Detailed Report - Nedbank Group Limited

Thecampaignincludedthefollowinginitiatives,amongstothers:“LeaderConversationGuide”,aguidewhichtargetedatmanagerswithdirectreportscoveringthefollowingareas: tips on holding a 10minute meeting with employees, defining disability, a list of disabilities, andmore.InternalTVadvertisementwhichwasbroadcastedontheinternalTVchannel(N2N),promotionalbuttonsandarticlesoninternalcommunicationschannelsApromotionalaudiovisualthatwasairedoneveryemployee’scomputerscreenThePWDintranetsitewasupdatedtoensureitwasasuitableavenueofsupportandsourceofinformationforallemployeesandmanagers.By using Nedbank employees in the campaign, the message became more credible and helped to deal withsomeofthefearsthatemployeesmayhaveaboutdeclaringtheirdisabilities.NedbankcontinuestoencourageallemployeestodeclaretheirdisabilitystatussoastoensurethatNedbankisadequatelyequippedtoprovidereasonableaccommodationaspartofcreatinganinclusiveculturewhichcatersforallemployeesandtofulfilarequirementoftheEEAct.The declaration drive which is now in its third year since inception has shown a remarkable increase inemployees who have declared their disability status.The Nedbank percentage of Nedbank employees, whohavedeclaredtheirstatus,hasincreasedfrom0.21%(in2006)to2.36%attheendof2011.Nedbankbelievesthatitsexplicitcommitmenttopeoplewithdisabilitiesaswellasthemostrecentcampaign,hasprovidedtheimpetusintheincreaseindeclarations.Thebankisalsoconsideringhowfutureempowermentallocationswillbestructuredwiththeintentiontoretainblack people with disabilities. In addition, the bank is actively monitoring income differentials annually, toensure that there is no unfair discrimination in the way people are remunerated. Table 4 contains theEmploymentEquityscorecard.Table3:EmploymentEquityscorecardCategoryPossible 2011 2010 2009points verified verified verifiedBlackPeoplewithDisabilitiesusingtheARfG 2 1.52 1.15 0.89BlackSeniorManagementusingtheARfG 5 3.01 3.04 2.88BlackMiddleManagementusingtheARfG 4 3.41 3.23 3.00BlackMiddleManagementusingtheARfG 4 4.00 4.00 4.00Bonuspoints–meetingorexceedingEAP 3 0.00 0.00 0.00Total 15+3 11.94 11.42 10.77BBBEElevel 3 3 4ARfG:AdjustedRecognitionforGenderhasbeenincludedbythedtiCodestoensureproperrepresentationofblackwomeninpositionsofinfluence.Thisfactorensuresthatblackwomenmakeupatleast50%oftheoveralltargetssetforblackpeople.ThefollowinggraphsillustratethemovementinNedbankSAemploymentequityatthevariouslevelssince2007.NedbankGroupTransformationReport2011–FinalDraft.16