2005 Annual Report - Touax

Employees
Composition of the workforce
The composition of the workforce by geographic region and business segment as at 31 December 2005 is as follows:
Shipping Modular River Central
containers buildings barges Railcars services Total
Europe 22 131 119 7 25 304
Asia 3 3
United States 2 35 1 38
Total 27 166 119 7 26 345
Profit-sharing and stock options
The share subscription or purchase options and
share subscription warrants granted by TOUAX SCA
are detailed in the notes to the consolidated financial
statements page 46.
Industrial relations policy
The Group has implemented three types of industrial
relations measure in order to fulfill the requirements
arising from its development.
Pragmatic, day-to-day dialogue with all stakeholders
allows:
2 optimization of industrial relations,
2 a more effective response to the needs expressed,
2 more rapid adaptation to developments while harmonizing
personnel management practices.
This approach makes it easier to anticipate forthcoming
cyclical and structural changes.
This dialogue takes place in respect for the rights of
each of the parties concerned and in a spirit of openness
and transparency. The decisions and actions
resulting from this continuing dialogue are applied
ethically.
This approach underpins the success of all the
actions undertaken by the Group in the human
resources area. The development of skills and internal
mobility have become two pivotal features of
human resource management. The skill development
strategy takes into account the individual
expectations of employees, their original skills and
the current and future requirements of the Group.
The concerted implementation of individual training
plans meets these different needs and is now one of
the internal drivers of the development of the skills
of the employees.
The individual training plans promote both the personal
development of employees and internal mobility
within the Group, which has become an active feature
of personnel management in the last two years.
This policy plays a role in improving the motivation of
all the employees and is now an established part of
the corporate culture of TOUAX.
An active policy is pursued with regard to safety in
order to fulfill the legal and regulatory obligations,
but also in terms of prevention of occupational risks.
This policy is based on an expansion of work procedures.
In order to obtain results, the Group has commissioned
a safety audit and has implemented a
preventive action plan, the key points of which are:
2 raising awareness of the prevention of occupational
risks among all employee groups,
2 regular training on safety and first aid,
2 the distribution of booklets on prevention and
safety,
2 the monitoring and checking of recommendations
by the holding of bi-monthly meetings at the various
sites,
2 a system of internal reporting.
This practical, day-to-day policy generates human
added value, which has a positive impact on the quality
process and the commercial image of the Group.
Employee participation in the capital
The company does not publish a social report.
There is no personnel profit-sharing scheme.
However, certain categories of personnel (executives,
sales personnel) benefit from individually set
annual performance-related bonuses or stock
options.
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