We employ locally
The Grupa Azoty Group’s most valuable asset is its employees. The expertise and dedication of close to 10,000 people comprising the workforce of our four leading companies are the key drivers of our business success.
The Grupa Azoty Group’s most valuable asset is its employees. The expertise and dedication of close to 10,000 people comprising the workforce of our four leading companies are the key drivers of our business success. As one of our top priorities, we strive to continuously improve working conditions and workplace safety, and to raise employee satisfaction. We are proud to support our employees’ volunteering efforts.
Grupa Azoty S.A. does not exist in isolation from its home city. We create jobs and provide many opportunities for development. We hope that in the coming years our relations will be as close and successful as ever before.
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As at December 31st 2017, the Group employed a total of 14,434 people, with 67% of them working for the four leading companies, i.e. Grupa Azoty Kędzierzyn, Grupa Azoty Police, Grupa Azoty Puławy, and Grupa Azoty S.A. (a slight increase on 2016, when the Grupa Azoty Group had a 14,173-strong workforce, of whom 67% were employed by the four largest companies). Our employee turnover remains low. 90% of staff at Grupa Azoty Kędzierzyn, Grupa Azoty Police, Grupa Azoty Puławy, and Grupa Azoty S.A. are hired under open-ended employment contracts. Our workforce numbers are continuously growing as the Group has opted not to hire contingency workers any more. Most our employees are men (74% both in 2016 and 2017) and persons aged 30 to 55 (55% of the four leading companies’ total workforce in 2016 and 2017). However, the majority of our laboratory staff and professionals are women. The HR-related projects that we are going to focus on in the coming periods include building a strong and consistent corporate culture across the Group, developing programmes to support employees’ competence and innovation drive, managing age diversity in the workplace, and developing mentoring programmes.
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Total number of employees by gender and type of employment contract (headcount)
2016 | 2017 | ||||
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F | M | F | M | ||
Grupa Azoty Kędzierzyn | Open-ended contract | 436 | 993 | 428 | 993 |
Fixed-term contract | 40 | 99 | 50 | 106 | |
Total | 476 | 1,092 | 478 | 1,099 | |
Grupa Azoty Police | Open-ended contract | 468 | 1,724 | 478 | 1,743 |
Fixed-term contract | 41 | 163 | 58 | 223 | |
Suma | 509 | 1,887 | 536 | 1,966 | |
Grupa Azoty Puławy | Open-ended contract | 728 | 2,381 | 728 | 2 457 |
Fixed-term contract | 68 | 239 | 91 | 222 | |
Suma | 796 | 2,620 | 819 | 2,679 | |
Grupa Azoty S.A. | Open-ended contract | 596 | 1 326 | 589 | 1,342 |
Fixed-term contract | 42 | 124 | 52 | 166 | |
Suma | 638 | 1,450 | 641 | 1,507 | |
TOTAL | 2,419 | 7,049 | 2,474 | 7,251 | |
9,468 | 9,725 |
Total number of employees by gender and working time arrangement (headcount)
2016 | 2017 | ||||
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F | M | F | M | ||
Grupa Azoty Kędzierzyn | Part-time | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Full-time | 473 | 1,091 | 477 | 1,097 | |
Total | 476 | 1,092 | 478 | 1,099 | |
Grupa Azoty Police | Part-time | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Part-time | 506 | 1,885 | 534 | 1,966 | |
Total | 509 | 1,887 | 536 | 1,966 | |
Grupa Azoty Puławy | Part-time | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Full-time | 795 | 2,616 | 818 | 2,679 | |
Total | 796 | 2,620 | 819 | 2,679 | |
Grupa Azoty S.A. | Part-time | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Full-time | 637 | 1,447 | 640 | 1,505 | |
Total | 638 | 1,450 | 641 | 1,507 | |
Total | 2,419 | 7,049 | 2,474 | 7,251 | |
9,468 | 9,725 |
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Number of directors, officers, and staff by gender, age group, and other diversity indicators
Position | Grupa Azoty Kędzierzyn | Grupa Azoty Police | Grupa Azoty Puławy | Grupa Azoty S.A. | ||||||||||||
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2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | |||||||||
F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | K | M | |
Operators | 41 | 651 | 39 | 655 | 13 | 1 041 | 10 | 1 113 | 23 | 1 020 | 22 | 1 029 | 50 | 677 | 52 | 717 |
Other blue-collar jobs | 25 | 109 | 23 | 110 | 52 | 374 | 67 | 383 | 112 | 828 | 118 | 878 | 60 | 316 | 55 | 312 |
Management | 41 | 67 | 46 | 70 | 24 | 81 | 26 | 82 | 54 | 118 | 58 | 115 | 40 | 76 | 40 | 80 |
Laboratory staff | 116 | 10 | 112 | 11 | 168 | 7 | 173 | 6 | 179 | 1 | 178 | 2 | 197 | 8 | 197 | 8 |
Foreman | 8 | 83 | 7 | 80 | 17 | 130 | 17 | 129 | 19 | 233 | 19 | 234 | 11 | 107 | 11 | 112 |
Senior staff | 87 | 32 | 91 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 118 | 49 | 119 | 49 | 144 | 70 | 149 | 93 |
Professionals | 149 | 122 | 151 | 120 | 221 | 225 | 230 | 233 | 275 | 321 | 292 | 328 | 132 | 162 | 133 | 157 |
Senior management | 9 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 46 | 13 | 44 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 28 |
Management Board members | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 476 | 1,092 | 478 | 1,099 | 509 | 1,887 | 536 | 1,966 | 796 | 2,620 | 819 | 2,679 | 638 | 1,450 | 641 | 1,507 |
1,568 | 1,577 | 2,396 | 2,502 | 3,416 | 3,498 | 2,088 | 2,148 |
Percentage of employees by gender and type of position
Position | Grupa Azoty Kędzierzyn | Grupa Azoty Police | Grupa Azoty Puławy | Grupa Azoty S.A. | ||||||||||||
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2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | |||||||||
F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | |
Operators | 2,63% | 41,8% | 2,3% | 41,5% | 0,5% | 43% | 0,4% | 44,5% | 0,7% | 29,8% | 0,6% | 29,4% | 2,4% | 32,4% | 2,4% | 33,4% |
Other blue-collar jobs | 1,60% | 7,0% | 1,5% | 7,0% | 2,2% | 15,6% | 2,7% | 15,3% | 3,3% | 24,2% | 3,4% | 25,1% | 2,9% | 15,1% | 2,6% | 14,5% |
Management | 2,63% | 4,3% | 2,9% | 4,4% | 1% | 3,4% | 1,0% | 3,3% | 1,6% | 3,4% | 1,6% | 3,3% | 1,9% | 3,6% | 1,9% | 3,7% |
Laboratory staff | 7,44% | 0,6% | 7,1% | 0,7% | 7% | 0,3% | 6,9% | 0,2% | 5,2% | 0% | 5,1% | 0,1% | 9,4% | 0,4% | 9,2% | 0,4% |
Foremna | 0,51% | 5,3% | 0,4% | 5,1% | 0,7% | 5,4% | 0,7% | 5,1% | 0,5% | 6,8% | 0,5% | 6,7% | 0,5% | 5,1% | 0,5% | 5,2% |
Senior staff | 5,58% | 2,0% | 5,8% | 2,4% | 0,2% | 0,1% | 0,2% | 0,1% | 3,4% | 1,4% | 3,4% | 1,4% | 6,9% | 3,3% | 6,9% | 4,3% |
Professionals | 9,56% | 7,2% | 9,6% | 7,6% | 9,2% | 9,4% | 9,2% | 9,3% | 8,0% | 9,4% | 8,3% | 9,4% | 6,3% | 7,7% | 6,2% | 7,3% |
Management Board members | 0,6% | 1,0% | 0,6% | 0,9% | 0,4% | 0,9% | 0,3% | 0,7% | 0,5% | 1,3% | 0,4% | 1,2% | 0,2% | 1,3% | 0,2% | 1,3% |
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Percentage of employees by age and type of position
Position | Grupa Azoty Kędzierzyn | Grupa Azoty Police | Grupa Azoty Puławy | Grupa Azoty S.A. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
<30 | 30-50 | 50+ | <30 | 30-50 | 50+ | <30 | 30-50 | 50+ | <30 | 30-50 | 50+ | <30 | 30-50 | 50+ | <30 | 30-50 | 50+ | <30 | 30-50 | 50+ | <30 | 30-50 | 50+ | |
Operators | 3% | 24% | 17% | 3% | 24% | 17% | 7% | 21% | 16% | 8% | 23% | 14% | 5% | 20% | 6% | 4% | 19% | 7% | 4% | 19% | 12% | 6% | 20% | 10% |
Other blue-collar jobs | 0% | 4% | 4% | 0% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 8% | 8% | 2% | 8% | 8% | 3% | 14% | 11% | 3% | 14% | 11% | 1% | 9% | 8% | 1% | 9% | 8% |
Management | 0% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 2% |
Laboratory staff | 1% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 6% | 3% |
Foreman | 0% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 4% | 2% |
Senior staff | 1% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 4% |
Professionals | 1% | 10% | 7% | 0% | 10% | 6% | 2% | 10% | 7% | 1% | 10% | 7% | 1% | 11% | 6% | 1% | 11% | 6% | 1% | 10% | 4% | 1% | 10% | 3% |
Management Board members | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
Management | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
TOTAL | 6% | 55% | 38% | 6% | 56% | 38% | 10% | 50% | 40% | 12% | 51% | 36% | 9% | 58% | 33% | 9% | 57% | 33% | 9% | 56% | 35% | 10% | 57% | 33% |
Management Board:
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All employees of the four leading Group companies are covered by collective bargaining agreements.
Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements | 2016 | 2017 |
---|---|---|
Grupa Azoty Kędzierzyn | 1,568 | 1,577 |
Grupa Azoty Police | 2,396 | 2,502 |
Grupa Azoty Puławy | 3,416 | 3,498 |
Grupa Azoty S.A. | 2,088 | 2,148 |
TOTAL | 9,468 | 9,725 |
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Workforce by gender and age (headcount)
Year | 2016 | 2017 | |||||||
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Gender | K | M | K | M | |||||
Grupa Azoty Kędzierzyn | <30 | 33 | 33% | 68 | 67% | 37 | 37% | 64 | 63% |
30-50 | 249 | 29% | 621 | 71% | 252 | 29% | 629 | 71% | |
50+ | 194 | 32% | 403 | 68% | 189 | 32% | 406 | 68% | |
Grupa Azoty Police | <30 | 34 | 14% | 217 | 86% | 49 | 16% | 263 | 84% |
30-50 | 273 | 23% | 918 | 77% | 288 | 23% | 990 | 77% | |
50+ | 202 | 21% | 752 | 79% | 199 | 22% | 713 | 78% | |
Grupa Azoty Puławy | <30 | 51 | 16% | 273 | 84% | 55 | 17% | 271 | 83% |
30-50 | 405 | 20% | 1 570 | 80% | 426 | 21% | 1 575 | 79% | |
50+ | 340 | 30% | 777 | 70% | 338 | 29% | 833 | 71% | |
Grupa Azoty S.A. | <30 | 37 | 23% | 123 | 77% | 48 | 22% | 169 | 78% |
30-50 | 370 | 32% | 802 | 68% | 387 | 32% | 841 | 68% | |
50+ | 231 | 31% | 525 | 69% | 206 | 29% | 497 | 71% | |
TOTAL | 2,419 | 26% | 7,049 | 74% | 2,474 | 25% | 7,251 | 75% |
New hires by gender and age
Year | 2016 | 2017 | |||||||
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Gender | K | M | K | M | |||||
Grupa Azoty Kędzierzyn | <30 | 8 | 24% | 18 | 26% | 14 | 38% | 13 | 20% |
30-50 | 7 | 3% | 32 | 5% | 11 | 4% | 35 | 6% | |
50+ | 1 | 1% | 3 | 1% | 2 | 1% | 2 | 0% | |
Total | 16 | 3% | 53 | 5% | 27 | 6% | 50 | 5% | |
Grupa Azoty Police | <30 | 22 | 65% | 69 | 32% | 28 | 57% | 91 | 35% |
30-50 | 15 | 5% | 81 | 9% | 27 | 9% | 104 | 11% | |
50+ | 1 | 0% | 6 | 1% | 0 | 0% | 6 | 1% | |
Total | 38 | 7% | 156 | 8% | 55 | 10% | 201 | 10% | |
Grupa Azoty Puławy | <30 | 16 | 31% | 60 | 22% | 20 | 36% | 52 | 19% |
30-50 | 25 | 6% | 83 | 5% | 37 | 9% | 66 | 4% | |
50+ | 5 | 1% | 11 | 1% | 3 | 1% | 6 | 1% | |
Total | 46 | 6% | 154 | 6% | 60 | 7% | 124 | 5% | |
Grupa Azoty S.A. | <30 | 9 | 24% | 27 | 22% | 13 | 27% | 50 | 30% |
30-50 | 12 | 3% | 40 | 5% | 17 | 4% | 60 | 7% | |
50+ | 0 | 0% | 7 | 1% | 0 | 0% | 6 | 1% | |
Total | 21 | 3% | 74 | 5% | 30 | 4% | 116 | 7% | |
TOTAL | 121 | 5% | 437 | 6% | 169 | 7% | 487 | 7% |
Total number of terminations and employee turnover by gender and age
Year | 2016 | 2017 | |||||||
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Gender | F | M | F | M | |||||
Grupa Azoty Kędzierzyn | <30 | 33 | 33% | 68 | 67% | 37 | 37% | 64 | 63% |
30-50 | 249 | 29% | 621 | 71% | 252 | 29% | 629 | 71% | |
50+ | 194 | 32% | 403 | 68% | 189 | 32% | 406 | 68% | |
Grupa Azoty Police | <30 | 34 | 14% | 217 | 86% | 49 | 16% | 263 | 84% |
30-50 | 273 | 23% | 918 | 77% | 288 | 23% | 990 | 77% | |
50+ | 202 | 21% | 752 | 79% | 199 | 22% | 713 | 78% | |
Grupa Azoty Puławy | <30 | 51 | 16% | 273 | 84% | 55 | 17% | 271 | 83% |
30-50 | 405 | 20% | 1 571 | 80% | 426 | 21% | 1 576 | 79% | |
50+ | 340 | 30% | 776 | 70% | 338 | 29% | 832 | 71% | |
Grupa Azoty S.A. | <30 | 37 | 23% | 123 | 77% | 48 | 22% | 169 | 78% |
30-50 | 370 | 32% | 802 | 68% | 387 | 32% | 841 | 68% | |
50+ | 231 | 31% | 525 | 69% | 206 | 29% | 497 | 71% | |
TOTAL | 2,419 | 26% | 7,049 | 74% | 2,474 | 25% | 7,251 | 75% |
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Full-time employee benefits unavailable to part-time employees or those employed under fixed-term contracts
Part of our commitment to supporting employees is a wide range of employee benefits offered by Grupa Azoty Group companies under their occupational welfare scheme.
Employee benefits include:
- healthcare,
- corrective eyeglasses,
- protective wear and workwear,
- health and life insurance,
- retirement benefits,
- financial incentive scheme dedicated to retiring personnel,
- social fund,
- length-of-service award, annual bonus,
- training and courses,
- maternity/parenting/paternity leaves.
Under the occupational welfare scheme, the Grupa Azoty Group employees* are also entitled to:
- participation in the Occupational Pension Scheme,
- participation in health-promoting programmes and rehabilitation procedures,
- participation in the financial incentive scheme dedicated to retiring personnel,
- participation in the free-of-charge ‘Work-Life Balance’ counselling project, as part of which employees can receive free-of-charge psychological advice,
- university tuition allowance,
- holiday allowance.
*Excluding Grupy Azoty Puławy employees. At Grupa Azoty Puławy, special focus is placed on providing support to retired personnel – we stay in touch with approximately 2,000 such persons, each year presenting them with Christmas vouchers, inviting them to Senior Dance Parties, providing support to finance holidays, including sanatorium treatment, co-financing their cinema or swimming pool tickets, or advancing housing loans to them.
At the Grupa Azoty Group, we can see on an everyday basis that apart from having top professional competence „chemia do pomagania”.
We support employees’ volunteering projects, appreciating their potential for building social capital and enhancing employee motivation and dedication. Volunteering together is a great way to break the daily routine at work and can be a source of tremendous satisfaction and great pride from putting one’s ideas into practice and, first and foremost, from helping others.
The best volunteering ideas are rewarded by Group companies, e.g. in 2017, Grupa Azoty Puławy selected and endorsed ten projects submitted by employees in a dedicated competition, with the key selection criterion being the amount of work contributed by employees.
- By giving you receive, by receiving you give
Volunteers of Grupa Azoty Puławy held a pottery workshop for the parents of children in the care of the ‘Step by Step’ Charity Foundation of Puławy, which is dedicated to providing therapy to children with autism, Asperger syndrome, and intellectual disabilities. While the parents were learning how to make pottery, their children were playing games and doing other fun activities organised by the volunteers.
- Multimedia theatre hall
The project is aimed at furnishing a multimedia theatre hall at Primary School No. 11 in Puławy. The volunteers have been involved in tidying and cleaning the hall, filling holes in and painting the walls, buying and installing mirrors and shelves, and installing a screen.
- ‘Treasure Hunt’ urban game
Urban gaming is a great, dynamic way for children to explore their neighbourhoods. In this case, the game was organised by volunteers of Grupa Azoty Puławy in the Czartoryski Park in Puławy. The game’s plot was based on the history of the Czartoryski family. The event was attended by approximately 30 adults and 60 children – pupils of various Puławy schools who had been participating in classes held at the Puławy Youth Cultural Centre.
- Little Explorers’ Lab
Volunteers of Grupa Azoty Puławy furnished a classroom for conducting physical, biological and chemical experiments with children aged 3–6 at Kindergarten No. 18 in Puławy. During the workshops, the children, attended by volunteers, built their own miniature erupting volcanoes, caused rain in a glass, observed water moving from one vessel to another, made a lava lamp, and brewed a colourful storm in a glass.
- Place for a bonfire at the Homeless Shelter in Puławy
Volunteers of Grupa Azoty Puławy set up a place for having bonfires, including a hearth, and equipped it with a foldable gridiron and foldable benches and tables for outdoor use.
- We are all children
On June 3rd, at the Puławy Special Educational Centre, volunteers from the company held an integrative, sports-themed Children’s Day, with a preceding pottery workshop for those in the Centre’s care.
- Refurbishment of the gatehouse building for ‘TV-CZART’ project
The volunteering project involved converting a building referred to as the gatehouse at High School No. 1. Volunteers from Grupa Azoty Puławy decided to renovate the building for the purposes of the High School students’ TV CZART online television project.
- Reactivation of an aircraft model building studio in Puławy
Volunteers of Grupa Azoty Puławy renovated the premises of the former Aircraft Model Building Studio in Puławy and organised an aircraft model building workshop for children and teenagers, including a competition during which the attendees were able to fly their handmade models.
- Pre-schoolers’ Small Haven in Stary Pożóg
Volunteers of Grupa Azoty Puławy constructed a playground for the youngest pre-schoolers from the kindergarten in Stary Pożóg.
- New sheds in the Puławy Animal Shelter
The project involved construction of enclosures and sheds for large pets as well as reinforcing the enclosure fencing with robust elements.
We offer competitive salaries and a generous employee benefit package. We are honoured to be trusted by our staff and happy to see their low turnover. Ensuring equal and equitable treatment of all our employees is among our key guiding principles set out in the Grupa Azoty Group’s Code of Ethical Conduct.
Employee benefits offered by the Grupa Azoty Group include:
We are proud to have been recognised for our HR policy by third parties, including by the NSZZ Solidarność Trade Union, which awarded us the ‘Employee-Friendly Company’ prize, presented by President of Poland.
Know-how, experience, commitment, and teamwork skills drive our performance and lead to achievements appreciated by the market and investors. That is why at the Grupa Azoty Group we attach great weight to the development of our personnel, providing them with in-house training opportunities and supporting their continuing education efforts at universities. New employees are properly onboarded, the management is regularly trained to improve their various managerial skills, and professionals from different fields continue to develop their expertise and soft skills alike. Implementation of most new organisational and process solutions is accompanied by dedicated training. The Group also funds all training required by law and pays all fees related to occupational licensing exams.
Steady employment is Grupa Azoty S.A.’s advantage as an employer.
Employee survey results
Key employee training programmes at the Grupa Azoty Group leading companies:
Grupa Azoty S.A.
- OHS training
- ISO training
- Position-specific training
- University tuition allowance
- English language course for employees, attended by approximately 70–80 students
- In 2017, a training project was launched as part of our succession planning efforts, dedicated to staff designated to replace retiring personnel
Grupa Azoty Kędzierzyn
- The Foreman Academy Project aimed at improving team building and effective teamwork skills.
- In 2016, the Management Academy training programme was launched to improve the leadership’s managerial skills, in particular decision-making, work delegation, conflict resolution, and employee motivation competencies
- In 2016, a programme was set up whereby employees can receive reimbursement for English language course tuition fees; employees take an English language proficiency test to determine the course level to assign them to and the learning objectives to be attained during the course
Grupa Azoty Puławy
- Co-financing of language course tuition fees
- Co-financing of post-graduate, MBA and PhD programme tuition fees
- Opportunities provided to attend open training courses as well as specialist and industry conferences
- Opportunities provided to attend closed training courses and take occupational licensing exams
- The Grupa Azoty Puławy Professional Skills Development Programme dedicated to blue-collar staff, as part of which mentoring guidelines were defined, and curricula were developed for each blue-collar position; the programme was implemented along with a new SAP Qualifications Management module, to which data on all blue-collar employees’ qualifications was migrated
- The Competence Improvement Programme dedicated to white-collar staff as part of the Grupa Azoty Puławy Skills Academy. An in-house training platform was set up under the programme to encourage employees to share knowledge with one another and allow them to improve their social and managerial competencies such as communication, teamwork and team management skills.
The employee training process is covered by the Integrated Quality, Environment and Safety Management System. All employee groups undergo training. Many courses are provided at the request of employees, who are free to choose their theme, form of instruction, and date, as long as a course is going to improve employees’ work-related skills (must be linked to their current or future responsibilities) and there are sufficient funds in the training budget.
Grupa Azoty Police
Employees develop their skills in keeping with the approved annual training schedule of Grupa Azoty Zakłady Chemiczne Police. The schedule represents a training programme for the company’s employees, based on which training and professional advancement activities are organised.
Programmes to support the continued employability of terminated or retiring personnel
- Improving employees’ professional qualifications through formal education
- The ‘Green Forge’ internship programme, designed to introduce flexible options for recruiting top talent for the company
- The Smooth Succession Programme, designed to ensure continuous governance of the company, provide development opportunities to the management, and improve the competencies of outstanding employees
- The Multi-Skill Programme aimed at enhancing employees’ skills and expertise and creating flexible options to recruit qualified personnel
- Educational programmes taught under the company’s auspices: Chemical Technology Class – created to increase the availability of qualified technicians for recruitment by Grupa Azoty S.A.
2nd edition of a programme in olefin manufacturing processes at the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, run to educate highly-qualified professionals
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Average number of training hours per employee by gender
2016 | 2017 | |||
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F | M | F | M | |
Grupa Azoty Kędzierzyn | 18.65 | 14.48 | 9.24 | 16.42 |
Grupa Azoty Police | 18.75 | 18.20 | 10.31 | 15.85 |
Grupa Azoty Puławy | 19.33 | 19.71 | 17.74 | 20.42 |
Grupa Azoty S.A. | 9.78 | 9.29 | 9.53 | 7.54 |
Average | 16.63 | 15.42 | 11.71 | 15.06 |
Average number of training hours per employee by type of position
Structure level | Grupa Azoty Kędzierzyn | Grupa Azoty Police | Grupa Azoty Puławy | Grupa Azoty S.A. | ||||
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Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 |
Operators | 6.54 | 11.73 | 12.32 | 17.52 | 17.14 | 19.05 | 4.27 | 3.63 |
Other blue-collar jobs | 18.65 | 43.18 | 14.23 | 9.45 | 13.01 | 14.45 | 9.30 | 2.96 |
Management | 39.65 | 16.31 | 37.08 | 21.44 | 39.74 | 36.11 | 21.87 | 18.38 |
Laboratory staff | 11.71 | 7.43 | 9.00 | 5.78 | 15.67 | 19.74 | 1.48 | 0.00 |
Foremen | 30.83 | 13.7 | 30.07 | 15.34 | 13.28 | 19.92 | 5.75 | 6.08 |
Senior staff | 21.54 | 11.84 | 85.00 | 104.00 | 13.21 | 7.9 | 17.27 | 7.51 |
Professionals | 21.21 | 10.41 | 23.07 | 12.55 | 29.41 | 24.07 | 17.63 | 27.20 |
Senior management | 42 | 10.25 | 123.71 | 25.11 | 63.55 | 58.35 | 22.00 | 28.25 |
Management Board members | 0 | n/a | 44.60 | n/a | 16.93 | n/d | 1.33 | n/a |
Average | 21.26 | 15.61 | 42.12 | 26.40 | 29.83 | 24.95 | 11.21 | 10.45 |
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Percentage of staff subject to regular performance assessment and career development reviews by gender*
Year | 2016 | 2017 | ||
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Gender | F | M | F | M |
Grupa Azoty Kędzierzyn | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Grupa Azoty Police | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Grupa Azoty S.A. | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
*Grupa Azoty Puławy does not carry out periodic performance assessments. Under the bonus policy (bonuses are awarded on a quarterly basis, with the total amount of the bonus fund contingent on the Company’s financial performance), managers are required to award bonuses based on employee performance assessment, taking into account the incentivising effect of a bonus. The assessment results are not recorded (only the amount of the bonus awarded is). In 2017, an agreement was signed to amend the Company Collective Bargaining Agreement. The amended Collective Bargaining Agreement provides for a review of the employee’s career development by the employee’s superior (based on a set of criteria) and for differentiating the amount of base salary paid to employees holding the same positions on the basis of the review. The first such review is to take place in 2018.
BEST PRACTICE
Grupa Azoty Kędzierzyn has launched the ‘Work-Life Balance’ counselling project, as part of which employees can receive free-of-charge psychological advice. In addition, one of its objectives is to support those in difficult life situations.