Annual Report 2001 - Flughafen Wien

Employees
The development and motivation of our employees represent a high priority for management
___The Flughafen Wien Group is a service company whose performance depends on the skills,
performance, experience, and commitment of each of its 2,626 employees.
Employee Fund
___Since 2000, the employees of Flughafen Wien AG have been able to participate in
dividends through a private foundation. Flughafen Wien AG transferred 10% of repurchased
stock to this independent fund. Distributions made by the fund in the reporting year
corresponded to 10% of dividends. Individual payments were based on annual gross
compensation, and equalled approximately one month’s wage or salary per employee. The
administration of the employee fund is completely independent of the company and includes
a managing board, supervisory board, and auditor.
Training and Personnel Development
___During the reporting year we invested over € 800,000 in training programmes for our
employees. Our third annual trainee programme was started, giving eight university graduates
the opportunity to become acquainted with the business segments of an airport and receive
specific training. Internationalisation forms a special focus of these management development
activities. We support the participation of our employees in programs that lead to a
Master of Business Administration (MBA) and place special emphasis on language training.
A total of 347 employees from all areas of the Company took part in 91 courses during the
reporting year, which included topics such as “customer-oriented behaviour”, “communication”,
and “management and personality development”.
___For the first time, our personnel were also employed in foreign countries. Experts from
Flughafen Wien AG made valuable contributions to our subsidiaries in Germany and Spain.
Our apprentices are among the best
___We are currently training 29 apprentices in technical professions such as electricians,
machinery assemblers and fitters, and motor vehicle technicians and a further six as commercial
clerks. Our apprentices are repeatedly among the best in their class. In the previous
year, one even reached world-class levels: Harald Rojky, an apprentice in the automotive
mechanic and electrician program, took part in the Apprentice Olympic Games in Seoul
during September 2001 where he finished an outstanding fourth overall, the second-best candidate
from Europe. Prior to this contest, he had already won a number of provincial and
federal competitions.
Health
___During the reporting year, we implemented preventive measures in the area of industrial
safety to reduce the number of accidents and resulting lost days of work. The accident analysis
system introduced in 2000 and related measures continue to show good results. Damage to
property in the landside and airside area fell by 10% compared to the 1999 level, although there
was a slight increase in 2001. Damage involving aircraft continued its satisfactory reduction
in 2000, declining a further 2.4%. Additional measures to improve safety were implemented
together with the individual business segments, and these led to a reduction in accidents and
lost working days of more than 10%. We also encouraged employees to participate in a nonsmoking
program, a “healthy back” seminar, and our “safe and healthy at work” project.
Flughafen Wien AG offers free health examinations, which involve an extensive two-hour
analysis by our medical team, as well as free influenza vaccinations.
60 Employees
Annual Report 2001