AIRBUS - 2020 Universal Registration Document
1. Information on the Company’s Activities / 1.2 Non-Financial Information
and A330 work package production capability from Bombardier in Québec and the creation of Stelia Aéronautique Saint Laurent Inc., a newly created subsidiary of STELIA Aerospace, the group has welcomed more than 300 new employees, 200 of which are members of the AIMTA. The local AIMTA section held a general meeting and a poll, which resulted in 97.8% of members voting in favour of the transfer of their collective agreement to Stelia Aéronautique Saint Laurent Inc. In addition, the Company is an active member of the Global Deal for Decent Work and Inclusive Growth initiative («Global Deal») that was developed in cooperation with the ILO and OECD. The Global Deal is a multi-stakeholder partnership between governments, business and employers’ organisations, trade unions, civil society and other organisations that seeks to make economic growth work for all against a backdrop of rapid changes in the world of work. During 2020, the Company introduced a new KPI measuring the accident frequency rate as part of its executive and senior manager variable pay and employee success sharing scheme. This new approach has been validated and agreed at the SEWC and demonstrates the shared willingness of the Company and its social partners to introduce important non-financial measures to assess the performance of the Company. V. Future Outlook The COVID-19 health and economic crisis will continue to be a key area of focus during 2021 as the Company adapts to the fallout of the pandemic and ensures the successful implementation of its adaptation plan. This will include continuing ongoing dialogue with its social partners, including on organisational changes and new ways of working. c. Our Workforce As of 31 December 2020, the Company’s workforce amounted to 131,349 employees (compared to 134,931 employees in 2019), 95.58% of which consisted of full-time employees. These statistics take into account consolidation effects and perimeter changes throughout 2020. Depending on country and hierarchy level, the average working time is between 35 and 40 hours per week. The decrease in total headcount was the result of the COVID-19 adaptation plan in the Company’s commercial aircraft business and the already planned restructuring of the Company’s Defence and Space Division with some additional adjustments to re ect the impact of the crisis on some of its business lines. Whilst the number of entries had significantly decreased following a decision to restrict new hires in all businesses impacted by the crisis, the number of leavers had significantly increased as a result of the voluntary departures in the frame of collective agreements.
In Europe, the Company’s social partners were also closely involved in discussions on the health and safety measures taken in the workplace to protect workers and prevent the spread of COVID-19. This included the provision of personal protective equipment (PPE), team rotations, homeworking, social distancing and regular communication particularly on any special site measures. COVID-19 adaptation plan discussions also resulted in the signature of various collective agreements by the main unions or staff body representatives in France, Germany, Spain and the UK covering all employees in Airbus’ commercial aircraft business within these countries. These discussions and agreements enabled dedicated partial unemployment schemes to be implemented in order to adapt activities and the workforce in 2020. In parallel, negotiations on resource adaptations also enabled mechanisms to be put in place to encourage, where possible, voluntary departures whilst not ruling out the need for compulsory redundancies. These col lective agreements were signed by employee representatives and unions including: the KBR / GBR Konzern-/ Gesamtbetriebsrat (social partners in all Divisions) in Germany; the three main trade unions represented in the Company in France and three out of the five trade unions represented in the Intercompany Committee in Spain. Unite the Union were actively involved in adaptation measures in the UK. The agreements provide for a range of social measures including: working time adaptations, voluntary departure schemes, early retirement and the opportunity to pursue personal or professional opportunities outside of the Company, such as business creation. Consultation and negotiations on adaptation measures have also taken place in other regions with the recognised unions and employee representatives. For example, in Africa and the Middle East, successful negotiations and agreements related to adaptation measures were signed in both Morocco and Tunisia including a working time reduction arrangement; whilst in Latin America, agreements were signed in Queretaro, Mexico, covering headcount reduction, collective vacation and working time reduction. During 2020, the Company also continued activities aimed at strengthening collaborative and partnership approaches with unions in various countries. For example, in Canada, the Company has benefited from its first year following the signature of the new collective agreement in Airbus Canada in Mirabel, which succeeded in creating a true partnership with the Québec Association Internationale des Machinistes et Travailleurs de l’Aéronautique (AIMTA). The benefits of this partnership have been clearly evident throughout the COVID-19 crisis where many urgent agreements dealing with the situation were reached, ensuring the continuity of operations, despite severe restrictions imposed by the Québec Government. In addition, as part of the acquisition in 2020 of the Airbus A220
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