2010 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT (3.4 Mo) - Groupe Casino

231 DECEMBER 2010Employment Report2.9.4. ABSENTEEISMIndicatorUnitCasino2010Monoprix2010Franprix-Leader Price2010Total number of hours worked Hours 64,626,000 27,745,822 12,353,000Total number of hours absence Hours 6,903,090 4,267,610 889,628Breakdown of absenteeism by cause• Work-related accidentHours 796,776 304,825 242,824 (1)• Accident on journey to or from workHours 105,045 56,014• SicknessHours 4,064,497 1,459,655 441,614• Maternity/PaternityHours 822,118 352,107 205,190• Authorised leaveHours 101,124 403,612 N/A• OtherHours 978,965 1,691,814 N/A(1) Franprix-Leader Price: all accidents combined.2.9.5. PAYROLL COSTSIndicatorUnitCasino2010Monoprix2010Franprix-Leader Price2010Total wages and salaries € thousands 1,628,098 573,972 191,688Total incentive payments in the year € thousands 5,738 7,540 N/ATotal profit-sharing payments in the year € thousands 19,289 23,759 5,0892.9.6. EQUAL OPPORTUNITYFor more than 17 years, Casino has been committed to the preventionof all forms of discrimination in association with the various governmentorganisations. In October 2004, the Group signed the diversity charteralongside 40 other major French companies, endorsing six keyprinciples for promoting diversity. In 2005, Distribution Casino Francesigned a Group agreement on the promotion of equal opportunityand non-discrimination, as well as an agreement on gender equality.In 2007, a new agreement was signed with the Ministry of SocialCohesion and Equality and in February 2008 the Group endorsed thegovernment’s Plan Dynamique Espoir Banlieues for regenerating theunderprivileged city suburbs. Casino has also committed to use ofthe recruitment by simulation method for hiring its employees.In 2009 and 2010, Distribution Casino France hired a total of 1,902young people under the age of 26 living in sensitive urban areas(permanent contracts and fixed-term contracts of more than 6 months),367 people on combined work/study contracts and 1,246 interns.Since 2008, almost 3,000 young people from sensitive urban areasaged under 26 and more than 1,700 interns have been recruited. Theresults in 2009 and 2010 show that the Group has delivered on all itscommitments despite the difficult economic environment.Monoprix is also using the recruitment by simulation method, and eachyear hires young people from sensitive urban areas on apprenticeshipcontracts (663 apprentices hired in 2010).In May 2009, Casino obtained the Diversity Label in recognition of itscommitment to preventing discrimination, providing equal opportunitiesand promoting diversity. In 2010, this label was audited and renewedby Afnor Certification, whose commission gave a favourable opinionon its continuation. Group subsidiaries Cdiscount and Franprix-LeaderPrice, in addition, signed the diversity charter.Groupe Casino and ISM-Corum have been partners since 2002 in theEuropean Equal programme first through Equal LUCIDITÉ and thenEqual AVERROES. During 2010, to meet its commitment of carryingout a second test three years after the first, the Group worked closelywith the trade unions and external experts to organise and arrangethe entire process, which will be launched in 2011.48 Casino Group | Registration Document 2010