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05/16/2008  14:17 h
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Employee Survey
How strongly do E.ON employees identify with the company? How satisfied are they with their place of work? How is the cooperation with other teams? These are just some of the questions we ask in our yearly employee survey, which is either conducted with all or a random sample of our employees. The survey is important for dialogue between employees and management as well as a key management tool in the group.
85 Percent of Employees Identify with E.ON
After conducting a random sample survey in 2006, we conducted the third comprehensive groupwide survey in 2007. The questionnaire was supplied in eleven languages in order to involve as many employees from around the world as possible. The results show that we are heading in the right direction. In comparison to the last survey of all of our employees in 2005, employee identification with E.ON has risen slightly to 85 percent (2005: 83 percent). On top of that, even more employees are now proud to work for E.ON: the number is now 81 percent (2005: 75 percent). 76 percent agree with E.ON values and codes of conduct. Sustained good results regarding diversity and equal opportunities are especially encouraging: 85 percent of our employees believe that all colleagues are treated equally and fairly in their work environment.
Identifying the Need for Corrective Action
The employee survey also helps us identify areas where corrective action is required. For example, one of our objectives was to increase the number of employees who view E.ON as a socially responsible company to 80 percent. In spite of an increase of several percentage points, we failed to reach this goal. In September 2007, 72 percent of employees fully agreed with this point of view. This means we need to expand and intensify our CR activities throughout the group. The survey also revealed that two out of three employees would like to see simpler rules and workflows that are easier to follow. Every third respondent indicated that access to essential information is not simple enough. These results caused the Board of Management to make the improvement of workflows a priority for the entire group.
Table: Results of Employee Survey (2007)
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