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SOCIETAL, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
SECTION 3 - SOCIAL INFORMATION
SOCIAL INDICATORS
AVERAGE YEARLY DURATION, FULL-TIME
Average yearly duration (hours)
GRI UNGC OECD
- - V
2012 2011
Consolidated data 1,755 1,753
Excluding AB employees, other than employees of Blizzard France.
The table above shows the weighted average annual time worked by
employees. As for working hours per week, the increase in the annual
hours worked is mainly due to the increasing share of GVT in the Group’s
workforce.
METHODS OF WORK ORGANIZATION
Work organization practices remain stable both in terms of the length of
time worked and the proportion of employees working part time. Changes
in the way work is organized are driven by the need to reconcile the
demands of Vivendi’s clients and the seasonality of activities, as well
as the necessary balance between the private and professional life of
employees. New working arrangements, such as telecommuting and
flexible working hours, are becoming current within the Group.
✱ On September 12, 2012, a three-year agreement on telecommuting
was entered into between Canal+ Group and three representative
trade union organizations. This agreement is particularly aimed at
facilitating the organization of work for employees so they can work
regularly from home.
✱ Universal Music encourages telecommuting and flexible working
hours, without necessarily engaging in collective agreements, given
its geographic diversity.
✱ For some entities, the organization of work is aligned to market
rules: Blizzard has set up a work organization by timeslots, including
teams working nights and Sundays, especially tailored to World of
Warcraft®. Similarly, Digitick needs to employ staff on an on-call basis
and at staggered work times to adapt to special events (festivals,
shows and sports events) that are at the heart of its activity.
✱ Based on a pilot plan carried out in 2011, SFR is intending to formalize
the signing of an agreement on remote working, currently under
negotiation. Following the incorporation of Neuf Assistance and Neuf
Center within SFR, SFR (which is an “ESU” or single employer) has
signed an agreement on the organization and arrangement of work
time in Customer Service. The aim of this agreement is to harmonize
the work organization hitherto derived from different agreements and
to help towards establishing a better balance between private and
professional life.
3.2.2.2. ABSENTEEISM
ABSENTEEISM BY REASON
Absenteeism is defined as working days not worked, excluding paid leave,
training courses, trade union absences, exceptional and standard leave
and days of reduction in working time. Contract suspensions are not
counted in the table below. However, all sick leaves, including long-term
disability leaves, have been included.
Days of absence are broken down by reason: illness, family reasons and
workplace accidents (including commuting accidents in countries where
this concept is recognized).
The category of absence “for other reasons” recognizes reasons that differ
according to cultural differences within Group companies. In particular, it
covers absences for personal reasons, unpaid vacation and unpaid leave,
layoffs, unauthorized or unjustified absence (paid or not), absence due
to a child’s illness or a family event (excluding maternity, paternity and
adoption leave), and absence for pilgrimages or examinations. The number
of absences for “other reasons” in the Group is also linked to annual
cultural events in the countries in which Vivendi is established.
Absenteeism by reason (average days/employee)
GRI UNGC OECD
LA7 - V
Consolidated data 2012 2011
Illness 4.18 4.09
Family reasons 2.08 1.89
Accident 0.36 0.32
Other reasons (a) 1.36 0.81
Excluding AB employees, other than employees of Blizzard France.
(a) Excluding GVT (specific reasons related to local work organization),
Group average absenteeism would be 0.47 in 2011 and 0.45 in 2012.
Calculation method: absenteeism rate corresponds to the number of
days of absence divided by the average annual headcount.