Universal Registration Document 2022

4.1.3.3 Preventing serious illnesses 

#WorkingWithCancer

As the Chairman of the Management Board Arthur Sadoun was personally affected by cancer in 2022, and aware of the difficulties that employees may face. He wanted to take action to eliminate the stigma of cancer in the workplace. This subject should no longer be taboo. Two figures underpin this project: the fact that 50% of the adult population⁽¹⁾ will be affected by cancer during their lifetime, and the fact that 92% of employees⁽²⁾ stated that a work environment that was attentive to their particular situation had helped them. Considering the multiple difficulties that employees must face during their illness (medical care and follow-up, personal and family organization, professional development and responsibilities, material constraints) or when they have a role of direct caregiver, the Chairman of the Management Board launched this program aimed at encouraging companies to take better account of individual situations surrounding the disease. From its official launch in January 2023 in Davos to 200 business leaders, Arthur Sadoun invited everyone to sign the #WorkingWithCancer Pledge to initiate a change in perception and action. This simple commitment asks companies and their managers to:

1. demonstrate publicly their support for the approach by pledging the name of the manager and the Company, in order to be clearly associated with the program,
2. take concrete personalized support measures.

For its part, Publicis Groupe indicated at Davos that it has made the following four commitments:

1. safeguarding the salary of employees affected by the disease for at least one year,
2. offering the employees concerned individualized support to help them manage professional and personal difficulties and facilitate their return,
3. creating an internal community of people directly or indirectly affected by the disease, trained to provide adequate support,
4. for caregiver employees, access to personalized support to assist them during this complicated period.

This #WorkingWithCancer Pledge covers employees affected by cancer or serious and/or chronic pathologies affecting personal and professional life, temporarily or permanently. #WorkingWithCancer works in France with the Institut Gustave Roussy and the Cancer@work association, as well as with the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the United States, and with MacMillan Cancer Support in the United Kingdom.

4.1.3.4 Healthcare coverage

99% of employees (full and part-time permanent and temporary contracts) are covered by medical coverage (social security or health insurance), irrespective of local social security provisions (government, government-company-employee or private company-employee contribution plans or self-funded). These programs cover serious or chronic illnesses to enable employees to be properly cared for, and to receive appropriate follow-up. In several of the Groupe’s regional markets, including the United States, Europe and India, employees can benefit from health insurance programs for themselves and their families.