MERLIN Properties Annual Report 2024

122 | Annual report | 2024 Dialogue and participation in CSR activities Through the Intranet, surveys and direct and face-to-face dialogue, MERLIN is able to detect the different interests of employees to undertake actions of social interest such as the Companies Race, visits to company assets or the No School Day. MERLIN encourages dialogue and employee participation in the company’s decision-making process. For example, through the Donations and Sponsorship Protocol, the Company allocates part of the funds earmarked for donations to those foundations that employees are directly involved with, thus taking into consideration the employees’ favourite foundations to collaborate with them. EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES MERLIN is committed to including and integrating people with disabilities into its workforce. As mentioned throughout the document, MERLIN guarantees ease of accessibility to its assets and backs this commitment up by obtaining AIS certification. In this context, the Company currently has a total of 6 disabled employees on its staff, all of whom have permanent contracts — 4 of them part-time and 2 full-time —, representing 2.0% of MERLIN’s workforce. These staff members are fully integrated and perform necessary and valued functions at the Company. The Company exceeds the requirements under the current law in this area Spanish General Disability Act (Ley General de la Discapacidad) through direct hiring. Professional category 2023 2024 Middle management 1 1 Other professionals 5 5 Total 6 6