Social management

Gasunie offers equal opportunities for everyone; diversity and inclusion are key components in facilitating this. We want to be an open workplace where the diverse perspectives lead to innovative ideas. We want to create a climate where everyone feels valued and respected and everyone has access to the same opportunities. Gasunie is a signatory to the Dutch Diversity Charter. Signing this charter demonstrates Gasunie’s commitment to promoting the objectives regarding diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Gasunie Inclusive

Gasunie is a diverse, future-proof, inclusive organisation where everyone’s input contributes to the quality of our company. The Gasunie Inclusive initiative document describes the importance of diversity and inclusion, our objectives in this area, and the activities we are undertaking to achieve these objectives.

Inclusion training

To keep inclusion ‘top of mind’, employees receive training in various focus areas. To give just a few examples:

• Goodhabitz online training platform: Curb your bias
• College voor de Rechten van de Mens: Selecteren zonder vooroordelen(Selecting without prejudice)
• Lecture on inclusive leadership

A safe workplace protects and promotes both physical and mental health. There is no room for discrimination in a safe workplace.

In our recruitment process, we explicitly state that Gasunie takes actions to avoid discrimination and offers everyone equal opportunities.

Code of conduct on non-discrimination

Gasunie Transport Services applies a code of conduct on non-discrimination, with provisions that supplement those of Gasunie’s Code of Conduct.

We attach great importance to the career development of our employees, from the moment they are recruited until their last day of work at Gasunie.

FLOW performance dialogue system

In 2021, Gasunie launched a new performance dialogue system for employees, FLOW (the initialism for the Dutch for Focus on Learning, Development and Agility).

With the FLOW system, there is a lot of scope for taking a personal approach to each employee. The manager looks at the employee’s personal qualities as well as points for improvement. Given that every employee is unique, a flexible approach is needed.

FLOW has the following features that can help employees develop themselves:

• Ongoing discussion between the manager and employee about the employee’s development and career.
• Plenty of scope for taking a custom approach for each employee.
• Success-factor-based performance and career recording, support and development.
• The employee and manager are jointly responsible for the implementation of the process, determining in mutual consultation each year how the performance dialogue is to be carried out.

Talent retention

To retain talent at Gasunie the ‘Management Potential Portfolio’ has been drawn up. This document explains what we mean by ‘management potential’ and what steps potential managers can take. It focuses on current managers and high potentials who are eligible for leadership positions.

To attract young high potentials, Gasunie has designed its own Management Traineeship programme.

Freedom of Association at Gasunie

Forming and joining trade unions is a fundamental human right of workers. These rights are set out in international and national laws and regulations, like in the conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the OECD guidelines for multinational companies, to name but two. Any employees at Gasunie who wish to join a trade union are free to do so. This freedom to form and join a trade union is important when it comes to having an open dialogue on collective conditions of employment and the rights and obligations of employees, for example. In addition, trade unions act as representatives of the interests of their members. Freedom of association encourages employees’ involvement and thus makes it possible for the employer to build up long-term relationships with its employees.

Gasunie not only looks inwards, but also outwards. Through various initiatives we endeavour to share knowledge and offer guidance, this way contributing to the development of the local community.

RefugeeTalentHub

The Refugee Talent Hub is an organisation committed to assisting refugees who are looking for work. They organise company visits, training courses, work experience programmes and other work-related activities, all aimed at increasing the newcomer’s chance of employment. Gasunie employees contribute by advising and guiding the jobseeker in preparing a CV and creating a LinkedIn profile.

JINC – Giving youth a chance on the job market

Gasunie is working with JINC on ‘Tomorrow’s Boss’, an initiative that aims to give young people from socioeconomically disadvantaged communities a better chance on the job market.