Lyreco Sustainable Development Report 2019

ECO FUTURE 2012 2018

SOCIAL WORKING CONDITIONS

EQUAL SALARY CERTIFICATION PROCESS — SALARY ANALYSIS

EQUAL SALARY CERTIFICATION IN SWITZERLAND — The gender pay gap is the difference between the average male and female income. It depends on some elements including sector, occupation, age, country and family responsibilities. At Lyreco, we want all our people to be treated equitably and without any discrimination. The equal salary methodology was designed to allow companies around the world, in every field, to address the issues of inequality and discrimination to ensure

GENDER PAY GAP REASONS IN SWITZERLAND

The Equal Salary Foundation collects all em- ployee salary data securely and anonymously. It is then analysed to see if the wage difference is less than or equal to 5%, and if the R-squa- red value is greater than or equal to 90%. If all goes well, the analysis moves to Step 2. ON-SITE REVIEW Following international quality standards, the auditing team makes sure that equal salary requirements are met while asses- sing the following: • CEO/top management’s commitment to equal pay for all • How well equal pay strategies are inte- grated into the HR processes and policies • Employees’ perception of the company’s pay practices CERTIFICATION Depending on the audit results, the com- pany is awarded with the Equal Salary Cer- tificate from the Equal Salary Foundation. It is then free to promote the certification through company communications, to prove that it supports and provides equal pay in the workplace. MONITORING REVIEWS The certification is valid for 3 years. Du- ring this period, two monitoring reviews are conducted to show the ongoing

DIRECT OR/AND INDIRECT DISCRIMINATION 40 % OBJECTIVE FACTORS 60 %

that all employees are paid equally for the same work. The equal salary certification is a process that allows companies to verify and com- municate that they pay their female and male employees equally for the same job or for jobs of the same value. Since April 2015, Lyreco Switzerland achieved this certification, underscoring its commitment to social equality among Lyreco employees.

Differences in education, training and work experience Occupational gender segregation Part-time vs. full-time work Company size Union presence

Source: Federal Office of statistics Switzerland

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commitment to a fair and non- discriminatory wage policy.

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