Investing in our employees
Investing in our employees section1
| Indicator | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employees, health and safety | |||
Percentage of job postings filled internally | 53% | 55% | 64% |
Overall in-class and online training attendance, including trades, compliance, business and leadership development | |||
| 7,400 | 5,600 | 7,100 |
| 24,600 | 14,900 | 26,300 |
All injury frequency rate (AIFR)2 | 1.7 injuries/100 workers | 1.5 injuries/100 workers | 1.3 injuries/100 workers |
Injury severity rate (ISR)3 | 25.3 lost work days/100 workers | 13.5 lost work days/100 workers | 10.2 lost work days/100 workers |
Number of fatalities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number of employees | 2,403 | 2,447 | 2,549 |
Voluntary turnover rate4 | 3.9% | 4.4% | 3.0% |
Employees in unions or associations5 | 1,577 | 1,553 | 1,586 |
Women in workforce | 34% (827) | 34% (840) | 35% (883) |
Women in senior management | 29% (75) | 27% (79) | 28% (85) |
Women on the board of directors | 45% (5) | 40% (4) | 42% (5) |
Discrimination incidents6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Respect in the workplace incidents7 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
1 This summary table reports on sustainability data for FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) and FortisBC Inc. (FBC) (FEI and FBC collectively, FortisBC) as of December 31, 2020.
2 AIFR per 100 workers is for a combined gas and
electricity result (annual).
3 Depicts the number of lost work days experienced per 100 workers.
4 Excludes retirements. The voluntary turnover rate includes high turnover departments such as customer service,
not present in other industry comparators. Values are aligned with industry comparators. The data includes regulated and non-regulated companies as well as temporary employees. Employees on long-term disability are excluded.
5 Includes members from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and MoveUp.
6 Incidents include both discrimination and harassment complaints resulting in policy breaches. Policy includes compliance with all
applicable legislation.
7 Incidents include substantiated respect in the workplace complaints. Policy includes compliance with all applicable legislation.
Forward-looking information
Certain statements contained in this report contain forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws in Canada (“forward-looking information”). The purpose of the forward-looking information is to provide management's expectations regarding results of operations, performance, business prospects and opportunities, and it may not be appropriate for other purposes. All forward looking information is given pursuant to the safe harbour provisions of applicable Canadian securities legislation.
The forward-looking information in this report includes, but is not limited to, FortisBC’s vision that efficiency and conservation will lead to lowered energy requirements and emissions, FortisBC’s plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, FortisBC’s plans to offer more conservation and efficiency incentives in the future; innovations and investments in biogas supply, carbon capture technology, low carbon vehicles and hydrogen blending into the natural gas system; the development of new markets, FortisBC’s relationship with Indigenous peoples; the diversity of FortisBC’s workforce and FortisBC’s safety practices.
The forward-looking information reflects management's current beliefs and is based on assumptions developed using information currently available to the FortisBC’s management. Although FortisBC believes that the forward-looking statements are based on information and assumptions which are current, reasonable and complete, these statements are necessarily subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties. For additional information on risk factors that have the potential to affect FortisBC, reference should be made to FortisBC’s continuous disclosure materials filed from time to time with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and to the heading "Business Risk Management" in the FortisBC’s annual and quarterly Management Discussion and Analysis. Except as required by law, FortisBC undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward looking information as a result of new information, future events or otherwise after the date hereof.
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I acknowledge that I have been presented with a Forward Looking Statement associated with the 2020 Corporate and Sustainability Report.