Sidenor 2020 Corporate Report

61 in 2018, which will last for five years. In addition, we devote each year significant resources to the training of our professionals and provide them with tools such as career plans and continuous training, so that they may develop to their full potential and continue growing hand in hand with Sidenor. We also implement succession plans so that senior professionals might pass on their knowledge and experience to young hires. Thanks to these measures, we have become one of the ten companies with the best corporate reputation in the Basque Country – an achievement we are proud of, but want to further improve in the future. Our Code of Ethics includes the rules and principles which govern the activity of Sidenor, following a strict policy of observance of the law, high principles and social responsibility in all business activities, including the behaviour of the people who are part of it. Its key points include:   respect for the law,   ethical integrity,   respect for human rights and   commitment to child labour prevention and eradication. Sidenor staff in figures* 2020 2019 Nº % Nº % Spain 1,633 100% 1,695 100% Permanent contracts 1,446 89% 1,413 83% Temporary contracts 187 11% 282 17% Women 148 9% 153 9% Men 1,485 91% 1,542 91% Full-time contracts 1,536 94% 1,622 96% Part-time contracts 97 6% 73 4% Age category below 30 years 44 3% 56 3% Women 14 17 Men 30 39 Age category between 30 and 50 years 1,046 64% 1,195 71% Women 101 112 Men 945 1,083 Age category above 50 years 543 33% 444 26% Women 33 24 Men 510 420 * Employment at Sidenor at the end of 2020 and 2019 Ethical commitment