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The company supports its personnel on health-related is-
sues, offering a private insurance plan which includes life
insurance and comprehensive health and medical care
coverage in Greece and abroad. In 2012 the company
started its cooperation with a new private insurer and
created a new coverage plan. Special policies were also
developed and introduced regarding company credit
cards, company cars with a fixed quantity of fuel, mobile
telephones, and e-pass devices (electronic passes for toll
stations) for travels to/from the company’s thermal
plants. In addition, we are particularly sensitive to the
issue of parental leaves, granting such leaves to the full
extent under the law to employees who are entitled to
them. For women, our policy provides for their tempo-
rary replacement until the end of their maternal leave
and the smooth return to their job duties.
Employees returning and remaining at work
after parental leave, by gender
2011
2012
Employees entitled to parental leave
22
310
Men
15
84
Women
7
226
Employees who used parental leave
4
10
Men
0
1
Women
4
9
Employees returning to work after the end of parental leave
2
6
Men
0
1
Women
2
5
% share of total full-time employees
Employees returning to work after the end of parental leave
0.1% 0.4%
Men
0.0% 0.1%
Women
0.1% 0.3%
Employees returning to work after the end of parental leave and still employed
after 12 months from their return
2
6
Men
0
1
Women
2
5
% share of total full-time employees
Employees returning to work after the end of parental leave and still employed after 12
months from their return
0.1% 0.4%
Men
0.0% 0.1%
Women
0.1% 0.3%
Despite the adverse economic conditions, the company
continues with its current employee benefits plan, de-
signed to help improve the standard of living of its em-
ployees. Indicative such benefits include a health and
medical plan, payment of higher compensations for
day-labourer retirement or layoffs, interest-free loans
and cash facilities to employees, special anniversary gift
payments to employees on completion of 10, 20, and 35
years of service with the company, coverage of school
expenses for children of company employees etc. Special
emphasis is given to our employees in foreign countries,
with a set of benefits that ensure a framework of secu-
rity and protection of personnel of the company. In-
dicative examples include: 1. Travel insurance for em-
ployees who travel frequently abroad on company
business; and 2. Special insurance package medical and
hospital coverage tailored to national circumstances.
