Sustainability Report 2012 - Generali Versicherung AG

Diversity and inclusionThe Group seeks to improve its employees and regardsdiversity as an opportunity for enrichment because of thecontribution it can make to the company.As outlined in the Group Code of Conduct, Generaliguarantees a working environment free of all types ofdiscrimination and harassment, promoting the diversityand inclusion of its employees in the belief that cooperationbetween people from different cultural backgrounds, withdifferent skills, opinions and experience, is an essentialprerequisite for attracting talent and guaranteeing businessgrowth and innovation.Employees in positions of responsibility are asked to playan active role in creating and promoting a welcomingand supportive working environment where the valuesof integrity, respect, cooperation, diversity and inclusionare genuinely pursued. To this end, the training coursesfor new managers in Austria also examine issues suchas equal opportunities and the prevention of all types ofdiscrimination.Senior partner in School, GermanyAll decisions regarding the workforce, including selection,recruitment, training, assessment and professional growth,are based on merit and performance and cannot beinfluenced by factors such as race, ethnicity, religion/creed,sexual orientation, marital status or political beliefs.In the majority of Group companies there are EqualOpportunities Committees; detailed information on thegoals and activities of these bodies can be found in aspecial area of the company intranet sites.The Gender Balance project continues in Germany withthe aim of ensuring equal opportunities for employeesat all levels of the company, in terms of leadership roles,communications, internal human resources processes andexternal processes targeted at clients.Senior partner in School, GermanyIn France, in order to guard against remunerationdiscrimination, Generali France signed an agreement (2011-2013) to guarantee equal remunerations for both male andfemale employees, allocating a budget for achieving thisgoal and for guaranteeing equal opportunities in selection,recruitment and career processes. Measures have alsobeen taken to improve the work-life balance policies andthe goal is to increase the number of women in managerialpositions.Mandatory maternity leave, applicable to all Groupemployees based on the laws in force in the variouscountries, varies between 14 weeks in Germany andSwitzerland and 28 in the Czech Republic. In 2012,2,299 employees, 1,887 of whom women (82.1%), tookmandatory leave.Senior partner in School, Germany50 | Assicurazioni Generali - Sustainability Report 2012