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Employees
Structure of employees by gender and number Educational structure
On 31 On 31
Level December December
2020 2019
28 16 Secondary school (V) 1 3
1st level university (VI.1, VI.2) 17 20
2nd level university (VII.) 17 19
2019 2020 Master's degree (VIII.1) 2 1
37 44 Doctoral degree (VIII.2) 0 1
Students 7 7
Employees are a key stakeholder in Interenergo. we also performed some work at the company’s
They are the fundamental lever of our development, headquarters and on various other locations, where
the key to realization of promises to stakeholders it was necessary.
and the transfer of our values. In return for their The year 2020 was marked by several online trainings
contribution, employees are not only entitled to in the field of finance, accounting, marketing and
material compensation, but we also enable them to learning about new computer environments and
develop their careers and gain new knowledge and tools. Additional training was provided by department
experience, which helps them raise their own value heads who attended various lectures on the topic of
on the labour market. All this is provided not only successful leadership. The average number of hours
through teamwork in a positive work atmosphere, but of education and training per employee is 24 hours.
also through team building activities, opportunities For the first time, team building was held only within
for additional education, support for joint sports departments due to preventive health measures.
activities and also participation in events that we Despite a period full of business and personal
sponsor.
challenges, measurements of the organisational
At the end of 2020, Interenergo had 44 full-time climate showed above-average satisfaction. We
employees, which is seven more than in the previous encourage our employees to lead a healthy lifestyle,
year. We employ new staff in proportion to the so we enable them to visit the gym for free, and
growth of the company and the need for continuous they always have fresh seasonal fruit, water and
development in the professional and innovation field. coffee available at the company’s headquarters. We
The company is adapting to new requirements of the have introduced a system of employee workplace
environment and the wider society, so during the health and safety training, which is according to legal
pandemic we switched to work from home without provisions attended by all employees.
problems. As energy is a critical infrastructure,
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The transfer of knowledge and the involvement of Remuneration in the company consists of permanent
young people in professional training are crucial for
and variable work, which ensures the connection
the common future of the wider society, so every between the efficiency of the work of an individual
year we offer the possibility of doing internships employee and the amount of their salary. Variable
and student work. Students are assigned a mentor reward systems are tailored to the nature of the work
with whom they learn the basics of the professional and provide an incentive for proactive action and
field and upgrade their knowledge with practical employee engagement. At Interenergo, we implement
experience. Student employment often develops into the principle of equal pay for all employees and
long-term collaboration with full-time employment. provide equal opportunities for remuneration for
In 2020, an average of 7.6 students performed efficiently performed work.
student work (2019: 8.3).
Knowledge and experience
For the purposes of trading, we actively develop and have developed a self-learning system for predicting
use artificial intelligence to predict fundamental heat consumption for 24 hours in advance, which
factors and price movements for various energy we already use on our district heating (DO) systems,
sources and financial instruments. We also use where artificial intelligence helps to save money. The
machine learning or artificial intelligence for more project manager, who obtained the title of European
efficient management of energy consumption Energy Manager (EUREM) for the project, presented
in the energy services department and for the our innovative project of using artificial intelligence
preparation of simulations and production forecasts in the system (DO) at the Environmental Meeting
in the investment department, which enables us conference and received the third prize for the best
to make better decisions. We connect with other innovation in energy solutions for 2020.
professionals, exchange knowledge and promote
the development of artificial intelligence. Business compliance
In the department of analytics and information
technology, our employees have the necessary The compliance management system (CMS) of
knowledge to develop and upgrade existing models the Kelag Group and its subsidiaries, including
as well as innovative ideas. In 2020, they developed Interenergo, has been certified in accordance with
business support applications, such as the Liquidity the Austrian standard ONR 192050 since 2014, and
tool, and continued the introduction of automation since 2016 in accordance with the international
into reporting systems, which we introduced in 2019 standard ISO 19600: Austrian Standards - Fair
due to business growth and the need for better risk Business Compliance Certificate. The certificates
management. confirm that the certificate holder implements an
effective compliance management system and meets
In 2020, we continued to optimize and automate the requirements of the reference document, which
business support processes and began developing includes areas of risk: anti-corruption legislation,
a five-year strategy in the field of information data protection law, antitrust law, unfair competition
technology to maximize the digitalization of business law and public procurement law. The annual audit is
processes at all levels. We monitor the development performed by Austrian Standards plus GmbH.
of new technologies and introduce them into our
business in a meaningful way, while at the same
time developing our own innovative solutions. We
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