Our market leadership depends on our ability to attract and retain the best people, in line with our principles and values. We strive to provide a safe and motivating work environment where our employees are treated with respect and are offered equal opportunities for developing their skills and advancing their career. 
The relationship with our employees is based on the principle of equal treatment. Both the inclusion and the career path of each employee within the Group, are based on their qualifications, performance and ambitions, without any discrimination.

The 5-year strategy, from 2016 to 2021, was designed and implemented based on our corporate profile. The Group's strategy and implementation plan were drafted following a preplanned "roadmap" with specific goals and implementation phases.
The continuous provision of education and training (lifelong learning), the securing of jobs, performance evaluation, incentives, an equal opportunities policy and lastly, health and safety, are all keyaspects of our commitment to our employees.

In the context of strengthening the Group’s culture and homogenizing its human resources management framework, uniform policies and practices have been gradually adopted which in turn are applicable to the Group’s employees. Through the use of up to date approaches, and on the basis of their qualifications and competences, all employees have the opportunity to both grow and advance through the administrative hierarchy as consistently filling vacancies through rotating or promoting employees within the Group is a key objective.

Our goal is “Excellence” in all fields. With regards to our people, achieving excellence is one of our key strategic priorities and a basic prerequisite for the realization of our objectives for sustainable growth and competitiveness,  focusing primarily on developing our employees’ skills and know-how.

Group’s Employees*

* Only companies that are included in this CSR Report and employees with permanent and fixed-term contracts are presented in the above Table. Additional information, concerning human resources, is provided at  http://sustainabilityreport2015.helpe.gr/en/operational-efficiency-performance/GRI-G4-point/, indicators  G4-10 & G4-LA12.