Registration Document BOUYGUES

Respect
"Our people are the most precious resource, both
as individuals and as team players. The human
element ranks at the top of our scale of values. It
is imperative to show respect for oneself and for
others. This fundamental rule applies to everybody
in the Group, at all levels. Executives and senior
executives bear a particular responsibility in this
regard."
Constructive labour relations
"Good labour-management relations should lead
to a good understanding and integration of individual
and collective aspirations, which is key to
smooth human relations."
The Bouygues group has for many years promoted
a respectful and constructive approach to labour
relations that pave the way for real progress for the
benefit of staff. Employee representative bodies
in the different business areas are supplemented
by the Group Council in France, with 30 representatives
from 400 works councils spanning all
the Group’s activities, and the European Works
Council, with 24 representatives from 11 countries.
As privileged forums for meetings between union
representatives from across the whole spectrum
and Group executives, they provide an opportunity
for exchanges about the Group’s business and
financial prospects and developments relating to
jobs, HR policy, health and safety.
The interest of Group staff in the quality of these
discussions between employees and management
is reflected in the turnout for workplace elections
(81% in 2011), which is much higher than the
nationwide average in France (63.8% in 2006 –
Source: DARES) and gives their representatives a
high degree of legitimacy.
labour relationS
in Group buSineSSeS
> RCBT, the subsidiary running
Bouygues Telecom's stores,
has concluded an agreement
introducing new means of
communication to foster better
labour relations, including e-flyers
and an intranet.
> At Bouygues Construction, when
Bouygues Bâtiment International
moves into a new country, it is
careful beforehand to create a
favourable climate with local
labour organisations in order to
ensure respect for the country's
traditions. For example, a labour
relations forum was set up in
Equatorial Guinea in order to
forestall industrial disputes and
establish constructive dialogue.
See also Business activity and
CSR section
collective aGreementS neGotiated
Number of collective
agreements negotiated,
including mandatory annual
negotiations
Holding company
and other
Bouygues
Construction
In France, Group companies have concluded many
agreements with trade unions on all the issues that
affect employees’ lives, such as profit-sharing,
employee share ownership, the organisation of
working time and disabled workers. In all these
areas, progress has been driven by constructive
labour relations based on mutual respect. To give
just one example, agreements with trade unions
mean that employees in all business areas benefit
from a profit-sharing scheme.
Monitoring health and safety in all
business areas
"It is our duty to attend to health and safety, both
our own and our colleagues’. This is a moral
obligation for each and everyone at Bouygues,
irrespective of their position or job grade.
Safeguarding physical well-being is integral to
respect, to which we are all entitled. At the same
time, we are also responsible for giving the alert
to preserve health and safety when need be."
Health and safety are a priority for all Group
employees and have been for many years. It is an
Bouygues
Immobilier
Colas
TF1
Bouygues
Telecom
important issue for all business areas. Flu vaccination
and road safety campaigns are carried out in
Group businesses, but it is on worksites, where
there is an inherent risk of danger, that the need for
prevention is crucial. The construction businesses
are particularly aware of that fact and redouble
their efforts to promote health and safety, achieving
much better results than other sector players.
In order to further improve this record, Colas and
Bouygues Construction have rolled out ambitious
training programmes on health and safety issues,
especially addiction.
2011
Total Group
2010
Total Group
2009
Total Group
4 84 4 56 20 11 179 200 266
participation in electionS of employee repreSentativeS (firSt round, principalS)
Scope: France
Holding company
and other
Bouygues
Construction
Bouygues
Immobilier
Colas
TF1
Bouygues
Telecom
2011
Total Group
Rate of participation in most recent elections 82% 85% 76% 79% 74% 79% 81%
DARES: Department of Research and Statistics at the French Employment Ministry
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