MERLIN Properties Annual Report 2021

78 | Annual Report | 2021 Current profile of MERLIN Properties’ employees (1) I REPRESENT 46% OF THE WORKFORCE I REPRESENT 54% OF THE WORKFORCE • I represent 56% of 2021 hires • I am between 30 and 50 years old (54.5% of women) • I have a indefinite contract (99% of women) • I received 21.4 hours of training in en 2021 (2) • I work in Spain (96% of women) • I account for 44% of the 2021 new hires • I am between 30 and 50 years old (52.7% of men) • I have a indefinite contract (97% of men) • I have received 21.6 hours of training in 2021 • I work in Spain (95% of men) (1) Data as of December 31, 2021, except for average training hours per employee.. (2) The average number of training hours based on the average headcount in 2021. The average number of training hours in 2021 in total terms (including men and women) was 21.5 hours. MERLIN promotes equal opportunities, especially in access to employment, training, promotion and working conditions. As stated in its Code of Conduct, MERLIN rejects any and all discrimination in the workplace on the basis of race, color, nationality, social origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, ideology, political opinions, religion or any other personal, physical or social condition of an individual. The Company provides professionals with a whistle-blowing channel to report any discriminatory conduct or harassment in the workplace. No such complaints were received in 2021. In terms of gender equality, in 2021 MERLIN worked on its Equality Plan in compliance with Royal Decree-Law 6/2019. A four-year Equality Plan was approved after a diagnosis of the Company’s equality situation, followed by the negotiation and drafting of a Plan by the Negotiating Committee. The Equality Plan applies to all MERLIN Properties employees and lays down the guiding principles of the Company’s conduct in this area, along with a series of objectives and metrics, some of which include addressing the under-representation of women throughout the organizational DIVERSITY AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES