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The Netcare Group, of which Medicross is a member, is committed to making a positive difference and the transformational culture in Netcare is evidenced by our Group’s sustained progress in transformation. Workplace transformation committees within the Group facilitate positive engagement between management and labour in this regard.

In addition to the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) Codes of Good Practice, Netcare’s transformation strategy also takes into account the requirements of the Employment Equity Act, Employment Equity Regulations and the Codes of Good Practice for Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value issued by the Department of Labour.

For 2015, our Group achieved a Level 8 B-BBEE rating based on the revised dti Codes compared to a Level 2 B-BBEE rating in 2014, based on the 2007 dti Codes. The newly promulgated codes have been used to refine our Group’s transformation strategy and set a baseline for 2016 transformation objectives.

Ownership

Netcare’s goal is to maintain black ownership above the dti prescribed thresholds and to generate greater value for members of our Group’s B-BBEE ownership schemes.

dti target

Netcare status/achievement

25%

26.1%

black ownership

10%

14.1%

prescribed

black woman ownership

2%

18.8%

new black entrants to Netcare’s B-BBEE ownership schemes

25%

23.9%

black ownership net asset value

Management control

dti target

Netcare status/achievement

50%

33.3%

black Board members

25%

22.2%

black female Board members

20%

60%

black executive management

22.2%

30%

black female executive management

Employment equity

Driving diversity and inclusion is an integral part of our Group’s transformation and human resource strategies and processes. Our integrated transformation strategy incorporates a five-year employment equity plan for the period 2016 to 2020.

South Africa – 20 094 employees

74.0%

black employees

60.0%

black female employees

2.6%

employees with a disability

1.5%

black employees with a disability

Transformation performance at management level – 2015

	Number of managers	% of black managers	% of black women managers
Senior managers	28	25%	14%
Middle managers	472	34%	18%
Junior managers	7 842	61%	52%

Employing staff with a disability

The inclusion of people with disabilities in the mainstream economy is a critical imperative in the national transformation agenda and is core to Medicross’ and the Netcare Group’s diversity strategy. This is evidenced by the Group’s comprehensive integrated disability mainstreaming strategy which, amongst others, covers leadership accountability for employing staff with a disability and the integration of disability awareness into our recruitment strategies, guides and tools; learnership programmes targeted at people with disabilities; and partnering with organisations specialising in recruitment of people with disabilities.

Of the 1 867 people with disabilities currently employed in the healthcare sector in 2015, 30.0% work for Netcare. Within the private healthcare sector, 53.0% work for Netcare Group companies.

Profile per job category

Representation of people with disabilities within Netcare is evenly distributed across all occupational levels and is filtering into all key functions, including clinical services.

Skills development

Netcare’s skills development focuses on formal structured learning programmes that lead to employment and career progression for black people. Enrolments in training interventions are aligned to our transformation objectives; therefore approximately 86% of our total training spend was invested in developing black employees, of which 75% was spent on developing black women.

Learning and developmental interventions

Number of interventions delivered	27 607
Total number of employees trained	11 143
- Women	83%
- Black participants	77%

3.8% of payroll spent on skills development, inclusive of direct and indirect training costs

Supplier and enterprise development

Of Netcare’s total B-BBEE measurable spend, 92% (R8,1 billion) was with B-BBEE compliant suppliers.

Netcare endeavours to use its position as a substantial procurer of goods and services to drive transformation and empowerment in the healthcare industry.

Measured spend achieved

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Corporate recognition for Netcare’s supplier and enterprise development

Honorary Legends of Empowerment Award - 2016

Netcare has been recognised as one of 15 ‘Honorary Legends of Empowerment’ for its significant contribution to transformation in South Africa. The award is given at the discretion of the Oliver Empowerment Awards Editorial Board and not necessarily awarded every year.

Socio-economic development

Netcare’s socio-economic development initiatives and contributions focus on broadening access to healthcare for marginalised South Africans, particularly those in rural areas. The Group’s corporate social investment initiatives are facilitated through the Netcare Foundation. In 2015, the foundation’s qualifying spend against the dti scorecard totalled R29 million, 1.2% of NPAT was spent on healthcare-related CSI initiatives, with approximately 86% of the beneficiaries being black. This compares favourably to the dti target of 1% of NPAT criteria.

CSI beneficiary distribution

Corporate recognition for Netcare’s CSI

2016 PMR.africa Diamond Arrow Award for Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives

Netcare won the national Diamond Arrow Award in the category for private hospital and clinic groups for its corporate social responsibility initiatives. This is the fourth consecutive year that Netcare has had the highest recognition by PMR.africa.