MERLIN Properties Annual Report 2024

118 | Annual report | 2024 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 ventilation and air conditioning equipment used, light output, and ergonomics, among others, meeting needs in terms of thermal, visual and acoustic comfort, and air quality inside the spaces. 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 and flu vaccination as part of its social benefits. As part of the Onboarding Process, all employees are trained in Occupational Risk Prevention and receive information on the risks of their jobs and the main 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 central offices drill was conducted on 11 December 2024 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: MERLIN instructs all employees not to send emails outside working hours as far as possible. In the Work-Life Balance and Digital Disconnection Handbook that all professionals receive on joining the company, to which they have access via the corporate intranet at any time during their employment relationship. In this chapter, MERLIN emphasises the importance of having rest periods for the physical and mental well-being of all employees and co-workers, and creates a set of guidelines and criteria to help employees ensure good email habits IMPLEMENTATION OF WORK DISCONNECTION POLICIES