Diversity and inclusion
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In Grupo Herdez we have a Gender Equality Policy, in which we have established a firm commitment to the promotion of an inclusive and diverse environment in which everyone feels valued, respected and enabled to make decisions.
This way, we have created an environment of inclusion in which we value human differences and give equal opportunities to every person regardless of gender, race, religion, age, nationality and condition.
We feel very proud that, at the end of 2019, 43% of our employees were women and 57% were men.
For more information on our Policy of Gender Equality, visit:
https://grupoherdez.com.mx/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ENG-GENDER-EQUALITY-POLICY.pdf
Workforce
| Gender | Total |
|---|---|
| Men | 5,599 |
| Women | 4,271 |
| Total | 9,870 |
As for the nine Board Members, 22% are women and 78% are men.
Collaborators by gender (%)
Board of Directors (%)
In accordance to our commitment to gender equality, and in pursuance of our goal of improving the working conditions of women, in order to obtain a better performance and a lower rate of absenteeism by our female employees, we reinforce the importance of breastfeeding opening lactation rooms.
A MOTHER’S SECRET INGREDIENT
In Mexico, only 1 out of 10 women are able to exercise the right to breastfeed their children. For this reason, we have opened our first seven lactation rooms in which our female employees can extract and store their breast milk, so they can take it to their babies after work hours.
This project includes the installation of a lactation room for each of our locations, including corporate offices and plants, for a total of 12 lactation rooms.
Our lactation rooms meet the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social) guidelines and of the United Nations Infancy Fund (UNICEF). These lactation rooms are hygienic private spaces of easy access, and designed to be used by one user at a time.
Since 2017, we have also been a member of Alianza Éntrale (Éntrale Alliance), an initiative promoted by the Mexican Business Council (Consejo Coordinador Empresarial), consisting of more than 100 businesses, chambers of commerce and institutions, with the main purpose of promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities in the workforce.
Parental leave
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As a part of the maternity and paternity leave established in the Mexican Federal Labor Law (LFT, Ley Federal del Trabajo), Grupo Herdez granted 147 parental leaves in 2019 (73% to women and 27% to men). From these totals, 78% of the women and 82% of the men returned to their jobs.