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S1, Own workforce

Employees and non-employee workers: conditions, pay, equality, health and safety, collective bargaining and channels for raising concerns.

  • StandardS1
  • Publisher textKommissionens delegerade förordning (EU) 2023/2772, Bilaga I
  • Reporting dutyDirektiv (EU) 2022/2464
  • Read at2026-09-21

Disclosure requirements

  • S1-1Policies related to own workforce

    Policies on working conditions, equal treatment and human rights in own operations are disclosed.

  • S1-2Processes for engaging with own workforce

    How workers and their representatives are consulted on matters affecting them is disclosed.

  • S1-3Processes to remediate negative impacts and channels to raise concerns

    The channels available to workers and how cases are handled and remediated are disclosed.

  • S1-4Taking action on material impacts and approaches to managing risks

    Actions on material negative impacts are disclosed with resources allocated and follow-up.

  • S1-5Targets related to managing material impacts

    Targets are stated with base year and target year, and how workers were involved in setting them.

  • S1-6Characteristics of the undertaking's employees

    The number of employees is reported by gender, country, contract type and with turnover.

  • S1-7Characteristics of non-employees in the workforce

    The number of non-employee workers in own operations is reported.

  • S1-8Collective bargaining coverage and social dialogue

    The share of employees covered by collective agreements and the presence of worker representation are reported.

  • S1-9Diversity metrics

    Gender distribution in top management and the age distribution of employees are reported.

  • S1-10Adequate wages

    The undertaking states whether all employees are paid an adequate wage and, if not, in which countries they are not.

  • S1-11Social protection

    Whether employees are covered by social protection for sickness, unemployment, parental leave and retirement is disclosed.

  • S1-12Persons with disabilities

    The share of employees with disabilities is reported, subject to the limits of data protection law.

  • S1-13Training and skills development metrics

    The share of employees receiving regular performance reviews and the average training hours are reported.

  • S1-14Health and safety metrics

    The share covered by a health and safety system, the number of accidents and the number of fatalities are reported.

  • S1-15Work-life balance metrics

    The share of employees entitled to family-related leave and the share who took it are reported.

  • S1-16Remuneration metrics, pay gap and total remuneration

    The gender pay gap and the ratio between the highest paid individual and the median remuneration are reported.

  • S1-17Incidents, complaints and severe human rights impacts

    The number of discrimination incidents, severe human rights incidents and any fines imposed are reported.

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