Sustainability Report 2017

SWITZERLAND GERMANY Value (2016) Value (2017) Value (2016) Value (2017) Number of new female employees: 5 Age groups: <=17: 1 18 - 24: 1 25 - 34: 1 35 - 44: 2 Number of new male employees: 17 Age groups: 18 - 24: 1 25 - 34: 7 35 - 44: 6 45 - 54: 2 55 - 65: 1 Number of new female employees: 4 Age groups: 18 - 24: 1 25 - 34: 1 34 - 44: 2 Number of new male employees: 11 Age groups: 18 - 24: 1 25 - 34: 2 35 - 44: 7 45 - 54: 1 No direct data available for 2016; star- ting in 2018, this data will be available thanks to a new HR system. No direct data available for 2017; star- ting in 2018, this data will be available thanks to a new HR system. Number of female employees who left the company: 9 Age groups: 18 - 24: 1 25 - 34: 3 35 - 44: 4 45 - 54: 1 Number of male employees who left the company: 18 Age groups: 18 - 24: 3 25 - 34: 4 35 - 44: 8 45 - 54: 2 55 - 65: 1 Overall employee turnover rate: 20 % Number of female employees who left the company: 2 Age groups: 25 - 34: 1 34 - 44: 1 Number of male employees who left the company: 15 Age groups: 18 - 24: 1 25 - 34: 2 35 - 44: 3 45 - 54: 6 55 - 65: 3 Overall employee turnover rate: 13.07% No direct data available for 2016; star- ting in 2018, this data will be available thanks to a new HR system. No direct data available for 2017; star- ting in 2018, this data will be available thanks to a new HR system. Our employees benefit from the following social insurances: • pension funds • old age and survivors' insurance (AHV) • income compensation (EO), disabi- lity insurance (IV) • unemployment insurance (ALV), sick pay insurance • industrial injuries insurance • non-workplace accident insurance • additional accident insurance for employees and managers: gross negligence • sick leave Our employees benefit from the following social insurances: • pension funds • old age and survivors' insurance (AHV) • income compensation (EO), disabi- lity insurance (IV) • unemployment insurance (ALV), sick pay insurance • industrial injuries insurance • non-workplace accident insurance • additional accident insurance for employees and managers: gross negligence • sick leave German labor and social law do not di- stinguish between full-time, part-time, and temporary employees. Statutory health insurance benefits are therefore the same for everyone. In Germany, employees with status “minor” can choose whether they wish to contri- bute to the pension insurance fund or not. Germany provides the following statutory social insurances: - health insurance (50 % employee / 50 % employer) - nursing care insurance (50% employee / 50 % employer) - supplemental nursing care premiu for individuals with no children - old age insurance (50 % employee 50 % employer) - unemployment insurance (50 % employee / 50 % employer) - insolvency payment contributions (sole responsibility of the employer) - sick leave (six weeks by the employer, then sick pay from social security until the 78th month, eventually unemployment benefits) - maternity leave (four weeks before and six weeks after the birth, paid by social security, with the employer paying a contribution to social secu- rity for each of its employees) - company pension plan - ex gratia payments by the employer: bonus for good health, benefits for keeping the staff in good health, individual performance bonuses German labor and social law do not di- stinguish between full-time, part-time, and temporary employees. Statutory health insurance benefits are therefore the same for everyone. In Germany, employees with status “minor” can choose whether they wish to contri- bute to the pension insurance fund or not. Germany provides the following statutory social insurances: - health insurance (50 % employee / 50 % employer) - nursing care insurance (50% employee / 50 % employer) - supplemental nursing care premiu for individuals with no children - old age insurance (50 % employee 50 % employer) - unemployment insurance (50 % employee / 50 % employer) - insolvency payment contributions (sole responsibility of the employer) - sick leave (six weeks by the employer, then sick pay from social security until the 78th month, eventually unemployment benefits) - maternity leave (four weeks before and six weeks after the birth, paid by social security, with the employer paying a contribution to social secu- rity for each of its employees) - company pension plan - ex gratia payments by the employer: bonus for good health, benefits for keeping the staff in good health, individual performance bonuses 63