Businesses should respect and promote the well-being of all employees, including those in their value chains
We have created an organisation through a comprehensive approach that includes leadership development, excellent workplace culture, and strategic activities. This approach has strengthened our position as an industry leader and preferred employer, attracting and maintaining qualified personnel to ensure long-term success. We see our people as our most valuable asset excellent people management is a vital differentiator. Ambuja Cements’ launch of the Adani Workplace Management System (AWMS) and the Adani Workplace Management Academy (AWMA) have been pivotal to creating an efficient and secure environment for enabling business excellence.
100%
Employees & Workers covered under health & accidental insurance
100%
Permanent workers associated with the union
100%
Workers covered under performance & career development review
100%
Employees covered under retirement benefits
1. a. Details of measures
for the well-being of employees:
|
Category
|
% of employees covered
by
|
||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total
(A)
|
Health
insurance
|
Accident
insurance
|
Maternity benefits
|
Paternity
Benefits
|
Day
Care facilities
|
||||||
|
Number (B)
|
% (B / A)
|
Number (C)
|
%
(C / A)
|
Number (D)
|
% (D / A)
|
Number
(E)
|
%
(E / A)
|
Number
(F)
|
%
(F / A)
|
||
|
Permanent
employees
|
|||||||||||
|
Male
|
2,458
|
2,458
|
100.00%
|
2,458
|
100.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
2,458
|
100.00%
|
Day
care facilities are
provided at all plant
sites and offices of
the company.
|
|
|
Female
|
86
|
86
|
100.00%
|
86
|
100.00%
|
86
|
100.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
||
|
Total
|
2,544
|
2,544
|
100.00%
|
2,544
|
100.00%
|
86
|
3.38%
|
2,458
|
96.62%
|
||
|
Other
than Permanent
employees
|
|||||||||||
|
Male
|
751
|
751
|
100.00%
|
751
|
100.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
751
|
100.00%
|
Day
care facilities are
provided at all plant
sites and offices of
the company.
|
|
|
Female
|
2
|
2
|
100.00%
|
2
|
100.00%
|
2
|
100.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
||
|
Total
|
753
|
753
|
100.00%
|
753
|
100.00%
|
2
|
0.27%
|
751
|
99.73%
|
||
All employees and workers are covered under Health Insurance and Accident Insurance. Maternity and Paternity benefits are extended to all eligible employees and workers. Day care facilities are provided at all plant sites and offices.
b. Details of measures for the well-being of workers:
|
Category
|
%
of workers covered by
|
||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total
(A)
|
Health
insurance
|
Accident
insurance
|
Maternity benefits
|
Paternity
Benefits
|
Day
Care facilities
|
||||||
|
Number (B)
|
% (B / A)
|
Number (C)
|
%
(C / A)
|
Number (D)
|
% (D / A)
|
Number
(E)
|
%
(E / A)
|
Number
(F)
|
%
(F / A)
|
||
|
Permanent
workers
|
|||||||||||
|
Male
|
1000
|
1000
|
100.00%
|
1000
|
100.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1000
|
100.00%
|
Day
care facilities are
provided at all plant
sites and offices of
the company.
|
|
|
Female
|
4
|
4
|
100.00%
|
4
|
100.00%
|
4
|
100.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
||
|
Total
|
1004
|
1004
|
100.00%
|
1004
|
100.00%
|
4
|
0.40%
|
1000
|
99.60%
|
||
|
Other
than Permanent
employees
|
|||||||||||
|
Male
|
29
|
29
|
100.00%
|
29
|
100.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
29
|
100.00%
|
Day
care facilities are
provided at all plant
sites and offices of
the company.
|
|
|
Female
|
0
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
||
|
Total
|
29
|
29
|
100.00%
|
29
|
100.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
29
|
100.00%
|
||
c. Spending on measures towards well-being of employees and workers (including permanent and other than permanent) in the following format
|
|
FY 2023-24 (Current
Financial Year)
|
FY
2022-23
(Previous Financial
Year)
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cost
incurred on well-being
measures as a % of total
revenue of the
company
|
47.68
crore(0.27%)
|
62.75
crore(0.31%)
|
||
2. Details of retirement
benefits, for Current FY and Previous Financial Year.
|
Benefits
|
FY 2023-24 (Current
Financial Year)
|
FY
Jan 2022 Mar 2023* (Previous
Financial Year)
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
No.
of employees covered as a %
of total employees
|
No.
of workers covered as a % of
total workers
|
Deducted
and deposited with the
authority (Y/N/N.A.)
|
No.
of employees covered as a %
of total employees*
|
No.
of workers covered as a % of
total workers
|
Deducted
and deposited with the
authority (Y/N/N.A.)
|
|
|
PF
|
100%
|
100%
|
Yes
|
100%
|
100%
|
Yes
|
|
Gratuity
|
100%
|
100%
|
NA
|
100%
|
100%
|
NA
|
|
ESI*
|
0.09%
|
2.81%
|
NA
|
0.17%
|
3.06%
|
NA
|
|
Others
– please specify
|
0%
|
0%
|
NA
|
0%
|
0%
|
NA
|
* The Company had changed its financial year end from December to March in FY23. Therefore, the figure for FY23 is for 15 months.
3. Accessibility of
workplaces
Yes
4. Does the entity have an
equal opportunity policy as per the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities Act, 2016? If so, provide a web-link to the policy.
Yes,
The Company believes in equal Opportunity for all. The
Company is committed to delivering value through equality and to
nurture and promote diversity across its operations. We foster
an inclusive work environment that encourages a supportive and
professional culture, emphasising trust, empathy, and mutual
respect. Our commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion is
reflected in the development of our policies. Policy on
‘Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’ available on Company website:
https://www.ambujacement.com/
Upload/PDF/ Policy-on-Board-Diversity-Ambuja.pdf
5. Return to work and
Retention rates of permanent employees and workers that took
parental leave.
|
Gender
|
Permanent employees
|
Permanent
workers
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Return
to work rate
|
Retention rate
|
Return
to work rate
|
Retention rate
|
|
|
Male
|
82.26%
|
76.47%
|
00.0%
|
00.0%
|
|
Female
|
00.0%
|
28.57%
|
00.0%
|
00.0%
|
|
Total
|
78.46%
|
62.50%
|
00.0%
|
00.0%
|
6. Is there a mechanism
available to receive and redress grievances for the following
categories of employees and worker? If yes, give details of the
mechanism in brief.
|
|
Yes/No
(If Yes, then give details
of the mechanism in
brief)
|
|
|---|---|---|
|
Permanent Workers
|
Yes (Practicing Open door
policy. Grievance are heard
by HR Head, Plant Head
and at Chief Manufacturing
Officer (CMO)
level
|
|
|
Other
than Permanent
Workers
|
||
|
Permanent
Employees
|
||
|
Other
than Permanent
Employees
|
||
7. Membership of employees
and worker in association(s) or Unions recognised by the listed
entity:
|
Category
|
FY 2023-24 (Current
Financial Year)
|
FY
Jan 2022 Mar 2023* (Previous
Financial Year)
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total
employees / workers in
respective category
(A)
|
No. of employees / workers
in respective category, who
are part of association(s)
or Union (B)
|
% (B/A)
|
Total employees / workers in
respective category
(C)
|
No. of employees / workers
in respective category, who
are part of association(s)
or Union (D)
|
% (D/C)
|
|
|
Total Permanent
Employees
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Male
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Female
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Total Permanent
Employees
|
1,004
|
1,004
|
100%
|
1,329
|
1,329
|
100%
|
|
Male
|
1000
|
1000
|
100%
|
1,324
|
1,324
|
100%
|
|
Female
|
4
|
4
|
100%
|
5
|
5
|
100%
|
* The Company had changed its financial year end from December to
March in FY23. Therefore, the figure for FY23 is for 15
months.
Association/Union are there at worker level and 100% of workers
are members of it.
8. Details of training given
to employees and workers:
|
Category
|
FY 2023-24 (Current
Financial Year)
|
FY
Jan 2022 Mar 2023* (Previous
Financial Year)
|
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total
(A)
|
On
Health and safety
measures
|
On
Skill upgradation
|
Total
(D)
|
On
Health and safety
measures
|
On
Skill upgradation
|
|||||
|
No.
(B)
|
% (B/A)
|
No.
(C)
|
% (C/A)
|
No. (E)
|
% (E/D)
|
No. (F)
|
% (F/D)
|
|||
|
Employees
|
||||||||||
|
Male
|
3,209
|
1,679
|
52%
|
2,714
|
85%
|
2,885
|
1,527
|
53%
|
2,134
|
73.97%
|
|
Female
|
88
|
38
|
43%
|
58
|
66%
|
104
|
56
|
54%
|
118
|
113.46%
|
|
Total
|
3,297
|
1,717
|
52%
|
2,772
|
84%
|
2,989
|
1,583
|
53%
|
2,252
|
75.34%
|
|
Workers
|
||||||||||
|
Male
|
1029
|
33
|
3%
|
6
|
1%
|
1367
|
499
|
37%
|
24
|
2%
|
|
Female
|
4
|
4
|
100%
|
1
|
25%
|
5
|
0
|
0%
|
0
|
0%
|
|
Total
|
1033
|
37
|
4%
|
7
|
1%
|
1372
|
499
|
36%
|
24
|
2%
|
* The Company had changed its financial year end from December to March in FY23. Therefore, the figure for FY23 is for 15 months.
9. Details of performance
and career development reviews of employees and worker:
|
Category
|
FY 2023-24 (Current
Financial Year)
|
FY
Jan 2022 Mar 2023* (Previous
Financial Year)
|
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total
(A)
|
No. (B)
|
% (B/A)
|
Total (C)
|
No.
(D)
|
% (D/C)
|
|||||
|
Employees
|
||||||||||
|
Male
|
3,209
|
2,538
|
79%
|
2,885
|
2,885
|
100%
|
||||
|
Female
|
88
|
73
|
83
|
104
|
104
|
100%
|
||||
|
Total
|
3,297
|
2,611
|
79%
|
2,989
|
2,989
|
100%
|
||||
|
Workers
|
||||||||||
|
Male
|
1029
|
1029
|
100%
|
1367
|
1367
|
100%
|
||||
|
Female
|
4
|
4
|
100%
|
5
|
5
|
100%
|
||||
|
Total
|
1033
|
1033
|
100%
|
1372
|
1372
|
100%
|
||||
* The Company had changed its financial year end from December to March in FY23. Therefore, the figure for FY23 is for 15 months.
10. Health and safety
management system:
- Whether an occupational health and safety management system
has been implemented by the entity? (Yes/ No). If yes, the
coverage such system?
Yes, we have Health and Safety Management standards defined for our processes. The standards are applicable to all our sites
- What are the processes used to identify work-related hazards
and assess risks on a routine and non-routine basis by the
entity?
We have well defined Hazard identification and risk assessment procedure. All the personnel at sites are trained to assess the risk before start of the activity.
- Whether you have processes for workers to report the work
related hazards and to remove themselves from such risks.
(Y/N)
Yes
- Do the employees/ worker of the entity have access to
non-occupational medical and healthcare services? (Yes/ No)
Yes
11. Details of safety
related incidents, in the following format:
|
Safety
Incident/Number
|
Category
|
FY 2023-24 (Current
Financial Year)
|
FY
Jan 2022 Mar 2023* (Previous
Financial Year)
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lost Time Injury Frequency
Rate (LTIFR)
(per one million-person
hours worked)
|
Employees
|
0.23
|
0.33
|
|
Workers
|
0.42
|
0.62
|
|
|
Total recordable
work-related injuries
|
Employees
|
3
|
13
|
|
Workers
|
21
|
38
|
|
|
No. of fatalities
|
Employees
|
0
|
0
|
|
Workers
|
2
|
0
|
|
|
High consequence
work-related injury or
ill-health
(excluding
fatalities)
|
Employees
|
0
|
0
|
|
Workers
|
0
|
0
|
12. Describe the measures
taken by the entity to ensure a safe and healthy work place.
A well defined Health and Safety Management System is designed consisting of planning our strategic action plan for the year, reviewing the standards, procedures, processes etc. The plan is developed at the Corporate level and flows down to the manufacturing units and is tracked month on month basis for its effectiveness. A robust digital platform is established to enhance competency and capability building for both employees and workers. Various campaigns, events and initiatives to build the awareness and culture on ground are held. Other measures include Trainings, monitoring, effective process safety management controls at site, well established vehicle and traffic safety management system which are key pillars for driving our H&S System. With all these in place Senior Leadership engagement and involvement ensures a safe and healthy workplace
13. Number of Complaints on
the following made by employees and workers:
|
|
FY 2023-24 (Current
Financial Year)
|
FY
Jan 2022 Mar 2023* (Previous
Financial Year)
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Filed
during the year
|
Pending resolution at the
end of year
|
Remarks
|
Filed
during the year
|
Pending resolution at the
end of year
|
Remarks
|
|
|
Working Conditions
|
0
|
0
|
NA
|
0
|
0
|
NA
|
|
Health
& Safety
|
0
|
0
|
NA
|
0
|
0
|
NA
|
* The Company had changed its financial year end from December to March in FY23. Therefore, the figure for FY23 is for 15 months.
14. Assessments for the
year:
|
|
%
of your plants and offices
that were assessed (by
entity or statutory
authorities or third
parties)
|
|---|---|
|
Health
and safety practices
|
90% (Plants are certified
for ISO 45001)
|
|
Working
Conditions
|
15. Provide details of any
corrective action taken or underway to address safety-related
incidents (if any) and on significant risks / concerns arising from
assessments of health & safety practices and working conditions.
All the actions pertaining to lead and lag indicators are being monitored for all locations. These are presented to Corporate Responsibility Committee, consisting of independent Board members. The meetings are held quarterly. Committee overseas the performance and guides for improvement wherever needed.