2007 Annual report - Groupe M6

MANAGEMENT REPORT
M6 develops the skills of its employees with a policy of continuous training, which is based
on training in its businesses, management and increasingly in mastering languages. In
2007, 647 people benefited from such action.
In order to further improve the individualisation for training and to tailor it to business
projects for employees, the Individual Right to Training continues to be rolled out across
the Group. Every full time employee has an Individual Right to Training of 21 hours per year,
which can be accumulated for a period of 6 years and managed on a calendar year basis.
In 2007, 23% of the training budget was allocated to such requests from employees.
In 2007, the training budget was € 609 thousand, being a total of 2,120 training days
provided for 646 employees. This training was equitably split between men and women.
In addition, the Group set up in 2007 its own training organisation, M6 Campus, which
provides training internally in management, office automation and languages.
2- Training policy
In accordance with the French national trainee charter, the Group conducted a number of
actions for the benefit of student trainees.
- Encourage the training process
In 2007, the Group received and trained 394 trainees, all covered by contract and paid
for periods for the most part of 3 to 6 months. M6 also received 15 young people on
work experience (apprenticeship or business) and received 211 pupils from 3rd or 2nd
class for periods of one week for observational work experience.
- Prepare future recruits for the Group and encourage loyalty among trainees
Before the end of their training period, the young people have an evaluation meeting
with their supervisor, which enables the validation of their choice of professional
direction as well as their potential and motivation for the Group. Their job applications
have priority for filling junior vacancies immediately at the end of their training period or
subsequently. In 2007, 55 trainees were recruited on a contract, permanent, freelance
or occasional basis.
15.1.3
Group remuneration policy
1- Remuneration evolution
In addition to their basic salary, all employees receive a 13th month salary.
The Group payroll paid to permanent employees (excluding Football Club des Girondins de
Bordeaux) in 2007 amounted to € 104,267 thousand (including employer social charges of
€ 32,817 thousand), compared to € 95,275 thousand in 2006.
On the basis of the average workforce (excluding Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux),
the gross average salary of permanent employees went from € 45,917 in 2006 to € 48,848
in 2007.
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