Equal opportunity policies

There are 1,334 women working for the Group, equal to 15% of the workforce. Almost all of these employees are white collar workers, representing 28%, while they make up 11% of managerial staff and 21% of middle management.

 In personnel management and in the organisation of work the A2A Group is committed to guaranteeing effective equal dignity to all persons in the workplace. Measures taken to maintain and encourage equal opportunities relate mainly to the flexibility of working hours on return from maternity leave and the granting of part-time work. In addition, the activities of the Equal Opportunities Commission continue; this was set up in accordance with legislative and contractual requirements.

In the Group as a whole there are 282 part-time workers, of whom 237 are women. Part-time work is recognised as a tool that is useful for creating flexibility in performing a job and structuring the work involved, and one that is capable of responding to the individual needs of male and female employees to the extent this is compatible with the technical and organisational demands of the Group. In addition to maternity, priority is also given to applications motivated by the needs of families to provide assistance to disabled persons and those with serious illnesses.

Age is a matter of fact and not a prejudicial factor: 64% of the Group’s employees are aged between 31 and 50, 9% are less than 30 years old and 27% are older than 50.

The companies of the A2A Group fully apply the provisions of prevailing legislation for the protected categories of worker, including those relating to the number of employees. The Group currently employs 440 workers belonging to protected categories. Internship training periods were arranged for persons belonging to protected categories with the objective of joining the Group, and when these ended the persons involved were directly hired. Particular emphasis was given to facilitating the entry of these people.