Boskalis_CSR_report__2016

CSR 2016 – boskalis 49

Sustainable employability

To support the continued employability of our employees we enable them to develop their talent and skills through our training and development programs. In addition we have explored with the Dutch Works Council and the Dutch trade unions how to keep employees healthy, safe and motivated through to their retirement. The various training programs we offer to our fleet personnel include the module Fit for Duty, which aims to provide employees with tips for a healthy lifestyle and encourage them to put these into practice. Because lifestyle involves more than just physical fitness, attention is also paid to mental health with a course on effectiveness and mindfulness at work. Shaping one’s own career is a fixed item in performance reviews. Employees can say whether they would like to retrain, for example for a different, less physically demanding job. We are open to this approach and try to accommodate the various life stages as much as possible, for example enabling staff to work on projects in the Netherlands for a number of years if that is more appropriate to their current phase in life.