As one of the ways to engage employees in OHS management, Nornickel organises joint OHS committees (councils) made of representatives of the management, employees, and trade unions.
Joint committees were established in the majority of the Group companies and business units, except the Head OfficeThere is no internal trade union in place, but representatives of the Norilsk trade union take part in the HSE Committee meetingsand Norilsk Nickel Corporate UniversityThe educational institution is not involved in industrial production.. Contractors participate in joint committee meetings that deal with matters related to contractoremployees.
Authorised representatives of trade unions and staff in occupational health and safety were elected to participate in preventive activities across the Company’s production units.
733
proposals to improve workplace conditions and OHS were submitted in 2023
>78,000
employeesof the Group companies that had joint committees with trade union as at the end of 2023(around98%of the Group’s average headcount).
>6,500
audits were held by the representatives in occupational health and safety in 2023
824
employeeswho represent trade unions and staff took part in preventive activities in 2023
Occupational health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions
SASB EM‑MM‑310a.1
A majority of production companies of the Group have collective bargaining agreements signed with employeerepresentatives (including trade union organisations), which contain occupational health and safety provisions.
They cover more than75,000
employeesof the Group (approximately94%of the Group’s headcount).