Annual Report 2007

21 Ž E L E Z I A R N E P O D B R E Z O V Á 2 0 0 7 REPORT BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Women Men 4 122 4 092 3 966 3 788 3 185 937 3 164 928 3 057 909 2 921 867 3 807 2 912 895 2003 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2004 2005 2006 2007 Number of employees (FTE average headcount) 21 to 30 years 31 to 40 years 41 to 50 years More than 50 years Within 20 years 2% 15% 26% 30% 27% Secondary professional Secondary accomplished University Primary education 6% 37% 49% 8% 100 % 100 % Age structure Educational structure of employees in 2007 of employees in 2007 An integral significant part of HR management is communication. In addition to the standard exchange of information, including direct communication within the working place and through media, the Company also publishes the longest-running company newspaper in Slovakia - Podbrezovan, (published for 63 years), which together with the radio station represent a medium for both employees and the general public of the region. Besides these traditional communication tools, Železiarne Podbrezová uses new progressive forms of information media. The use of intranet and internet is part of the new information strategy with the parent Company and the subsidiary and associate undertakings. In 2007, subsidiaries and associated companies in Slovakia employed an additional 1 031 employees. In 2007 subsidiaries in the Czech Republic employed 3 271 people, with another 34 working abroad.