees are not confined to administrative roles. Where appropriate, part-time roles are also offered and taken up in production. By offering flexible employment contracts, we as a business hope to respond to the new world of work and the changing ways that people live their lives. We aim to approach each employee as an individual and agree on conditions – be it home-working, flexitime or time off for training – that work both for them and us as a business. Ultimately, we believe that part-time staff have just as much to offer our business as full-time staff. ➔ GRI 401-2 63
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