Diversity and equality

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Diversity and equality

From the special concern of Grupo Ortiz in order to guarantee the equal opportunities between men and women according to the Organic Law 3/2007, from March 22nd, for the effective equity of women and men, the promise of guarantee the real and effective equity is faced by promoting the power of equity and the principle of no discrimination as basic pillars of the company policy, assuming the principle of equal treatment as a standardization of rights and duties and not as a similarity preventing an evaluation of differences.

As a result of this, on April 2009 the I EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES PLAN OF GRUPO ORTIZ was approved, effective from 1/01/2009 to 31/12/2012 with the duration of the III Collective Agreement in which the mentioned plan is referenced.

The main aim of this Equity Plan is the full equal opportunities between men and women. Therefore the lack of discriminatory procedures or policies on the ground of sex as regards access, promotion, and training is audited.

Likewise, the Equity Plan of Grupo Ortiz is a tool for conciliating personal, family and labour life of workers, through specific extents allowing the compatibility of these. The following extents are adopted:

AREA	ESTABLISHED EXTENTS
*Timetable flexibility and time regulation*	Timetable flexibility for all office staff. Continuous working day every Friday. Partial and Early Retirement counseling and support.
*Maternity and Paternity Support*	Possibility of reduction of the workday for employees who are legally entitled, increased until the 10th year of the child. More Timetable flexibility for employees who are legally entitled. 3 natural days for birth/adoption of child Accumulated Breastfeeding period extended to a natural month Counseling possibilities of working day adjustment and processing external formalities. Child Care checks for sons/daughters under 2 years old. Labour Rights legal counseling for cases of sons with serious illness.
*Training*	Internal and external training in working hours in priority Delivery of TPC to all staff Accession “Formación sin Barreras” and “Fundación Once” Projects, supporting labour insertion of disabled and underprivileged groups.
*Social Benefits*	Meal Vouchers Extended life and invalidity insurance according to the established in the collective agreement Retirement Plan for more than 2 years old staff. Health Insurance subsidy Agreements with private companies: clinics, gyms, beauty institutes, etc. Outstanding collaboration with BANKINTER, with own virtual office.
*Gender Violence*	Labour Rights Counseling and possibilities of changing work place and working days.

FIELDS OF IMPLEMENTATION

The parts of the III Collective Agreement of Grupo Ortiz have agreed, due to the nature of the collective agreement for the group of companies, the Equity Plan developed from the unique direction of the companies of Grupo Ortiz, will be applied to each and every company, although due to staff volume, some of them don’t have the obligation to establish an Equity Plan according to the Organic Law 3/2007 for the effective equity of women and men.

For all employees from the companies of Grupo Ortiz to whom the Organic Law 3/2007 binds the establishment of an Equity Plan and its activity is not the construction, the disposed in the present Plan is applied, except the extents from the Collective Agreement of Grupo Ortiz, regarding the affected matters disposed in the Law or Collective Agreement applied.