2014 Annual Report60
SOCIAL REPORT VALUES AND ORGANIZATION Bongrain SA is a group with a strong corporate culture in which our values and action principles are at the forefront of each employee s conception of his or her mission.
In our ethical charter, translated into 19 languages and commu- nicated to each staff member, Bongrain displays its will to build the future in partnership with our employees and by develop- ing their talents and enabling both men and women to flourish within the Group.
The diversity of our geographical locations, activities and busi- nesses makes it possible to offer numerous career opportuni- ties supported by a charter for mobility.
Our participative management through objectives makes it possible to delegate and to render each employee account- able. Annual assessment and personal development plans help identify areas for improvement and appropriate actions for development.
For several years, the Group has applied a structured approach to prevention designed to ensure employees health and safety at work. In 2014 it organized, for the 2nd consecutive year, a worldwide week devoted to health and safety at work. Health and safety is an active preoccupation for all our employees at all our sites.
Staff opinion surveys, regularly renewed, enable each subsid- iary to dispose of quantified data and define focuses for progress. The aim: companies where people love to work.
For the 6th year the Group has received the Top Employer France label and for the 2nd time, the Top Employer Europe label. The label recompenses the quality of managerial practices and the HR tools used for the benefit of staff.
Consolidation of social information The scope of the data presented is specified for each indicator reported.
THE GROUP AND ITS EMPLOYEES The Group had 19,246 equivalent full-time employees (includ- ing temporary employees) in 2014 (18,395* in 2013).
18,327 persons were employed on the basis of indefinite or fixed term contracts of employment at December 31, 2014 (17,695* at the end of 2013). The change is mainly attributable to the integration of Berthaut, Sodilac, Lescure and Saint Saviol.
*After application of IFRS 11
Analysis of employees on December 31, 2014 By geographic zone For these indicators, the scope represents 100% of employees as of December 31, 2014.
As in 2013, the Group s employees are located as follows: 38% in France; 33% in the rest of Europe; 29% in the rest of the world.
By status For these indicators, the scope represents 100% of employees as of December 31, 2014.
The number of managerial staff in the Group attained 2,685 at December 31, 2014 i.e. 14.7% of the total at the level of the Group and 17.3% in France, stable compared with 2013.
On a like-for-like basis, managerial staff numbers fell by 1.8% compared to 2013.
By type of contract For these indicators, the scope represents 100% of employees as of December 31, 2014.
On a like-for-like basis, the ratio of permanent contracts to total employees rose by 2.1% compared to 2013.
In France, permanent contracts represented 94.2% of total employees and their number fell by 4.4%.
At December 31, 2014 the Group had 1,352 temporary or similar employees, i.e. 6.9% of total employees.
Indefinite contracts Fixed term contracts Apprenticeship contracts
By type of contract
4.7%
94.2%
1.1%