Equal opportunities

Generali values its employees and considers diversity an opportunity for enrichment thanks to the contribution it can bring to the Group. Its focus and commitment to its workforce - viewed as the strategic capital on which the Group bases its success - and its respect for human dignity, freedom, equality and equal opportunities in the workplace and in career paths, with no form of discrimination on the basis of gender, ethnic origin, language, disability, etc., are outlined in the Generali Group Code of Conduct and are universally acknowledged by all Group employees.

More specifically, in relation to selection, training, career development and remuneration, the Group's staff-management policies and the provisions set out in its collective bargaining agreements are based on principles relating to equal treatment of men and women, which have often been adopted ahead of the introduction of European and national legislation.

Women's workforce by level

	Managers		Middle Managers		Office workers		Sales Force on payroll		Other		Total
*	2010	2011	2010	2011	2010	2011	2010	2011	2010	2011	2010	2011
IT	38	40	403	426	4,467	4,478	2,169	2,171	8	7	7,085	7,122
AT	5	5	57	39	1,560	1,580	240	232	3	5	1,865	1,861
CZ	8	8	148	148	2,261	2,226	763	783	3	3	3,183	3,168
FR	37	37	1,609	1,653	1,859	1,847	462	475	0	0	3,967	4,012
DE	24	25	150	152	5,725	5,718	778	706	41	45	6,718	6,646
IS	16	16	103	114	1,661	1,827	0	0	0	0	1,780	1,957
ES	7	8	88	91	740	741	243	252	2	3	1,080	1,095
CH	25	26	204	123	1,306	1,381	25	25	11	8	1,571	1,563
Tot.	160	165	2,762	2,746	19,579	19,798	4,680	4,644	68	71	27,249	27,424
%	0.6%	0.6%	10.1%	10.0%	71.9%	72.2%	17.2%	16.9%	0.2%	0.3%	100.0%	100.0%

* IT=Italy; AT=Austria; CZ=Czech Republic; FR=France; DE=Germany; IL=Israel; ES=Spain; CH=Switzerland.

On average, women represented 46.5% of the Group’s total workforce (46.2% in 2010). The only countries that were significantly unaligned were, on the one hand, Israel and the Czech Republic, where the presence of women in the local workforce is significantly higher, at 72.3% and 65.5%, respectively, and, on the other hand, Austria, limited to 36.3%, and Switzerland, limited to 41.8%.
The increase in the female workforce involved the managers category (+3.1%) and the office workers category (+1.1%), while there was a slight decline in the middle managers category (-0.6%) and in the sales force on payroll category (-0.8%). The majority of women (72.2%, compared to 71.9% in 2010) continued to fall under the office workers category.
On average, 33% of managerial positions (managers and middle managers) were held by women (32.8% in 2010).
The proportion of women in Executive/Top Management positions was 8.7% (8.5% in 2010).

Group companies comply with the legislation in place in all countries to guarantee equal opportunities for people with disabilities, from both a social and work perspective. This legislation, which covers, in particular, job opportunities and provides various protective measures during employment, differs from one country to the next, so it also differs in terms of the requirements demanded, thus consistent data cannot be provided. In particular, there are differences among the definitions of a disabled person, as expressed in terms of percentage of reduction of the work capacity required in order to be covered by this category. In any event, in 2011, the number of disabled people employed at Group companies was 1,752 (+3.3% compared to 2010), of which 796 were women (equalling 45.4% of the disabled).

The Group's workforce in each country consists almost entirely of local people, since Generali companies have always valued the contribution they can make in terms of market knowledge and business development. A policy favouring and taking advantage of avenues for national and international intragroup mobility means there are equal career – and professional – development opportunities for employees of all nationalities. On average, 98.5% of managers are local, while the remaining 1.5% are foreign, but not all are from the Parent Company.

last update on 14-01-2013 18:21