Annual report 2018

Galenica annual report 2018 | 41 Training apprentices Galenica is putting a lot of effort into training future special­ ists: in 2018, the Group companies trained 797 apprentices – 731 young women and 66 young men. Of these, 266 com­ pleted their apprenticeships, many with flying colours. Having qualified, 103 apprentices have since become Group employees. Various communication platforms Personal and direct exchanges between all employees from a total of 83 countries are at the heart of Galenica’s communication efforts. The various information events and management meetings within the Business sectors and companies are a good way of ensuring this. Changes and developments across all areas of the company are commu­ nicated at the EVE events and over digital channels includ­ ing the intranet, the e-management letter and e-information letters. Additionally, a printed version of the employee mag­ azine Spot is sent out twice a year to the homes of all employees, opening up the Galenica world to their partners and family members. In summer 2018, Spot published its 100 th issue – a special jubilee for the magazine. Celebra­ tions included a photo competition and treasure chest made up of aspects and events relating to the history of the Galenica Group. Targeted and appropriate harmonisation of Personnel Regulations Work continued on harmonising Galenica’s Personnel Regu­ lations in 2018, involving the staff committees of each Busi­ ness sector. The aim of this harmonisation is to take advan­ tage of synergies and to promote Group-wide exchange by ensuring that people in the same role also have the same employment conditions. It also aims to take into account the specific needs of certain functions that have to meet defined requirements, such as sales and operations. Imple­ mentation is planned for early 2020. Creative thinkers The Comité des Jeunes becomes the Comité de Réflexion For many years, Galenica has encouraged exchanges of views between promising young employees and corporate management in an internal think tank, the “Comité des Jeunes”. Among other things, the more than 20 employees from different Group companies help to firmly anchor and further shape the corporate culture. In cooperation with CEO Jean-Claude Clémençon, the committee used the divi­ sion of Vifor Pharma as an opportunity to discuss its role and duties, and to plan for a new beginning. The specific aim of this new beginning is to ensure that the committee represents the entire employee structure and customer base. This means that the committee members should represent not only all Business sectors, regions and languages, but also all age groups so that ideas can be considered and discussed from a full range of perspectives and across generations. As part of this change, the “Comité des Jeunes” was renamed the “Comité de Réflexion” at the beginning of 2019. “The annual motto for 2018, ‘Together, let’s seize our chances’, is an expression of determination and optimism.” Headcount development 2014–2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 Human Resources 6,314 6,580 5,790 5,934 6,131 Galenica