

6.
REAL PEOPLE, REAL VALUE
PRYSMIAN GROUP
2015
YEARLY OVERVIEW
OUR PEOPLE, OUR MAIN ASSET
In Prysmian people are the most important resource. Through people you create
the cohesion and strength to compete at the highest levels throughout the world.
People pursue and realise the goal of generating sustainable and lasting value for
shareholders and all stakeholders. The human capital strategy of Prysmian helps
its people to grow in passion, motivation and competency.
The Group’s human resources strategy is based on five pillars:
1. Development and spread of a shared common identity.
2. Inspiring model of management leadership.
3. Ability to attract top quality people.
4. Development and management of talent.
5. Internationalism and multiculturalism.
Diversity and equal opportunities
Women accounted for about 15%
of the Group’s employees in 2015.
In particular, 9.5% of blue collar
employees are women, while this
percentage reaches almost 30%
in the white collar category.
White
collar
Blue
collar
Women
Men
90.5%
9.5%
71.1%
28.9%
Health and safety
2.9
2.59
2.6
FREQUENCY RATE
1
A priority objective for 2015 was to reduce the time lost
to accidents (OHSA LTA) as measured by the frequency rate.
It is expected to reduce this rate by not less than 5% in 2016.
The frequency of accidents at Group level has fallen in recent
years, going from 2.9 in 2013 to around 2.6 in 2015.
1. Frequency rate:
(Total number of accidents with loss of work * 200,000) / Hours worked.
2013
2014
2015
On 12 April 2015, the Abbeville
plant, in South Carolina (USA),
reached an important
milestone in worker safety:
worked without any working
days lost to accidents.
1
million hours