Objective 3
To create positive associations with the brand as a good employer (employer of choice)
Initiatives/Best Practices
We establish friendly workplaces where the passions and interests of our employees can be pursued
We support our staff’s involvement in social work
PGNiG supports various staff initiatives relating to social work and the pursuit of their own interests and needs, in particular where it benefits other members of the community. This is rooted in our conviction that social work reinforces staff bonds, enhances feelings of community and offers personal satisfaction.
Of the many initiatives in the realm of social work, the blood donation drives deserve a special mention. The concept of voluntary blood donation is firmly rooted among employees of the Group. The Nafta voluntary blood donors’ club of Zielona Góra brings together blood donors from the Zielona Góra Branch and the Poszukiwania Naftowe ‘Diament’ company. In 2011, Nafta donated over 174 litres of blood in total, and organised 2 voluntary donation campaigns targeted not only at other employees, but also the general public. First aid training also often accompanies these events. Blood is also donated in an organised way by the employees of many other PGNiG Group companies, such as the Mazovian Gas Trading Division, the Lower Silesian Gas Trading Division, Mazowiecka Spółka Gazownictwa, Karpacka Spółka Gazownictwa, PGNiG Termika and PGNiG Head Office.
Between them, the employees of the Sanok and Zielona Góra Branches donated 198.55 litres of blood in 2011. Józef Barda from the Zielona Góra Branch has donated 52.43 litres of blood since 1983, and Stanisław Pietraszek of the Lower Silesian Gas Trading Division has donated 59 litres since 1968.
Each year, many PGNiG Group employees participate in the nationwide ‘Noble Gift’ (Szlachetna Paczka) campaign, which reaches out to those in need and members of their communities who are suffering from life’s hardships.
Notable social projects organised by include ‘Decorations for Ola’, a Christmas decorations fair that used its PLN 7,792 sales money to fund a wheelchair for an employee’s child, a special collection of gifts for Poles in Lithuania, and a collection of items and supplies for the first cancer hospice, run by Polish nuns, in Vilnius. The books, clothes, food, cleaning products and other items collected were also distributed to schools and families in Mejszagol, Turgiele, Rakańce and Postawki, and to an orphanage in Podbrodzie. The Group’s charitable and social practices were noted by the Responsible Business Forum in its FOB 2011 Best Practice Report.
On the occasion of a recent Ramadan (the Muslim fast) the employees prepared care packages of traditional Ramadan food for their local collaborators. The packages were also handed out to poor families in the Branch’s local community.