MERLIN Properties Annual Report 2022

MERLIN Properties | 121 Safety, health and well-being of employees MERLIN seeks to ensure the well-being of its employees by creating healthy work environments that maximise their well-being through design, the heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment used, light output, and ergonomics, among others, meeting employees’ needs in terms of their thermal, visual and acoustic comfort, and indoor air quality. MERLIN has an external Occupational Risk Prevention Service that inspects the offices where employees work on an annual basis to assess the risks and the adequacy of the facilities in terms of safety and occupational risk prevention. All offices have been assessed this year and all recommendations of the Occupational Risk Prevention Service have been implemented to improve the health and safety of employees at work. MERLIN offers its employees an annual medical check-up, the possibility of getting the flu vaccine and the possibility of getting a Covid-19 antigen test as part of its social benefits. Included within the welcome package, all employees receive mandatory training regarding occupational risk prevention, providing information regarding the most relevant risk related to their position and mitigation measures. In addition, emergency drills are conducted every year and the headquarters are evacuated. Employees who are part of the Emergency Brigade are in charge of helping other employees to comply with the Occupational Risk Prevention Plan and to evacuate the building in a timely manner. The drill at the Paseo de la Castellana 257 offices was carried out in November 2022, without incident. As part of their remuneration in kind, MERLIN provides its employees with high-cover health insurance that is 80% reimbursed. This health insurance is both for employees and their direct family (spouse and children). All employees, without differentiation between professional categories, have the same health insurance with the same coverage. MERLIN organises a training session once a year to raise awareness of company health insurance so that employees and their families can get the most out of their health insurance. This session also analyses the coverage and new features that the insurance company presents each year. In addition, MERLIN implements other health and wellness measures for all employees with regard to nutrition and physical well-being, such as providing fruit in the workspaces, or the possibility of access to physiotherapy services at the corporate offices. The Company communicates with employees regularly on healthy lifestyles, promoting physical activity, a balanced diet and digital disconnection, among other things. The accident rates were as follows: