Å kodaAuto ANNUAL REPORT 2006 - Skoda Auto

Human Resources
Employment
The core work force of the parent
company, Škoda Auto, at year end 2006
totalled 23,034 persons (+480 persons, or
+2.1%). The biggest growth was in
production personnel (+6.9%) in
conjunction with increased production of
the Škoda Octavia model line and
commencement of production of the new
Škoda Roomster. To meet the brisk
demand for the new model, the Kvasiny
plant added a third shift as of October
2006. Temporary workers at year end 2006
totalled 3,704 persons (+244 persons, or
+7.1% year-on-year).
The average employee age was 37.9 years;
the average duration of employment at the
Company was 11.8 years. 2,340 new
employees were hired in 2006.
As of 31 December 2006, the Company’s
subsidiaries employed a total of
942 employees (+214 persons, +29.4%
year-on-year). The work force increase
was related primarily to expanded
production and deployment of temporary
workers at SAIPL.
Social Aspects
Relations between the Company and its
employees are governed by the Labour
Code and the Company’s Employment
Code. Employer-employee relations, work
safety, and the structure of work hours are
stipulated by the Collective Agreement
between Company management and the
labour organisations, which is valid until
31 March 2008. In June 2006, a dialogue
was opened between Company
management and labour representatives
concerning a new compensation system
designed to provide better incentives to
employees and define the rules of their
compensation in a comprehensible and
transparent fashion.
The Company provides its employees
a number of benefits. Some of the benefits
– e.g. subsidised meals, Supplemental
Pension Insurance contribution, and
contributions toward recreational sojourns
– are offered to employees without any
further restrictions. All employees are also
eligible to receive healthcare benefits such
as, e.g., flu vaccine shots, vitamin C, and the
option of attending preventive programmes
at the Company’s own physical therapy
centre. Other benefits include, first and
foremost, support to help employees find
suitable accommodation – in the form of
an interest-free loan – and good deals on
new and used cars. Reconditioning and
rehabilitation sojourns in a spa setting are
organised for employees from selected
work areas.
In 2006, the Company opened two
protected work areas in the Mladá
Boleslav plant, creating 65 job positions
for employees whose tasks include
assembling small parts and packaging
vehicle assembly parts for shipping. These
shops employ people with various
handicaps and others who are unable to
continue in their previous jobs.
For the second year in a row, the
Company was declared Employer of the
Year in a competition. A jury of experts
assessed, e.g. how the Company deals
with its employees, investments in
employee training and development, and
the level of employee benefits provided.
The jury also expressed appreciation for
a human resources project relating to the
hiring of employees for the Kvasiny plant.
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