BPCE - 2019 Universal Registration Document

RESPONSIBLE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PRACTICES NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORT

Occupational health and safety conditions and workplace accidents At Groupe BPCE, policies and budgets relating to health and safety conditions fall within the remit of each of the entities and the CHSCTs (Health, Safety and Working Conditions Committees). In addition to investing in specific programs to improve occupational health and safety, Group companies also implement more traditional monitoring and prevention programs. The increase in the number of workplace and commuting accidents seen in 2018 continued in 2019. All Group companies have a CHSCT that oversees occupational health, safety and working conditions, and is primarily responsible for protecting the health and safety of employees. Each of these committees oversees improvements in safety and working conditions as well as compliance with applicable legal and regulatory provisions.

Banque Populaire Val de France and Caisse d’Epargne Loire-Centre were awarded the first Cancer@Work label, which was created in 2019 to encourage the recognition and inclusion of cancer in the workplace. These banks met all the conditions required in the new certification process, which is aligned with Corporate Social Responsibility standards under the Global Reporting Initiative. The label was designed by members of the Cancer@Work association with the support of Axa, Malakoff Médéric and Roche France. These two Groupe BPCE companies were particularly committed to the “Working with cancer and chronic illness” program launched by the Group Human Resources division in 2016 at the request of employees affected by such illnesses. As well as signing a charter, the program involves taking real steps to incorporate chronic illness in human resources and Corporate Social Responsibility policies at all levels: from diagnosis, throughout treatment, on the employee’s return to work, among colleagues and managers, etc.

NUMBER OF ABSENCES FOR WORKPLACE/COMMUTING ACCIDENTS

2019

2018

2017

Women

Men

Total

Women

Men

Total

Women

Men

Total

Non-management

585 247 832

169 143 312

754 390

606 194 800

174 115 289

780 309

537 133 670

166 124 290

703 257 960

Management

TOTAL

1,144

1,089

Absenteeism among employees with permanent and fixed-term contracts due to workplace/commuting accidents.

Absenteeism Absenteeism is a real concern for the Group and its companies. The Group provides its companies with a structured system for identifying, analyzing and preventing absenteeism and taking action to manage it. The most recent evaluation of overall absenteeism (including maternity/paternity leave, illness, family events and other reasons) remains close to 7%.

Since absenteeism rates include maternity leave, in a Group with a predominantly female workforce, it makes sense that the rate of absence is higher among women. The Group is not able to differentiate absences related specifically to occupational illness, which are very rare in the banking sector.

ABSENTEEISM DUE TO ILLNESS ACCORDING TO GENDER AND CATEGORY

2019

2018

2017

Women

Men

Total

Women

Men

Total

Women

Men

Total

Non-management

5.5% 3.4% 4.8% 5.7% 3.4% 4.9% 5.4% 3.3% 4.7% 3.2% 1.9% 2.4% 3.3% 2.0% 2.5% 3.3% 1.9% 2.5% 4.7% 2.5% 3.7% 5.0% 2.6% 4.0% 4.8% 2.6% 3.8%

Management

TOTAL

Absenteeism among employees with permanent and fixed-term contracts as per Group human resources data.

Rising employee engagement in a constantly improving working environment should allow the Group to retain its talented staff and limit the number of resignations among staff with permanent employment contracts. That rate has been stable for the past three years.

RESIGNATIONS

2019

2018

2017

Departure rate

2.9%

2.6%

2.8%

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