Organizational Strategy - Sustainable Development - L'Oréal

7 L’OréaL - GrI DaTa SHEETS 2011
The global rate of absenteeism is estimated at 4.6%, 2.5% of which is attributable to illness, in application of the following method:
Calculation method:
Overall absenteeism: B/(a+B)
absenteeism due to illness: C/(a+B)
(A): Number of days actually worked by entire contractual workforce, training days included
(B): Number of days’ absence (illness, occupational illness, maternity, accident at work and/or during travel or
any other absence not contractually envisaged)
(C): Number of days’ illness (excluding occupational illness, maternity, accident at work or during travel, etc.)
ABSENTEEISM AT L’ORÉAL SA:
at L’Oréal Sa, the total rate of absenteeism was 4.29 % in 2011, 2.28% of which was linked to illness.
ABSENTEEISM PER REASON
Reason for absenteeism % of absenteeism
Illness 2.28%
Accident at work/travel/occupational illness 0.13%
Maternity – adoption 1.32%
Family events 0.43%
Time-off on health grounds 0.14%
TOTAL 4.29%
HEALTH AND SAFETY
For several years now, L’Oréal has applied a well-established Health and Safety (HSE) policy. It defines the commitment of the company
to developing, producing, distributing and selling innovative products of the highest quality while maintaining ethical behavior and
guaranteeing the health and safety of staff, customers and the communities where L’Oréal conducts its activities. This initiative fits in with
a global policy relating to the Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) described in the “Environmental Information” section below.
L’Oréal is committed to providing its staff with a safe and healthy working environment. Health and safety are of paramount importance,
L’Oréal’s ultimate aim being to achieve a rate of zero accidents and incidents. Exhaustive measures have been put in place with the
aim of reducing the risks and ensuring constant improvement. a culture of safety has been inculcated, defining the high standards and
involves the company’s personnel at all levels.
Keen to further improve safety in the company’s workplaces, the General Management has set an ambitious target for the improvement
of the HSE results.
REMINDER OF PERFORMANCE LEVELS
Overall, 2011 was a good year in terms of HSE performance, with the operational and administrative sites showing an improvement in
relation to 2010. However, the deterioration in the performance of reseach and InnovationI and the centers had a significant impact on
the group’s overall performance.
Out of the 198 accidents leading to a stoppage recorded within the group during 2011, 80% took place at administrative sites, including
10% within research & Innovation and 20% in Operations.
• Operational sites (plants and centers)
TFC = 1.36 v 1.58 in 2010 (- 13.9%) 4
• administrative sites (with r&I)
TFC = 2.29 v 2.39 in 2010 (- 4%) 4
• Group: operational and administrative sites
TFC = 2.01 v 2.10 in 2010 (-4%) 4
TFC (taux de fréquence conventionnel – conventional frequency rate) = number of accidents with stoppage per million hours worked by
L’Oréal staff.
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