Atlas Copco 2008 – tough ending to a record year Annual Report ...

SUSTAINABILITY REPORTNo. of accidents per million of hours worked30252015105004 05 06 07 08Percent of sick-leave days per year%2.52.01.5In 2008, internal mobility for salaried employees was 9.3%, whichmeans that 2 132 people moved to new positions. Overall externalrecruitment for salaried employees reached 17.9% and has variedbetween 13.3% and 18.6% during the past five years. Externalrecruitment totaled 4 178 people excluding acquisitions.Employee turnover for salaried employees was 10.9 % (9.4).Employee surveysEach year all employees in the Group are invited to participate inan employee survey. In 2008, 69% of the employees responded.The 2008 survey results show that the Group has a very strongbusiness-oriented culture with clear strategies and job responsibilities,a high level of motivation, and a ‘can-do’ spirit within theteams. The survey also showed that women are in general moresatisfied than men within the organization, although the differenceswere small. Men are more content, however, as regardson-the-job training and the clarity in career opportunities.Atlas Copco is calculating the Employee Net Promoter Scoreas part of the survey and the result in 2008 showed improvementscompared to the previous survey. The results are followed up bylocal management, who involve the employees in workshops toexplore how they can best improve their weaknesses and capitalizeon their strengths.1.00.50.004 05 06 07 08Average hours of training per employee403530252015105004 05 06 07 08Proportion of salaried and hourly employees%10080Health, safety and well-beingAtlas Copco aims to offer a safe and healthy working environmentin all its operations. The Group has a target to reduce thenumber of accidents to zero and to take action when appropriate.In support of this, the Group measures numbers of accidents andsick-leave days and actively seeks to ensure that these numbersdecline over time. The divisions are responsible for deciding onactivities to achieve the target.Based on more comprehensive information available in eachbusiness unit, local management can take appropriate measuresto further improve the well-being of employees. Almost all AtlasCopco companies have reported that a health and safety policy isimplemented in the company.The number of accidents per million hours worked was 13.8(17.4), in 2008. This corresponds to 881 (911) accidents during theyear. The average during the past five years is 1 094 accidents. Thissubstantial improvement is partly explained by increased awarenessthrough the implementation of OHSAS 18001 in more companiesin the Group and by achievements in the preventive workin production companies.In 2008, there were no work-related fatalities in the Group’soperations. The level of sick-leave is unchanged at 2.3% (2.3).During the period 2004–2008, the sick-leave percentage has variedbetween 2.2 and 2.4%.604020004 05 06 07Salaried employeesHourly employees08Competence developmentIn 2008, the average number of training hours per employee was38.1 (37.2). For salaried employees the average was 39.1 (39.0) andfor hourly employees it was 35.9 (35.4).Atlas Copco’s training target is 40 hours on average peremployee per year. Examples of training initiatives include localAcademy training in China, India and South Africa, managementtraining, sales and service training.110 Atlas Copco 2008