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Our team is our main capital. Agora Group strives to provide our employees with attractive working conditions. Management Board of Agora takes measures to ensure work environment open to diversity and governed by the principles of equal treatment, protection of human rights and mutual respect and cooperation.

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DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

  • provide employees with opportunities for sustained competence growth
  • provide employees with stable employment
  • encourage employee involvement in community, educational and cultural activities
  • ensure human rights are respected in the workplace
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All workplace and human rights indicators were calculated for total employees on standard employment contract, excluding employees on unpaid, rehabilitation and parental leave, self-employed and temporary agency workers. Total employee and collaborators (individuals employed or collaborating with Agora Group in 2019) include also managerial contracts and individuals appointed by resolution, on contract of commission, contract of mandate, self-employed and temporary agency workers. Consolidated data apply to Agora S.A. and Agora Poligrafia, Agora TC., AMS, Adpol, Domiporta, Grupa Radiowa Agora (GRA), Doradztwo Mediowe, Inforadio, GoldenLine, Helios SA, NEXT FILM, Optimizers, Yieldbird, unless stated otherwise.

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4,822

individuals were working on permanent employment contract or cooperated with Agora Group in 2019.

In 2019 Agora Group employed 4822 staff, 23 more than in 2018. Due to specifics of the company’s operations (cinemas and restaurants) a large number of Agora’s collaborators are employed on contract of mandate or contract of commission (students, young people in temporary jobs). In Agora S.A. such collaborators are mostly journalists, columnists and authors of other materials published by Agora.

2,626

individuals employed on a permanent employment contract in Agora Group in 2019

In 2019 Agora Group had 2 626 permanent employment contract employees, fewer by 213 than in 2018.

As at the end of December 2019, the Group’s headcount amounted to 2,495 full time employees and decreased by 216 FTEs yoy. This decrease is mainly attributable to lower headcount in the restructured printing and press businesses, as well as support departments. On the other hand, headcount increased in the Movies and Books and the Outdoor segments.

Employment structure 2019

Struktura zatrudnienia pracowników i współpracowników w 2019 r.

Agora Group Agora S.A.
Women Men Total Women Men Total
Employees and contractors, including: 2540 2023 4563 1024 860 1884
Contract of employment 1462 1164 2626 854 654 1508
Collaborators on contract of mandate or commission 1074 842 1916 167 202 369
Managerial contract and appointed by resolution 4 17 21 3 4 7
Self-employed contractors (b2b)* 259 135
TOTAL 4822 2019

*No gender data. Source: Human Resources, Agora Group.

Struktura zatrudnienia pracowników i współpracowników w 2018 r.

Agora Group Agora S.A.
Women Men Total Women Men Total
Employees and contractors, including: 2453 2108 4561 1083 1024 2107
Contract of employment 1501 1338 2839 904 801 1705
Collaborators on contract of mandate or commission 944 747 1691 172 210 382
Managerial contract and appointed by resolution 8 23 31 7 13 20
Self-employed contractors (b2b)* 238 154
TOTAL 4799 2261

*No gender data. Source: Human Resources, Agora Group.

The share of men and women in total number of employees of Agora Group and its entities is similar, with minor deviations. Diversity in Agora Group manifests also visible in the age structure that roughly reflects the age structure of Polish population. Changes in employment structure between 2018 and 2019 were minimal.

 

Employment in Agora Group and its largest entities by age and gender

Struktura zatrudnienia w Grupie Agora i jej największych spółkach w podziale na wiek i płeć - 2019

Age Agora Group Agora S.A. AMS S.A. Helios S.A. GRA
Women < 30 y.o. 16.1% 14.2% 6.9% 25.7% 12.5%
30-50 y.o. 70.7% 68.5% 76.2% 69.1% 83.9%
> 50 y.o. 13.2% 17.3% 16.9% 5.2% 3.6%
Men < 30 y.o. 15.8% 11.9% 2.6% 25.7% 12.7%
30-50 y.o. 68.5% 69.1% 65.8% 67.0% 81.7%
> 50 y.o. 15.7% 19.0% 31.6% 7.3% 5.6%
In all < 30 y.o. 16.0% 13.2% 5.0% 25.7% 12.6%
30-50 y.o. 69.7% 68.8% 71.7% 68.1% 82.7%
> 50 y.o. 14.3% 18.0% 23.3% 6.1% 4.7%
Women 55.7% 56.6% 56.1% 54.0% 44.1%
Men 44.3% 43.4% 43.9% 46.0% 55.9%

Source: Human Resources, Agora Group.

Struktura zatrudnienia w Grupie Agora i jej największych spółkach w podziale na wiek i płeć - 2018

Age Agora Group Agora S.A. AMS S.A. Helios S.A. GRA
Women < 30 y.o. 17.1% 15.9% 5.1% 25.6% 10.5%
30-50 y.o. 70.9% 68.6% 78.6% 69.7% 86.0%
> 50 y.o. 12.1% 15.5% 16.3% 4.6% 3.5%
Men < 30 y.o. 13.7% 11.4% 2.7% 25.3% 15.2%
30-50 y.o. 72.6% 72.7% 68.0% 66.9% 81.8%
> 50 y.o. 13.7% 16.0% 29.3% 7.9% 3.0%
In all < 30 y.o. 15.5% 13.8% 4.0% 25.5% 13.0%
30-50 y.o. 71.7% 70.5% 74.0% 68.4% 83.7%
> 50 y.o. 12.8% 15.7% 22.0% 6.2% 3.3%
Women 52.9% 53.0% 56.6% 52.3% 46.3%
Men 47.1% 47.0% 43.4% 47.7% 53.7%

Source: Human Resources, Agora Group.

Employment structure by gender and region is similar to general structure of Agora’s workforce. The differences in some regions (Wielkopolskie, Łódzkie, Kujawsko-Pomorskie and Śląskie) are caused by the fact that some male-dominated departments such as IT, technical and printing divisions located in those regions. The highest number, over 60 percent of all employees of Agora Group, are employed in Mazowieckie region. Large groups are also based in Śląskie, Wielkopolskie, Pomorskie and Łódzkie.

 

Employment in Agora Group by gender and region

Struktura zatrudnienia w Grupie Agora w podziale na płeć i region pracy - 2019 rok

Agora Group Agora S.A.
Region Women Men Women Men
dolnośląskie 53.9% 46.1% 61.8% 38.2%
kujawsko-pomorskie 58.0% 42.0% 58.5% 41.5%
lubelskie 52.2% 47.8% 42.9% 57.1%
lubuskie 38.5% 61.5% 33.3% 66.7%
łódzkie 70.4% 29.6% 50.0% 50.0%
małopolskie 56.6% 43.4% 54.1% 45.9%
mazowieckie 56.4% 43.6% 58.0% 42.0%
opolskie 59.3% 40.7% 57.1% 42.9%
podkarpackie 45.8% 54.2% 66.7% 33.3%
podlaskie 51.7% 48.3% 50.0% 50.0%
pomorskie 60.8% 39.2% 56.3% 43.7%
śląskie 51.6% 48.4% 48.4% 51.6%
świętokrzyskie 48.0% 52.0% 22.2% 72.8%
warmińsko-mazurskie 35.7% 64.3% 33.3% 66.7%
wielkopolskie 45.0% 55.0% 55.6% 44.4%
zachodniopomorskie 52.1% 47.9% 50.0% 50.0%

Source: Human Resources, Agora Group.

Struktura zatrudnienia w Grupie Agora w podziale na płeć i region pracy - 2018 rok

Agora Group Agora S.A.
Region Women Men Women Men
dolnośląskie 58.6% 41.4% 69.2% 30.8%
kujawsko-pomorskie 59.2% 40.8% 59.3% 40.7%
lubelskie 55.6% 44.4% 0.0% 100%
lubuskie 46.2% 53.8% 45.5% 54.5%
łódzkie 63.6% 36.4% 52.9% 47.1%
małopolskie 59.5% 40.5% 52.8% 47.2%
mazowieckie 56.7% 43.3% 56.7% 43.3%
opolskie 59.1% 40.9% 57.1% 42.9%
podkarpackie 45.5% 55.5% 66.7% 33.3%
podlaskie 53.1% 46.9% 50.0% 50.0%
pomorskie 57.6% 42.4% 53.1% 46.9%
śląskie 36.7% 63.3% 48.6% 51.4%
świętokrzyskie 54.8% 45.2% 38.5% 61.5%
warmińsko-mazurskie 26.7% 73.3% 28.6% 71.4%
wielkopolskie 28.3% 71.7% 22.3% 77.7%
zachodniopomorskie 56.8% 43.2% 62.5% 37.5%

Source: Human Resources, Agora Group.

A vast majority of the employees have permanent contracts and work full time.
Part-time employment is twice more frequent among women and is caused by balancing professional and family duties.

 

Employment structure by type of contract, employment model, and gender

Struktura zatrudnienia ze względu na rodzaj i typ umowy, w podziale na płeć - 2019 rok

Agora Group Agora S.A.
Women Men Total Women Men Total
Trial 1.9% 1.8% 1.9% 1.3% 1.4% 1.3%
Fixed term 9.4% 6.6% 8.2% 7.6% 2.6% 5.4%
Permanent 86.9% 90.4% 88.4% 89.9% 95.4% 92.3%
Substitute 1.8% 1.2% 1.5% 1.2% 0.6 1.0%
Full time 95.5% 96.7% 96.1% 95.7% 96.6% 96.1%
Part time 4.5% 3.3% 3.9% 4.3% 3.4% 3.9%

Source: Human Resources, Agora Group.

Struktura zatrudnienia ze względu na rodzaj i typ umowy, w podziale na płeć - 2018 rok

Agora Group Agora S.A.
Women Men Total Women Men Total
Trial 2.2% 1.4% 1.8% 1.5% 0.6% 1.1%
Fixed term 8.5% 6.2% 7.4% 7.7% 4.5% 6.2%
Permanent 87.6% 91.6% 89.5% 89.7% 94.4% 91.9%
Substitute 1.7% 0.8% 1.3% 1.0% 0.5% 0.8%
Full time 96.3% 97.1% 96.7% 95.8% 96.9% 96.3%
Part time 3.7% 2.9% 3.3% 4.2% 3.1% 3.7%

Source: Human Resources, Agora Group.

 

The relatively high employee churn in the under 30 group is related largely to the attitudes popular in this demographic: mobility, higher tendency to change jobs, desire to gain new experiences and challenges in different organizations.

21.7%

turnover among contract of employment employees of Agora Group

High turnover was caused by the restructuring in the Print segment and closing down two of Agora’s three printing plants. Layoffs were carried out between 25 March and 23 April 2019 and affected 47 employees of Agora’s print business, which represented 15% of all employees in Print segment of Agora Group (56% of all employees in this area, including 89% of the employees of Agora S.A. plant in Piła and 88% in agora Agora Poligrafia Sp. z o.o. in Tychy, as of 1 March 2019).

 

New employees and employee turnover by age and gender

Wskaźniki zatrudnienia nowych pracowników oraz rotacji pracowników w podziale na grupy wiekowe i płeć - 2019 rok

Age Share of new employees Share of leaving employees Share of new employees Share of leaving employees
Women < 30 y.o. 33.5% 26.3% 27.3% 29.8%
30-50 y.o. 10.0% 15.9% 9.6% 15.6%
> 50 y.o. 2.1% 7.3% 0.7% 8.1%
Men < 30 y.o. 38.6% 26.1% 30.8% 28.2%
30-50 y.o. 7.7% 30.6% 5.1% 31.2%
> 50 y.o. 2.2% 20.8% 0.8% 21.0%
Total 12.3% 21.7% 9.2% 21.8%

*Source: Human Resources, Agora Group.

Wskaźniki zatrudnienia nowych pracowników oraz rotacji pracowników w podziale na grupy wiekowe i płeć - 2018 rok

Age Share of new employees Share of leaving employees Share of new employees Share of leaving employees
Women < 30 y.o. 30.1% 24.6% 31.3% 27.1%
30-50 y.o. 9.6% 13.9% 9.5% 14.4%
> 50 y.o. 5.0% 6.6% 4.3% 5.7%
Men < 30 y.o. 29.0% 28.4% 29.7% 18.7%
30-50 y.o. 7.6% 17.4% 7.6% 15.8%
> 50 y.o. 0.0% 0.0% 3.1% 18.8%
Total 11.1% 15.6% 10.9% 15.8%

*Source: Human Resources, Agora Group..

DOWNSIZING IN THE PRINT SEGMENT OF AGORA GROUP

On 5 March 2019 Agora announced the launch of optimization scheme of its print business. The decision to restructure the business, including the collective redundancies, was caused by continued decline in the revenue from the sales of coldset printing, the dominant technology in Agora Group’s Print Segment. This trend is predominantly due to the drop in circulation of printed press, whose publishers are the largest group of clients of the Agora’s coldset printing plants. Services commissioned by clients from other market segments, including those executed in the heatset technology, represent a significantly lower share in the Group's income from printing activity; due to infrastructural constraints, they never have been able to offset the dwindling revenues from coldset printing services.
Management Board of Agora resolved to initiate the consultation on group layoffs with the trade unions as well as council of employees of Agora and Agora Poligrafia, and notified relevant employment offices about the intention to deploy group layoffs in Agora S.A. and Agora Poligrafia Sp. z o.o.
Layoffs were carried out between 25 March and 23 April 2019 and affected 47 employees of Agora’s print business, which represented 15% of all employees in Print segment of Agora Group (56% of all employees in this area, including 89% of the employees of Agora S.A. plant in Piła and 88% in agora Agora Poligrafia Sp. z o.o. in Tychy, as of 1 March 2019). The same terms were provided to the employees of Tychy and Piła printing plants after 30 June 2019. The employees were also offered protective schemes including assistance in job search and re-training.
In accordance with legal requirements, Agora passed all relevant information, including the downsizing agreement, to the District Employment Office. The process was conducted with due care for the employees’ needs and included protective and support measures

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Employees of Agora Group in the Joint Social Fund have access to a number of benefits:

Benefits

92%

of Agora Group employees used MyBenefit platform in 2019

Benefits
  • benefit platform and partial refund of gym memberships,
  • additional services for employees in difficult circumstances,
  • partial refund of sports events (including participation in running events),
  • home loans.

The employees have access to MyBenefit platform regularly receive credits they can exchange for various services. The number of points received by an employee depends on their material situation. Under this programme, the employees have access to a broad range of services: discounts on cinema, concert, theatre tickets, admission to cultural, sports and other events, as well as access to sport and recreational services, services and summer camps for their children, visits to SPA resorts or special offers in shops as well as MultiSport Card.

MyBenefit System

System MyBenefit

2019 2018 YOY
% of Agora Group employees who use MyBenefit * 92% 91% ↑1pkt%

* not included data for: Helios, Foodio Concept, Step Inside, AMS, Adpol and GoldenLine. Source: Human Resources, Agora Group.

 

Agora offers the following forms of support to employees with families:

  • parental benefit,
  • co-funding of school supplies,
  • co-funding of ‘green schools’ and summer/winter camps,
  • co-funding day-care or babysitting.

It is equally important to provide the employees with the possibility to return to work after parental leave. Agora monitors the return and retention rates after parental leave.

72.1%

of Agora Group employees returned to work after parental leave

Return to work and retention after parental leave

Powroty do pracy i retencja po urlopie rodzicielskim - 2019 rok

Agora Group Agora S.A.
Women Men Total Women Men Total
Employees who went on parental leave 142 37 179 61 21 82
Employees who returned to work after parental leave 93 36 129 46 21 67
Employees who returned to work after parental leave and remained in employment for 12 after return 102 7 109 52 4 56
Share of returns after parental leave 65.5% 97.3% 72.1% 75.4% 100% 81.7%

Source: Human Resources, Agora Group, excluding Foodio Step Inside

 

Powroty do pracy i retencja po urlopie rodzicielskim - 2018 rok

Women Men Total Women Men Total
Employees who went on parental leave 76 51 127 66 41 107
Employees who returned to work after parental leave 108 58 166 53 39 92
Employees who returned to work after parental leave and remained in employment for 12 after return 92 50 142 50 36 86
Share of returns after parental leave 85.2% 86.2% 85.5% 80.3% 95.1% 86.0%

Source: Human Resources, Agora Group, excluding Foodio Step Inside

 

In agreement with their supervisors, the employees of the Agora Group companies may choose to work remotely or in a flexible hours schedule. Among the facilities of Agora Group’s main office at Czerska 8/10 in Warsaw are a canteen serving breakfasts, lunches and dinners, Gazeta Cafe, fitness facilities with a swimming pool and a sauna in the basement of the building. There are parking spaces for cars and bicycles.

DWIE GODZINY DLA RODZINY (TWO HOURS FOR THE FAMILY)

DWIE GODZINY DLA RODZINY (TWO HOURS FOR THE FAMILY)

Every year around International Children’s Day (in 2018 it was 1 June, in 2019 - 31 May) Agora joins Two Hours for the Family project, when every employee can use the special opportunity to leave work two hours earlier and spend the time with their family.

Employees of Agora Group have also access to a number of discounts on the products of Agora Group:

  • 70 per cent discount on digital subscription of Gazeta Wyborcza
  • 75 per cent discount on access to Premium podcasts of TOK FM Radio
  • 15 per cent discount on purchases on Kulturalnysklep.pl
  • 25per cent discount on purchases on io.pl
  • 10 per cent discount on purchases in Gazeta Cafe
  • reduced price on tickets to Helios cinemas across Poland – also for +1
  • special prices on tickets to selected concerts and music events produced by Agora

AGORA PRACODAWCĄ PRZYJAZNYM CZYTAJĄCYM (READER-FRIENDLY EMPLOYER)

AGORA PRACODAWCĄ PRZYJAZNYM CZYTAJĄCYM (READER-FRIENDLY EMPLOYER)

Agora actively promotes readership in the society at large as well as among its employees.
Agora Group was among the first to join CzytajPL campaign and was awarded a title of Reader-Friendly Employer.

FREE E-BOOKS FOR SUMMER VACATION AND HOLIDAYS

2544

e-book downloads by the employees of Agora Group in Darmowe e-booki (Free e-books) campaign in 2019

FREE E-BOOKS FOR SUMMER VACATION AND HOLIDAYS

Employees of Agora Group could download free e-books from Publio.pl twice in 2019 before summer vacation and Christmas. This way Agora continues to promote readership among their employee.

Free e-books Campaign in 2018 in Agora Group

Akcja „Darmowe e-booki” w Grupie Agora

2019 2018
number of Free e-books downloads 2 544 3 156

Source: Human Resources, Agora Group.

PRZECZYTANA? WYMIEŃ SIĘ! (FINISHED READING? PASS IT ON!)

250

books donated to hospital common rooms and single mother shelters, Bread of Life Community of Sister Małgorzata Chmielewska, St. Dominic Fair and to the penitentiary in Uherce Mineralne

PRZECZYTANA? WYMIEŃ SIĘ! (FINISHED READING? PASS IT ON!)

The book-swapping project emerged from spontaneous book-swapping events. Agora Group employees based in Czerska 8/10 office in Warsaw can bring their own books or take some from a shelf installed in the office.

Every three months some of the books are donated to single mother shelters, Bread of Life Community of Sister Małgorzata Chmielewska, St. Dominic Fair and to the penitentiary in Uherce Mineralne.

CHODŹ DO TEATRU (COME, WATCH A PLAY)

48

performances were offered in Chodź do teatru (Come, watch a play) project

165

times Agora employees were offered special price theatre tickets in 2019

CHODŹ DO TEATRU (COME, WATCH A PLAY)

Since 2018 the employees of Agora have been offered special admission prices to selected theatres: Teatr Kwadrat, Teatr Ateneum, Och Teatr, Teatr Polonia, Teatr Ochoty in Warsaw and Teatr Polski in Wrocław. The selection of plays in the catalogue is changed every month.

MORE PAID LEAVE INCENTIVE

69%

increase in the number of employees of Agora and its entities who used their paid leave in full in 2019

MORE PAID LEAVE INCENTIVE

From 2019 employees of Agora and its entities who plan and use up all their vacation days by the end of the year are entitled to two additional days of paid leave - 24 and 31 December. The project brought about a 69-percent growth in the number of employees who used up all their days of paid leave.

CHILDCARE PROJECT FOR THE TIME OF 2019 TEACHERS STRIKE

CHILDCARE PROJECT FOR THE TIME OF 2019 TEACHERS STRIKE

As a provision for the planned nationwide teachers strike and temporary closing of schools, employees of Agora Group in Warsaw were offered a special programme for their children. During the protest, for two weeks children were looked after in Agora’s Czerska headquarters (at no charge), or in FunPark Digiloo (partially paid by Agora). Children took part in chemistry experiments, art workshops as well as games and competitions while remaining in the care of professional leisure time animators.

Agora promotes healthy lifestyle through a special running fund, aiming to support an increasing number of runners. Each employee is entitled to a specified amount per year, to be spent on running events – marathons, half-marathons or other non-standard running and skiing endurance events.

 

The employees are also invited to enter competitions organized by Agora:

 

Running fund

Fundusz biegowy Agory S.A.

2019 2018
Number of Agora SA employees who received refunds from Agora’s running fund 12 28

Source: Human Resources, Agora Group.

 

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Workplace health and safety is very important to Agora Group. We take measures beyond ensuring compliance with legal and formal obligations. We strive to prevent workplace accidents and work-related diseases by regularly organizing internal training for employees – periodically repeated health and safety training as well as fire prevention and first aid instruction sessions.

FIRST AID TRAINING

82

employees attended first aid training workshops

FIRST AID TRAINING

In November 2019 a series of first aid workshops was organized for Agora employees. The course, composed of theoretical and practical sessions, was open to the employees from Warsaw and other locations. The instructors were certified paramedics.

The programme covered: making a victim secure, first aid kit, handling victims with injuries, basic resuscitation, operating AED defibrillator. All attendees who completed the course received certificates. 82 individuals from Warsaw, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk and Katowice participated in seven one-day workshops.
45 employees attended the course in 2018.

ZDROWIE NA ETACIE (HEALTHY EMPLOYEE)

ZDROWIE NA ETACIE (HEALTHY EMPLOYEE)

As an employer Agora strives to help our employees to maintain a healthy work-life balance and a healthy lifestyle. To this end, new solutions are introduced in the company’s head office.
In February 2019 Agora joined forces with Benefit System to organize a series of workshops, workouts and consultations Zdrowie na etacie. The aim of the project was to show employees how to maintain a healthy lifestyle consciously and reasonably. The event was open to the public and free of charge. Additionally, the lectures were made available to the employees in other locations through live broadcasts. Day one started from a brief presentation about workplace ergonomics. Personal coaches showed the employees correct working position in their worksite. Participants could also attend a self-massage workshop and “Ten Crucial Workout Tips” presentation. Day two offered advice from diet experts, body composition testing and individual healthy diet consultation sessions. Participants could also attend a lecture about MIND diet and receive self-massage training again.

On 24 July 2018 Print Segment of Agora S.A. and Agora Poligrafia Sp. z.o.o. introduced Quality Management System based on ISO 9001:2015 standard. The new system replaced its earlier version based on ISO 9001:2008 standard. The main goal of the new management system introduced on 24 July 2018 is: continue quality improvement through meeting the requirements and expectations of clients, while maintaining profitability increase and financial security of Agora.
Due to closing down the operations of Tychy and Piła printing plants in June 2019, goals in Print segment were redefined. The main goal was to ensure continuity in the production of Agora’s newspapers and magazines after closing down the two plants.
It was also decided that the Warsaw printing plant would not pursue Quality Management System certification.

Agora regularly monitors threats and accident rates. Registers of accidents are kept by Agora’s entities and the group as a whole, following a specified protocol of registering and submitting information about accidents in the workplace and on the way to or from work. Health and safety training is provided to the employees in accordance with relevant regulations. The training programme covers: reporting accidents in the workplace, key conclusions and recommendations from earlier incidents, and post-specific occupational risk levels. Managers are updated regularly on procedural health and safety requirements and are in touch with the company’s Health and Safety Officer.

Accidents and sickness absenteeism by gender

Wypadki oraz nieobecność w pracy z podziałem na płeć - 2019 rok

Agora Group Agora S.A.
Women Men Total Women Men Total
Number of accidents in the workplace
minor 0 0 0 0 0 0
serious 4 3 0 1 1 2
fatalities 0 0 7 0 0 0
Accidents rate 2.7 2.6 2.7 1.2 1.5 1.3
Sickness absenteeism 7.8 3.8 6.0 13.3 6.7 10.5

Source: Human Resources, Agora Group.
Accident at work rate: number of people injured in workplace accidents by total number of employees as of the end of reporting period, multiplied by 1000. Sickness absenteeism: total days of sick absence divided by total employment as of the end of financial year (source: Accidents Statistics, GUS Z-KW).

Wypadki oraz nieobecność w pracy z podziałem na płeć - 2018 rok

Women Men Total Women Men Total
Number of accidents in the workplace
minor 2 10 12 0 7 7
serious 0 0 0 0 0 0
fatalities 0 0 0 0 0 0
Accidents rate 1.2 7.4 4.0 0 8.7 4.1
Sickness absenteeism 10.3 3.9 10.2 13.7 6.2 10.2

Source: Human Resources, Agora Group.
Accident at work rate: number of people injured in workplace accidents by total number of employees as of the end of reporting period, multiplied by 1000. Sickness absenteeism: total days of sick absence divided by total employment as of the end of financial year (source: Accidents Statistics, GUS Z-KW).

Registers of accidents are kept by Agora’s entities and the group as a whole, following a specified protocol of registering and submitting information about accidents in the workplace and on the way to or from work.

 

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Agora’s training policy is founded on the premise that people are a key priority for the organization. Training is a source of knowledge and skills, allows for an effective implementation of changes and perfecting processes.

208

employees attended in-house training sessions that spanned 

25.5

training days in total in 2019

Agora’s employee training programmes delivered in 2019 fall under four categories:

  • managerial (Manager’s Toolset, Coaching Management Style,)
  • introductory (Welcome to Agora, Navigator)
  • personal skills enhancement Effective Communication for Journalists (Komunikacja w pracy Redaktora), Providing Feedback (Udzielanie informacji zwrotnej)
  • moderated workshops

Employees of all Agora Group entities were eligible to enter the programmes.

 

In-house training

Szkolenia wewnętrzne

2019 2018
managerial personal skills enhancement 94 152 participants
introductory 114 113 participants
Total 208 participants
25.5 training days 		265 participants
33 training days

Source: Human Resources, Agora Group. Data for GoldenLine not included.

 

114

employees received Welcome to Agora orientation training in 2019

On their first day in the new job, each new employee of Agora S.A. is invited to an all-day orientation workshop. Welcome to Agora programme provides them with the most important information about the company, health and safety regulations, data protection and computer usage rules as well as social responsibility aspects important to Agora. The training also covers prevention of discrimination and mobbing in the workplace, customer service code and other internal regulations. New employees also receive a comprehensive CSR and ethics information kit.

12

employees received in-house coaching in Agora in 2019

For two years Agora Group has offered its managers in-house coaching as a career development tool. The sessions are delivered by in-house instructors from Agora’s HR department, ICC coaches (International Coaching Community).
In 2019 twelve employees received in-house coaching (32 sessions) that included processes continued from 2018 into 2019 (nine coaching programmes were delivered in 2018).

In 2018 Gazeta.pl continued to offer knowledge and career development training to its employees.

149

employees of the Internet segment attended over 

149,528

hours of training in total

Total figure includes preventing mobbing and discrimination, first aid and training and conferences listed below.

62

employees of Gazeta.pl attended

16

IT training and conference events

 

GAZETA WYBORCZA SCHOOL OF EDITORS

23

participants of School of Reporters in 2019

GAZETA WYBORCZA SCHOOL OF EDITORS

The second year of Gazeta Wyborcza School of Reporters opened in 2019. The programme consists of 10 three-day sessions spanning over 12 months. Participants hone their journalistic skills under the supervision of experienced reporters of Gazeta Wyborcza, authors of books and screenplays and new media experts. The idea behind the project is to help young journalists develop their skills and prepare them to the challenges of modern journalism.
Instruction is delivered in the form of workshops and lectures, e.g. working on a specific text representing various genres, styles and formats. Teachers are mostly experienced journalists and editors of Gazeta Wyborcza, including Roman Imielski, Piotr Stasiński, Marcin Kącki, Aleksandra Sobczak, Teresa Kruszona, Paweł Wroński, Vadim Makarenko, Ariadna Machowska, Piotr Głuchowski, Krzysztof Varga, Aleksandra Klich-Siewiorek, Jakub Sawa, Paweł Wroński and Paweł Goźliński. The project is coordinated by Daniela Werbeniec and participants and the 2019/2020 class consists of 23 employees of all units of Wyborcza, including local offices, Wysokie Obcasy and BiQdata, culture and promotion departments.
Gazeta Wyborcza School of Reporters was launched in 2018. The school was designed to foster the growth of competences in young journalists through contacts with outstanding specialists, not only reporters of Gazeta Wyborcza, and to prepare them to face the journalistic challenges in the world of today.

AMAZING STORIES – CONTEST FOR THE JOURNALISTS OF GAZETA WYBORCZA

6

awards in Amazing Stories (Wielkie opowieści) contest for the journalists of Gazeta Wyborcza

AMAZING STORIES – CONTEST FOR THE JOURNALISTS OF GAZETA WYBORCZA

Wielkie opowieści is a competition for an original journalistic project, announced in mid-2018 and closed in early 2019. The competition was opened to all journalists of Gazeta Wyborcza. Of several hundred entries, organizers chose six best ideas and each author received funds for the execution of their project and a sabbatical to complete it. Awarded texts were published in instalments in Gazeta Wyborcza and on Wyborcza.pl from January 2019.

Winners of 2018/2019 competition:

  • Agnieszka Urazińska and Tomek Stańczak - Homeless Children – (Dzieci bezdomne) 
    Homeless Children. Often more driven to escape than their mothers
    Homeless Children. I’m ashamed I don’t have a home
    Homeless Children. I wake up and the home is still here

 

30

Did you know … messages published in 2019

In 2019 a new mailing system was introduced by Agora and some of its subsidiaries. IT developed a number of rollout support measures, including meetings, workshops, webinars and newsletters. A series of Did you know … messages was also developed, with important information and tips for the employees to familiarize them with the tools they use in their day-to-day work. Every week new interesting subjects are covered in e-mails and messages on the company IT site.
Additionally, EspressoIT was launched, with IT specialists on standby ready to provide ad hoc assistance and advice on how the system works and on the use of applications and tools.

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Career development / appraisal interviews conducted in most of Agora Group companies include elements such as: goals and tasks achievement, employee’s strengths and areas for improvement, manager’s expectations and employee’s needs as well as recognition of the employee’s contribution and plans for the future.
The company has developed a set of rules for the employees and managers, organized into the following internal documents: Career Development Interview Guidelines, Career Development Interview Sheet, Appeal Procedure for Objectives and Tasks Appraisal. The documents were developed to identify the objectives of career development interviews, provide procedure guidelines and determine an appeal procedure available to employees.

Appraisal interviews are offered to all employees on a permanent contract or on a term contract (excluding the first trial period contract and individuals employed for less than three months).

1,533

employees of Agora Group received appraisal talks in 2019 

88.7%

of total employees of Agora Group received appraisal talks in 2019

Increasing the participation of senior and middle management in the appraisal process remains a challenge to Agora.

 

Employees receiving appraisal talks in Agora Group

Pracownicy podlegający ocenie w Grupie Agora - 2019 rok

Agora Group Agora S.A.
Women Men Total Women Men Total
Total share of employees who receive appraisal talks 89.5% 87.7% 88.7% 89.6% 85.4% 87.6%
low-level employees 86.9% 84.5% 85.8% 87.14% 81.7% 84.7%
stanowiska kierownicze lub wyższe 99,6% 98,6% 99,1% 99,4% 97,7% 98,6%
Total number of employees who received appraisal talks 903 630 1533 728 492 1220
managers and senior managers 207 161 368 168 131 299
low-level employees 696 469 1165 560 361 921

Source: Human Resources, Agora Group, not including data for GoldenLine and Helios SA where such appraisal talks are not conducted.

 

Pracownicy podlegający ocenie w Grupie Agora - 2018 rok

Agora Group Agora S.A.
Women Men Total Women Men Total
Total share of employees who receive appraisal talks 89.4% 89.9% 89.6% 88.7% 88.6% 88.7%
low-level employees 89.5% 90.7% 90.0% 88.8% 89.5% 89.1%
stanowiska kierownicze lub wyższe 89,7% 89,2% 89,5% 89,2% 87,8% 88,5%
Total number of employees who received appraisal talks 1 003 711 1 714 802 562 1 364
low-level employees 776 529 1 305 621 411 1 032
managers and senior managers 227 182 409 181 151 332

Source: Human Resources, Agora Group, not including data for GoldenLine and Helios SA where such appraisal talks are not conducted.

 

 

BROADER COMMUNICATIONS TO EMPLOYEES ABOUT THE STRATEGY OF GAZETA.PL

In 2018 Manager Standards were developed in Internet segment of Agora. In 2019 Agora developed instruments for strengthening the implementation of a strategy of Gazeta.pl. These included Objectives and Key Results. Through systematization and regular OKR verification, quarterly communication of strategic goals was strengthened and the employee display greater understanding. It also allowed for efficient implementation of multi-team collaboration projects and measuring progress. The next step was establishing a working group to develop a new model of communications and meetings. Key goals of the process are improvement of information flow in teams, transparency and increasing employee engagement and identification with the brand.

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For a number of years Agora Group has initiated and joined numerous educational, social and cultural projects, also for internal use. The idea behind these initiatives, addressed to Agora employees, is to create a welcoming workplace and build in the employees’ sense of agency in creating and modifying their environment.

AGORA POMYSŁÓW (AGORA OF IDEAS)

10

inicjatyw zgłosili pracownicy w ramach akcji „Agora pomysłów” w 2019 r.

AGORA POMYSŁÓW (AGORA OF IDEAS)

Agora of Ideas is a project delivered by Human Resources department of Agora and invites the employees to submit initiatives for in-house implementation.
The following initiatives have been implemented to date:

  • Spring clothes swap plus donating clothes to charities: Żoliboż Association Dom Rodzina Człowiek and Chlebem i Solą Foundation
  • First aid training conducted by certified paramedics
  • Two-week programme for children related to teachers strike

ODDAJ STANIK DO RE(CYC)LINGU (DONATE YOUR BRA FOR RECYCLING)

145

staników przekazanych na szczytny cel

ODDAJ STANIK DO RE(CYC)LINGU (DONATE YOUR BRA FOR RECYCLING)

Oddaj stanik do re(cyc)lingu project was a part of Dotykam = Wygrywam campaign promoting breast self-examination. Initiated by Gazeta.pl, it was open to all employees and collaborators of Agora Group. For each used, unneeded bra participants were offered a 20 zł coupon for the purchase of a new Panache bra. 145 bras were collected and the funds raised from their recycling were passed to charity campaigns supporting Polish Amazons Association (Polskie Amazonki Ruch Społeczny) and Wsparcie na Starcie Foundation. Additionally, www.dotykamwygrywam.pl campaign leaflets and posters promoted prophylactics and breast self-examination.

SHOE COLLECTION FOR THE HOMELESS PRZYNIEŚ BUTY DLA BEZDOMNEGO

5,5 tys.

par obuwia zebranych w ramach całej akcji „Przynieś buty dla bezdomnego”

SHOE COLLECTION FOR THE HOMELESS PRZYNIEŚ BUTY DLA BEZDOMNEGO

Winter is a particularly difficult time to homeless people. Agora encouraged people to look through their and join winter and autumn shoe collection. The project was organized by WoshWosh, and Agora joined it for the first time.
Over the two weeks of the campaign over 5.5 thousand pairs of shoes for the homeless were collected, which only proves how important and valuable the project was as well as the promotion of zero waste. Cleaned and repaired, the shoes were offered to people in need around Poland with the help of The Friends’ Wardrobe of Community of Sant'Egidio, Anicent Kopaliński Capuccin Foundation, Brother Albert Aid Society and Camilian Mission.

NIE NOSISZ? WYMIEŃ SIĘ! CLOTHES SWAP IN AGORA

NIE NOSISZ? WYMIEŃ SIĘ! CLOTHES SWAP IN AGORA

Twice a year (Spring and Autumn Nie nosisz? Wymień się clothes swap id held in which employees and collaborators of Agora can look through one another’s wardrobes and swap the clothes they do not use. They can also support charities such as Żoliborz Association Dom Rodzina Człowiek and Bread of Life Community.

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Agora Group has a number of motivation programmes in place, such as monetary schemes, sales-based plans, motivation schemes for Management Board Members, etc. In 2019 payroll and employee benefits grew by 2.3%, mainly in Film and Books segments, due to the growing number of cinemas and restaurants. This category of costs was also higher in Outdoor Advertising and Radio and lower in Press and Internet businesses. This category of costs was also impacted by the restructuring reserve from the reduction in printing services.

336.2 million zł

total payroll and employee benefits in 2019

2.3 percent

YOY increase of payroll and employee benefits

Payroll and employee benefits in Agora Group

Wynagrodzenia i świadczenia dla pracowników Grupy Agora

Agora Group Agora S.A.
2019 2018 YOY 2019 2018 YOY
Total payroll and employee benefits 336.2 mln zł 328.7 mln zł ↑2.3% 182.0 mln zł 193.4 mln zł ↓5.9%

Source: Consolidated Financial Statements of Agora Group according to IFRS 2018; Financial Statements of Agora S.A. according to IFRS 2019

 

Women and men pay against average pay in Agora Group

Stosunek wynagrodzenia kobiet i mężczyzn w Grupie Agora do średniego wynagrodzenia ogółu pracowników - 2019 rok

Agora Group Agora S.A.
Women Men Women Men
managers and senior managers 92.1% 108.8% 93.6% 107.1%
Other employees 94.9% 107.0% 92.9% 109.8%

Source: Human Resources, Agora Group.

Stosunek wynagrodzenia kobiet i mężczyzn w Grupie Agora do średniego wynagrodzenia ogółu pracowników - 2018 rok

Agora Group Agora S.A.
Women Men Women Men
managers and senior managers 94.7% 106.3% 94.4% 106.3%
Other employees 98.9% 101.2% 94.1% 106.7%

Source: Human Resources, Agora Group.

 

Average pay in Agora Group as percentage of minimum pay in 2019, by gender

Relacja średniego wynagrodzenia kobiet i mężczyzn w Grupie Agora do płacy minimalnej w 2019 r.

Women Men
Agora Group 236% 265%
Agora S.A. 264% 297%

Source: minimum pay in 2019 was 2250 zł. Human Resources, Agora Group.

 

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Agora Group has the following employment regulations in place:e:

  • Employee code

Employee Code is an internal, legally secure document in force in all Agora Group entities, regulating the organization and order of labour processes and relevant rights and obligations of the employer and employees. The rules apply to all employees, regardless of their position, type of contract or employment category.

  • Terms and Conditions of Forming a Joint Social Fund. Joint Social Fund

Terms and Conditions of Forming a Joint Social Fund determines the key principles of forming and managing such a fund, as well as eligibility terms for receiving payments from the fund. It is an internal document in force in all Agora Group entities that meet the criteria for forming such funds: Agora, Agora TC, Agora Poligrafia, Doradztwo Mediowe, Grupa Radiowa Agory, Inforadio, NEXT FILM, Domiporta, Yieldbird, Optimizers have signed an agreement establishing Joint Social Fund.

  • Agora’s Employee Remuneration Policy

Employee Remuneration Policy (with annexes) regulates the terms of remuneration of all employees of Agora, regardless of the type of contract and position. It also specifies regulations relevant to certain specific positions. Employee Remuneration Policy is a separate, internal, legally secure document in force in all Agora Group entities.

The purpose of the policy is to ensure attractive terms of employment to attract and retain qualified employees of key importance to the execution of the company’s strategy and achievement of long-term growth.
Agora ensures that the terms we offer are relevant to the situation on the market and in the organization and competitive.

The goal of Agora Group is to build a governance structure that guarantees that all employees support one another in their daily responsibilities. Activities promoting diversity within the organisation help to build a diverse yet efficient team. The diversity management policy at Agora Group is based on overcoming barriers such as age, gender and health status and is rooted in the belief that the professional potential of our employees is based on their competences.

  • Policy for Preventing Workplace Discrimination and Mobbing in Agora S.A.

Agora was among Poland’s first companies to develop their own policy for preventing workplace discrimination and harassment. Its first version entered into force as early as in 2003. In 2018 the document was revised. The idea behind adopting an internal anti-discrimination and anti-mobbing policy in Agora S.A. is to prevent workplace discrimination and mobbing, and to educate employees in the matter. Other entities of Agora Group are obliged to adopt similar solutions.

  • Agreement on Teleworking Terms and Conditions in Agora S.A. S.A.

Agreement on teleworking terms and conditions in Agora SA is an internal document signed in 2016 in Warsaw. It is an internal document and specifies the terms of teleworking employment. The remaining entities of Agora Group have their own internal teleworking regulations, e.g. in. in their labour code and other relevant codes in force.

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