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All easyJet employees, with a minimum amount of service,
have the opportunity to become shareholders in the
Company. At 30 September 2014 they held interests in 18
million shares between them worth £256 million. This year
employees realised large gains in share value. For example,
the Save As You Earn (SAYE) scheme, which matured during
2014, had an exercise price of £2.88. The share price at 30
September 2014 was £14.23 (£12.78 at 30 September 2013).
easyJet also has a Buy As You Earn (BAYE) share scheme
and performance shares which easyJet gives to all its
employees every year so they can share in the Company’s
success. Each scheme is Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs
(HMRC) approved and is open to all permanent employees
on the UK payroll. For our people who are on non-UK
payrolls, international schemes have been established
with similar terms and conditions.
easyJet also offers a small number of associated airline
benefits in line with our cost-focused approach. These
include insurances and access to travel on easyJet services
at cost price. In the UK and Portugal we have also been
able to facilitate a number of additional flexible benefits
under our Benefits4me programme. These enable our
people to access programmes and savings which would
not be available to them on an individual basis, without
additional cost to easyJet. Our people can benefit from
reduced social security contributions for many of these
flexible benefits, through salary sacrifice.
easyJet contributes towards a group personal pension
plan in the UK and, where negotiated, to pension
arrangements for our people in Germany and Portugal.
A lifestyle benefits programme is also in place offering
discounts on a wide range of products and services.
Equality and diversity
easyJet is an equal opportunities employer and we
always treat our employees and applicants fairly regardless
of their age, gender, full or part-time status, disability and
marital status.
easyJet values diversity and inclusivity and we also drive
for a high-performance culture; as such we strive to employ
and leverage the best talent that can deliver our business
goals. To this extent easyJet ensures that talented high-
performing individuals with disabilities are supported in
joining us and in continuing to reach and maintain their
performance potential, through flexibility in our offering
and making reasonable adjustments to the workplace to
make it easy for them to contribute at a high level.
We recognise that a diverse workforce will provide us
with an insight into different markets and help us anticipate
and provide what our customers want from us. We have
actively sought to recruit across Europe to ensure our
employees reflect our customer base.
Special assistance passengers
easyJet takes the welfare of all passengers extremely
seriously as it continues to work to improve the travelling
experience. This includes the requirements of around
300,000 passengers requiring special assistance. We
engage extensively and widely with organisations
representing those with special needs and have in place
a special advisory group – the easyJet Special Assistance
Advisory Group (ESAAG) – chaired by The Right
Honourable David Blunkett MP, to provide ongoing
feedback and guidance.
The ESAAG advises on the welfare needs, requirements
and trends around the special assistance community. It
provides feedback on all stages of the customer journey
and advises on areas where adjustments can be made to
improve the customer experience. This year the ESAAG
has been critical in helping us understand the need for
on-board wheelchairs, which are now being installed
throughout our fleet.
All ground and air crew receive ongoing training in
providing support to those with special needs. This training
is subject to ongoing review and improvement taking on
board comments and feedback from special assistance
and disabled passengers.
Number of employees broken down by country
United Kingdom 5,958
France 1,046
Italy 981
Switzerland 818
Germany 438
Spain 269
Portugal 138
Netherlands 1
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