Human capital

The ORLEN Group’s hiring policy focuses on engaging top quality specialists to perform day-to-day operations as well as to execute strategic projects.

The ORLEN Group offers its employees a wide range of diversified professional advancement activities. The employees are also provided with an extensive package of social benefits, including employee benefits and the Family-Friendly Employer programme. An employee satisfaction and engagement survey is conducted on a regular basis.

PKN ORLEN takes steps to recruit and retain human resources that are relevant to the Company’s business areas – current and prospective employees, as well as students and graduates of vocational schools and universities. Being aware of the need for synergies between business and academia, we actively collaborate with the academic community.

We ensure freedom of trade union activity, and recognise the trade unions active at PKN ORLEN as representatives of all employees in matters concerning their collective rights and interests, within the scope defined by laws of general application. We have agreed to respect the freedom of activity and equality of trade unions and do not discriminate against employees on the grounds of trade union membership or non-membership.

For more information on key employee policies and procedures, see ‘Responsible employer’ and ‘Human capital’ .

Compliance with the ORLEN Group’s Code of Ethics is monitored by the Ethics Officer, who guarantees that employees, employers and all stakeholders can freely report violations, and raises the employees’ awareness of business ethics and ethical standards, and of the importance of their own role in building the ethical corporate culture. As at the end of 2021, 18 Ethics Officers were appointed at PKN ORLEN and other ORLEN Group companies. The HR area structure also includes an Ethics Team.

PKN ORLEN has in place internal and external mechanisms to obtain advice on how to report a violation or suspected violation of the Code of Ethics. The values, principles and standards defined in the Code of Ethics apply to each ORLEN Group employee from their first day of work, regardless of their position or form of contract. Even if some of the standards of conduct contained in the Code of Ethics do not apply to a given job, this does not relieve the employee of the obligation to respond to or report violations of the Code.

The following are in force at PKN ORLEN: ORLEN Group Anti-Corruption Policy , Internal Order on Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, and Rules to Prevent Workplace Bullying, Discrimination, and any Forms of Harassment at PKN ORLEN.

In 2021, PKN ORLEN and a few other ORLEN Group companies successfully implemented the disability employment goals of the Work – Integration programme of the State Fund for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (PFRON). We joined the programme in 2019. The ORLEN Group transferred over PLN 26m in respect of liabilities to PFRON for 2021. Last year, more than 360 people with disabilities were employed at the ORLEN Group.

For key policies and procedures governing human right issues at the ORLEN Group and more information about human rights initiatives pursued in 2021, see ‘Respecting human rights’ .