Good health

CARE FOR THE HEALTH OF EMPLOYEES

In the focus of employee care, NIS places the need to provide its employees with a stimulating and safe working environment, which contributes to the prevention of occupational diseases, the preservation of good physical and mental health, and provides well-being support. With this goal in mind, various preventive activities are organized that go beyond legal and regulatory obligations and include regular medical examinations, education on various health topics and disease prevention, as well as the implementation of numerous activities that encourage a healthier and more productive work environment.

During 2024, the following key activities were carried out in the field of preventive healthcare for employees:

• Preventive medical examinations: The total of 21,650 medical examinations were carried out, of which 7,622 examinations for jobs with increased risk, 357 examinations of professional drivers, 26 examinations of railway workers. There were 3,523 systematic and specialist examinations in 2024. In addition to the above, in cooperation with Health Centres, additional examinations were organized in the company’s facilities, which included the control of blood sugar levels, blood pressure, BMI index, as well as the control of CO2 levels in smokers.
• Active work was carried out on the program of digitalization of the HSE process: A software solution for employee medical examinations was developed, which involves the automatic generation of requests for the implementation of legally mandatory periodic medical examinations and the creation of Instructions for medical examinations, as well as monitoring their implementation. The year 2025 will be dedicated to further adaptation, implementation and active use of this solution.

Additional detailed information on this subject are given within individual GRI Indicators: 403-3, 403-6 and 403-10.

TEAM ACTIVITIES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF CORPORATE HEALTH

In 2024, NIS continued to implement four complementary programs, which are also aimed at strengthening the health and lifestyle of employees, but also contribute to improving efficiency and strengthening the sense of belonging to the company.

• The improvement of corporate health engaged over 2,800 employees, who worked on improving their health through surveys, health and food intolerance testing, and direct communication with experts. 28 events were organised throughout Serbia, where employees could see the basic factors for strengthening their health.
• One of the benefits for all employees in the company is free participation in various sports and recreational activities. This benefit was taken advantage of by 2,740 employees, who used the services of more than 20 different sports activities in 32 cities, at more than 150 different locations.
• NIS sports teams, composed only of employees, achieved excellent results in various competitive events: medals and cups were won in eight different sports. More than 500 competitors from all organisational parts of the Company, divided into eight teams of different age and gender, participated in the NIS sports games, organized in Zlatibor.
• In order to further connect with local communities, NIS participated in events at more than 10 different locations across the country organized by well-known sports institutions, civic associations and UNICEF, in memorial and humanitarian sports tournaments. More than 4,000 employees were engaged in all four corporate health improvement programs and team activities during the year, which is 24 percent more than in the previous year. The goal is to maintain the level of engagement this year in accordance with the number of employees, their preferences and health status, but also for NIS to be a positive example in the business world in terms of its relationship with employees and the community in which it operates.

CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY HEALTH

Caring for the health of the community is one of the priorities of NIS’s socially responsible business. The Company took part in a major humanitarian campaign of the “Family” Foundation called “This Time for Children’s Joy”, in which support was directed at the reconstruction and arrangement of part of the paediatric oncology department of the Institute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia. NIS also provided support to the “Jedro” Foundation with a donation to improve healthcare and the treatment of patients suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy. During 2024, NIS continued to donate “Jazak” water to healthcare institutions, this time for the needs of employees and patients at the “Dr Dragiša Mišović” Clinical Centre. The Company’s employees demonstrated their humanity and care for others during 2024 by participating in 15 voluntary blood donation campaigns. The altruism and empathy of employees during the campaigns in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Pančevo and Zrenjanin resulted in 579 units of blood collected. In cooperation with the Serbian Blood Transfusion Institute, a significant innovation was introduced: during the voluntary blood donation campaigns at the Belgrade Blood Centre, it is possible to register with the Serbian Stem Cell Donor Registry.