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Sustainability Report 2012 - Generali Versicherung AG

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Labour disputesNumber and value of labour disputesCountryNumberof disputesValue of disputes(thousand euros)2011 <strong>2012</strong> 2011 <strong>2012</strong>Italy 356 206 14,696 10,703Austria 2 1 14 7Czech Republic 1 2 8 51France 251 272 15,583 8,322Germany 151 146 7,165 1,844Spain 18 8 368 292Switzerland 4 8 272 331TOTAL 783 643 38,106 21,550In <strong>2012</strong>, the number of labour disputes - which includes cases brought against the Group by employees and former employees - fellagainst the previous year (-17.9%). 97% of disputes were concentrated in Italy, France and Germany; in these countries, only in Francethere was an increase in the number of disputes - in the other two, and Italy in particular (-42.1%), the number dropped.The value of the labour disputes also fell significantly (-43.4%) compared with 2011, with notable reductions in all of the principalcountries.Among the main reasons for the legal action taken by employees in the various countries were de-skilling, claims for greater responsibilityand pay issues in general, the contestation of the legitimacy of individual redundancies, and the challenging of disciplinary proceedings.Seventeen alleged cases of mobbing were recorded in the Group in <strong>2012</strong>, only one of which resulted in judicial proceedings. The othercases were resolved within the company.EMPLOYEES | 65

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