DMGT and our employees

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DMGT is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to creating a positive working environment for employees within the Group. DMGT is organised into a number of autonomous businesses, each with their own policies and practices across a range of employee issues. Training and development is taken seriously across DMGT.

Internal communication

A variety of approaches to staff communications exist within the Group, including:

  • A Group-wide intranet, DMGT Connect, supported by numerous intranets within each business
  • A DMGT Chief Executive blog, begun in October 2009
  • Regular communication events and briefings
  • Face-to-face meetings
  • Programmes related to specific key events (such as major changes in operations or equipment)
  • Regular staff e surveys in many of our businesses, providing employees with opportunities to suggest areas of improvement.

Health and Safety

A health and safety policy applies across DMGT, endeavouring to ensure the health, safety and welfare of its employees, and all others who could be affected by its activities.

Across the Group there are many examples of good practice, health and safety management systems, the use of independent consultants and initiatives focused on business-specific health and safety risk areas. An example of health and safety good practice is at Associated Newspapers, which has a policy designed to work with OHSAS 18001 the Occupational Health and Safety Standard.

Health and safety is particularly critical in our printing press facilities, all of which have appropriate policies, and ongoing management and monitoring programmes.

As in recent years the Group has had no fines or prosecutions for health and safety failures over the last 12 months.

While the Chief Executive has overall responsibility for health and safety matters throughout DMGT day-to-day responsibility is devolved to the managing directors of each division.