INTEGRATED ESG
REPORT 2020

Management and succession programmes

Non-financial indicators:
  • 404-2

The strategic task of PGNiG’s and the PGNiG Group’s HR policy is to create favourable conditions to ensure knowledge retention within the organisation in order to avoid losses of knowledge due to staff churn. To that end, the PGNiG Group rolls out management skills training programmes in individual business units.

The Mentoring Academy is the Group’s flagship HR initiative, designed to develop common management policies and models, provide onboarding training for new managers to embrace their new management tasks and roles, foster a culture of collaboration, and disseminate knowledge-sharing practices. Considering the diversity of processes and, by extension, competence needs at various Group companies, projects are tailored as needed. In 2020, GSP launched the gradual roll-out of the ‘Competence Model’ project. As part of this initiative, the company held ‘Competence made easy’ workshops and training courses for managers, designed to develop their analytical skills used as part of their managerial and general competencies. Last year, PGNiG Gazoprojekt carried out the ‘Gazoprojekt Academy’ project for younger employees to learn more about the nature of the company’s business and projects. The project was also meant as a platform for knowledge sharing and fostering cooperation among various business areas. PGNiG Termika EP held nine training sessions and conferences for a group of managers, including two closed training sessions. Given the epidemiological risk persisting since March 2020 and the need to work remotely from home, the management staff participated in training focused on the organisation of work, team management and the monitoring of team performance in the ‘home office’ system. Specialist job-related training was also organised.

In addition, in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement, a Mentors’ Fund was established at PGNiG Termika EP to recognise and reward employees who voluntarily provide training and support to other staff members, so as to foster their professional development in areas designated by the employer, in particular to fill competence gaps and achieve the expected levels of competence through training. Similar initiatives are taken at PSG under the ongoing Management Competence Development Programme. Last year, the second area of development under the programme was covered, including change management, innovation and change-oriented corporate culture. Due to the pandemic, the training was delivered in the form of webinars. The programme also included internal briefings in the form of Skype meetings or presentations made available for individual use. In addition, the company launched the second edition of the programme, covering basic training for newly hired managers and those who did not attend the first edition.

Programmes are also in place to ensure continuity of employment in the context of retirements. Soon-to-be retirees are identified one year before their employment contract ends and, depending on the job, their duties are being taken over by successors. To that end, internal and external recruitment process is carried out. To maintain continuity of employment in individual jobs across the PGNiG Group, the organisation offers both horizontal promotion (whereby employees are transferred to another business unit) and vertical promotion (whereby employees are promoted to a higher position).

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