Employee health and well-being

Management of issues in the field of health protection and occupational hygiene in the Fund Group is carried out by the requirements of Kazakhstani legislation: Labor Code, Health Code, Sanitary Rules and Instructions of the Republic of Kazakhstan, International requirements in the field of occupational health and hygiene. GRI 3-3 GRI 403-3

We have set the Health Protection KPI (NWRF) for CEOs at the CEO-1 level in 2023.

To improve the overall health and quality of life of employees, the following work is being carried out in portfolio companies:

1. An annual medical examination, pre-shift and post-shift monitoring of the health status of employees is carried out. Based on the results of the medical examination, recommendations are issued for the prevention of socially significant diseases, as well as for further observation, treatment, and rehabilitation;
2. An annual action plan is developed to improve the health of employees and improve working conditions, agreed with the territorial division of the department of the state body in the field of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population;
3. Sporting events are held at enterprises and central offices of portfolio companies, aimed at improving the health of employees;
4. Medical employees conduct sanitary and educational work in the form of lectures and conversations on the prevention of diseases of the circulatory system, tobacco smoking, alcoholism, and poor nutrition at production facilities;
5. Employees are sent to sanatorium-resort treatment, and financial assistance is provided for vacation for health improvement. GRI 403-6 GRI 403-7

An occupational safety action plan for 2024 was developed and approved by Order of the Chairman of the Management Board, which, in addition to the development of three main areas of work, includes a large-scale campaign to conduct awareness-raising work among employees. This is done to ensure that every local employee is aware of the work being done, is involved, understands the consequences and seriousness of violating safety requirements, and takes care not only of themselves but also of preserving the lives and health of their colleagues. The long-term Strategy for developing industrial safety of Samruk-Kazyna JSC for 2024–2028 is in the process of development, within the framework of which it is planned to establish key performance indicators for each industrial safety area.