Annual report 2012

17 HUMANRESOURCES The Company's strategy pays special attention to the area of human resources management. Therefore, caring for our employees is a priority throughout the Company, from recruitment, selection and youth education through remuneration to the sophisticated occupational health and safety system, and permanent education andbenefits. Hence, in 2012, like every year, theCompany adopted the Personnel, Wage, Social andOccupational Health and Safety Policy Programme. The programme is set out in two basic documents: the 2012 Collective Agreement concluded between ZOOZ KOVO (the KOVO Trade union works council) and the Board of Directors of Železiarne Podbrezová a.s., and the 2012 Employee Care Programme of the Board of Directors of Železiarne Podbrezová a.s. The Company met all of its obligations arising fromthesedocuments. In 2012, EUR 340 thousand was spent from the social fund as follows: - Catering services for employees - 24/7 accident insurance for all employees - Holiday camps for children - Cultural events, use of sport facilities in the region and other - Recuperation stays for employees who are blood donors EUR 256 thousand; EUR 55 thousand; EUR 20 thousand; EUR 5 thousand; EUR 4 thousand; The Employee Care Programme was supplemented by the - Employer's contribution to employee supplementary pension schemes - Recovery stays and preventative medical checks for employees in exposure units - Protective equipment and arrangement of employee drinking regime EUR 879 thousand; EUR 30 thousand; EUR 441 thousand; - Improvement and enhancement of employee qualifications - Preparation of future workforce and granting of scholarships - Bonuses awarded for major work and life jubilees - Severance and retirement packages - Comprehensive programme of recuperative measures EUR 241 thousand; EUR 465 thousand; EUR 108 thousand; EUR 725 thousand; EUR 1268 thousand; 37 503 12 112 854 531 241 536 51 776 14 Wages and salaries Mandatory remittances from wages and salaries Training, education Protective equipment (1) Other expenses Social fund - drawing Total Expenses per employee 25 129 8 333 415 261 163 278 34 579 11 32 493 10 643 479 366 196 321 44 498 14 38 134 12 421 571 390 216 400 52 132 15 38 123 12 216 705 441 73 340 51 898 16 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 (1) Other expenses include expenses for healthcare facilities, civil defence and defence education. DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONNEL EXPENSES (EUR '000) ŽELEZIARNE PODBREZOVÁ A.S. ANNUAL REPORT 20 12 REPORT BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, ASSETS, AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN 2012 AND INFORMATION ON THE BUSINESS PLAN In 2012, the Company repeatedly adopted the employee benefits programme in Allianz – Slovenská poisťovňa a.s., which is used by many of our employees for their private insurance.