PromotingDiversity andRespect
DolphinEnergy seeks toensure
employment equity and tocultivate
diversitywithina respectful and inclusive
workplace.Wework toattract,motivate,
develop, and retain thebest talent from
thediversityour communityoffers
becauseour ability tobecompetitiveand
to thrivedependson it. DolphinEnergy
employees represent 43nationalities,
bringingmultipleperspectives to the
company. Our secondees fromour
shareholder companies alsoadd to the
diversityof backgrounds at thecompany.
We arededicated to increasing the
participation and empowerment of
women in theworkforce, as emphasized
in theQatar National Vision 2030 and
theKuwaitVision 2021.
Ourworkforce is 14.6% female, 3.3%
greater than the sector average for
Qatar in2012.
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Our parental leave
policy ensures that all our employees,
particularlyour femaleemployees, have
theopportunity toexperience the joy and
fulfillment of parenthoodand return to
participate in theworkforce. In2013, 29
menand14women tookparental leave.
All havenow returned to theworkforce.
DolphinEnergy’s programs andpolicies
aredesigned to employ thebest people,
recognize and reward superior job
performance, and create an environment
inwhich employees canmaximize
their contributions and reach their
full potential. Adiscrimination-free
environment is essential tomeeting
these objectives.
A formal internal grievanceprocedure is in
place to resolveanyemployeecomplaint
relating toworkingconditions, discipline, or
perceivedunfair treatmentbymanagement
or a fellow employee. An employeemay
submit a grievance, either verbally or in
writing, to his or her supervisor. If the
supervisor is the sourceof thegrievance,
theemployeemaycontact the linemanager
or Headof HumanResources (HR). The
supervisor then reviews the grievance,
verifies the facts and consults the line
manager or Headof HR if advice is
required. He or she thendiscusses the
grievancewith theemployeeandattempts
to resolve it. If theemployee isnot satisfied
with the resolution, thegrievance is referred
up themanagement chain until it is
resolved to the employee’s satisfaction.
If a grievance reaches theGeneral
Manager, his decision is final.
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