Sustainability Report 2012 - Generali Versicherung AG

at a glanceEMPLOYEESEmployee policies are characterised by:n focus on employees and their commitment to offering them personaland professional development opportunities, improving their skills andexpertise and developing their potential;n trust in promising, open-minded young people keen to prove themselves,who are also given positions of increasing responsibility;n respect for values and protection of rights.54.4%menThe principles and fundamental rights of employees are outlined in theGenerali Group Code of Conduct and reiterated in the European SocialCharter of the Generali Group. All staff are given regular employmentcontracts as illegal employment, exploitation, forced, compulsory or childlabour are not tolerated in any form.The Generali Group guarantees a working environment free of all types ofdiscrimination and harassment, promoting the diversity and inclusion ofits employees in the belief that cooperation between people from differentcultural backgrounds, with different skills, opinions and experience, isan essential prerequisite for attracting talent and guaranteeing businessgrowth and innovation.The Group has developed an integrated talent management system(selection, training and development) based on promoting merit and onthe development of knowledge and expertise.Remuneration is linked to national collective bargaining agreements andcomplementary agreements in force in the various countries, whereapplicable. The Group remuneration package includes: a supplementarypension scheme, a welfare package, benefits and perks for employeesand their families.To balance their working commitments with their family and personal lives,Generali Group employees can take advantage of flexible working hours,part-time roles and company crèches.95.2permanent ■contracts%45.6%women4.8■ fixed-termcontractsRespect for fundamental human rights is monitored annually; theawareness creation is achieved through training. A procedure is in placefor reporting breaches or suspected breaches of these rights, which canbe made in person or anonymously to the Group Compliance departmentof Assicurazioni Generali.32.6per capitaaverage hoursof training12 | Assicurazioni Generali - Sustainability Report 2012