Good health

Care for the Health of Employees

NIS Company pays a lot of attention to physical and mental health care of the employees, to the promotion of healthy lifestyle, as well as to prevention and early detection of illnesses. The primary focus of our employees’ health care is on preventive activities.

Preventive health care of employees in NIS is the system of health and wellbeing management, and it is carried out in accordance with the legal regulations, normative-methodological documents and requirements of the Company, in line with the valid Risk Assessment Act for each individual workplace and the by the application of Good Practice in the industry.

The key activities of the preventive health care process for employees during the year 2023 were reflected in the following:

• Preventive voluntary medical examinations of the employees – the total of 5,571 employees were examined, which represents 170 percent of the planned number of check-ups (check of the overall health condition of the employees, including screening of cardio-vascular diseases, endocrine conditions, targeted examination of thyroid gland and the like).
• Activities related to the digitisation of the organization of medical examination processes, primarily for positions with increased risk, aiming to enhance the adherence to deadlines for conducting medical examinations;
• Drills were held in line with the scenario: “First aid for cardiac arrest” on several locations across the Company;
• Many educational campaigns have been carried out, as well as workshops and lectures on prevention and early detection of different health conditions;
• Normative documents of different processes revised – Standard for Preventive Health Care and Instructions for the Prevention and Control of Alcoholism and Drug Addiction in the workplace;
• Centralisation of the budget for testing biological material against the content of alcohol and narcotics; as well as other intoxicating substances;
• Supervisory visits of all organizational units implemented for the controlling of the employee preventive health care processes and also the assessment of compliance of the entire process with the requirements of legislation and the requirements of normative and methodological document of the company.

Corporate healthcare and team building

The implementation of four complementary programmes to enhance corporate health and team activities during 2023 had the aim to promote healthy lifestyle among employees, resulting in better health outcomes. Simultaneously, these efforts contributed to higher efficiency and a stronger sense of belonging to the company.

• Through the Health Improvement Program, over 2,500 employees were engaged. They participated in surveys, health assessments, direct communication with healthcare professionals, and developed health improvement plans to collect data and enhance their fitness levels. Over 20 events were organised in Kikinda, Zrenjanin, Elemir, Negotin, Pančevo, Belgrade, Smederevo, Novi Sad, Niš, and Čačak, where employees from all organisational units of NIS had the opportunity to learn about key factors for improving their health and fitness. One of the benefits provided by NIS to all its employees is free participation in various sports and recreational activities at sports centres and similar venues. In the previous year, this benefit was utilised by 2,500 employees who participated in 15 different sports activities across more than 90 locations in 27 cities.
• The NIS sports teams have achieved excellent results in competitions within local communities across the country. Medals and trophies have been won b NIS teams in business-sport leagues in Belgrade, Zrenjanin, Novi Sad, Šabac, and Pančevo, in 8 different sport disciplines – basketball, shooting, indoor football, chess, triathlon, swimming, relay running and bowling.
• At Ada Ciganlija island in Belgrade, NIS organised sports games with 500 participants competing in 15 disciplines. Our employees from all organisational units of the company were divided into 8 teams of different age and gender structures.
• Participation in events organised by UNICEF and in memorial and humanitarian sports tournaments has enabled additional engagement with local communities.

During 2023, through all four programs aimed at improving corporate health and team activities, 3,220 employees were engaged, which is 30% more than in 2022. The goal is to engage an even larger number of employees next year in accordance with their commitments and health status, while also positioning NIS as a positive example in the business world, both towards its employees and the communities in which the company operates.

Care for the Community Health

In order to support the preservation and improvement of public health, the Company is guided by the topics of national importance, current national priorities, and the needs of local communities. Accordingly, NIS has directed 2022 cycle of its “Common Cause Community” programme to the promotion of reproductive health and the increase in birth rate. The cycle was carried out under the slogan “May New Hopes Be Born.” The company invested RSD 118.5 million in the implementation of 22 projects in 13 cities and municipalities. Through the supported projects implemented by September 2023, 13 CTG machines and colposcopes, 13 modern generation ultrasound machines, 21 medical devices for various purposes, and 14 gynaecological chairs and delivery tables adapted for people with disabilities, were procured for hospitals and health centres. The embryological laboratory at gynaecological-obstetric clinic – GAK “Narodni Front” in Belgrade was also equipped, doubling the clinic’s capacity for the preparatory process of in vitro fertilisation as a result. Through the co-financing of in vitro fertilisation process, support has been provided not only for the IVF procedure itself but also support in the preparation for this procedure.

During 2023, the company NIS continued to donate “Jazak Water” to hospitals. In an effort to ease the hospital days for patients and contribute to the improvement of working conditions for medical staff, it donated nearly 6,500 litres of “Jazak Water” to the hospital “KBC Dr. Dragiša Mišović – Dedinje”.

Additionally, NIS continued donating “Jazak” water to the primary school “Milica Stojanović Srpkinja” in Vrdnik, donating 2,000 litres of water.

Contribution of the Voluntary Blood Donors Club of NIS’s Trade Union Organisation

During 2023, employees of the company demonstrated their commitment to humanitarian efforts by participating in voluntary blood donation campaigns. Thanks to the altruism and high level of empathy among employees, during 18 voluntary blood donation campaigns held in 6 cities (Belgrade, Novi Sad, Pančevo, Zrenjanin, Kikinda, and Niš), the total of 572 units of blood were collected. This effort aims to contribute to the establishment of stable blood reserves at the relevant transfusion services.