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Protecting employment
Whereas the current economic environment
threatens employment, Air France and KLM
have adopted an approach based on
responsibility and solidarity which seeks to
protect the jobs of its employees in leveraging a
range of internal measures.
In order to offset the decline in activity since the
last quarter of 2008, the two companies chose
to implement a recruitment freeze and not to
replace natural departures. These initial
measures proved effective during the financial
year with the number of staff in Air France
ground operations falling by 2.5% with no
redundancies. A system of mutual support has
been introduced in entities where activity is
temporarily reduced and employees are
seconded to divisions which are short of staff.
Programs to promote mobility have also been
implemented.
Strengthening the skill base
Ensuring competitiveness is key to weathering
the crisis and the Group is always adapting to
changes in the economic, competitive and
technological environment. Air France and KLM
are pursuing their efforts to promote career-
long vocational training. Within the French
company, a three-year agreement reflects the
commitment to a pro-active training policy
which responds to collective and individual
needs and is tailored to the requirement for new
skills. Each KLM employee has the opportunity
to draw up, in cooperation with their line
manager, a personal development plan
enabling the development of their existing skills
or the acquisition of new ones.
Contributing to economic and
social progress at regional level
The two companies maintain a pro-active
dialogue with the populations and local
authorities in the regions where they are
present. At Roissy and Schiphol, they
communicate directly on their activities and
local operations with their regional partners.
Air France and KLM are, for example,
respectively involved in the Consultancy
Commissions on the Environment (CCEs)
and in the Schiphol Review Board (CROS),
which handle issues relating to noise and the
environment. In addition to the direct economic
activity it generates, air transportation also
contributes to the creation of indirect and
spin-off activities across the regional and
national economy. In the Île-de-France region,
Air France accounts for nearly 50,000 of the
118,000 employees directly linked to Roissy-
CDG and Orly airports. The airline spends some
€2.1 billion excluding fuel with 3,500 suppliers
based in the Ile-de-France. Schiphol airport
employs 60,000 people, of which 17,300 at
KLM and creates 60,000 additional jobs in
spin-off activities.
Respecting
our commitments
The values of corporate social responsibility,
a federating force
The Air France-KLM group maintains a responsible human
resources policy vis-à-vis its 107,000 employees and continues
to contribute to regional development.
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