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Employees 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
Structure of employees by gender and number Educational structure 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
On 31 On 31
Level December December long-term collaboration with full-time employment. provide equal opportunities for remuneration for
2020 2019 In 2020, an average of 7.6 students performed efficiently performed work.
student work (2019: 8.3).
28 16 Secondary school (V) 1 3

1st level university (VI.1, VI.2) 17 20
Knowledge and experience
2nd level university (VII.) 17 19

2019 2020 Master's degree (VIII.1) 2 1
For the purposes of trading, we actively develop and have developed a self-learning system for predicting
37 44 Doctoral degree (VIII.2) 0 1 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,
Students 7 7
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
Employees are a key stakeholder in Interenergo. we also performed some work at the company’s in the energy services department and for the our innovative project of using artificial intelligence
They are the fundamental lever of our development, headquarters and on various other locations, where preparation of simulations and production forecasts in the system (DO) at the Environmental Meeting
the key to realization of promises to stakeholders it was necessary. in the investment department, which enables us conference and received the third prize for the best
and the transfer of our values. In return for their The year 2020 was marked by several online trainings to make better decisions. We connect with other innovation in energy solutions for 2020.
contribution, employees are not only entitled to in the field of finance, accounting, marketing and professionals, exchange knowledge and promote
material compensation, but we also enable them to learning about new computer environments and the development of artificial intelligence. Business compliance
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 In the department of analytics and information
on the labour market. All this is provided not only successful leadership. The average number of hours technology, our employees have the necessary The compliance management system (CMS) of
through teamwork in a positive work atmosphere, but of education and training per employee is 24 hours. knowledge to develop and upgrade existing models the Kelag Group and its subsidiaries, including
also through team building activities, opportunities For the first time, team building was held only within as well as innovative ideas. In 2020, they developed Interenergo, has been certified in accordance with
for additional education, support for joint sports departments due to preventive health measures. business support applications, such as the Liquidity the Austrian standard ONR 192050 since 2014, and
activities and also participation in events that we Despite a period full of business and personal tool, and continued the introduction of automation since 2016 in accordance with the international
sponsor. into reporting systems, which we introduced in 2019 standard ISO 19600: Austrian Standards - Fair
challenges, measurements of the organisational due to business growth and the need for better risk Business Compliance Certificate. The certificates
At the end of 2020, Interenergo had 44 full-time climate showed above-average satisfaction. We management. confirm that the certificate holder implements an
employees, which is seven more than in the previous encourage our employees to lead a healthy lifestyle, effective compliance management system and meets
year. We employ new staff in proportion to the so we enable them to visit the gym for free, and In 2020, we continued to optimize and automate the requirements of the reference document, which
growth of the company and the need for continuous they always have fresh seasonal fruit, water and business support processes and began developing includes areas of risk: anti-corruption legislation,
development in the professional and innovation field. coffee available at the company’s headquarters. We a five-year strategy in the field of information data protection law, antitrust law, unfair competition
The company is adapting to new requirements of the have introduced a system of employee workplace technology to maximize the digitalization of business law and public procurement law. The annual audit is
environment and the wider society, so during the health and safety training, which is according to legal processes at all levels. We monitor the development performed by Austrian Standards plus GmbH.
pandemic we switched to work from home without provisions attended by all employees. of new technologies and introduce them into our
problems. As energy is a critical infrastructure, business in a meaningful way, while at the same
time developing our own innovative solutions. We

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