Most employees have sedentary jobs in offices or working from home, and are seated behind screens. The Health, Safety & Security Policy, included in Janus, the Groupe’s Code of Ethics, provides for the obligation to protect employees in order to maintain and guarantee a safe and secure working environment for all employees. Agencies apply current local regulations on personal security in the workplace and are responsible for implementing their health support and action plans. They must ensure risk prevention, regularly inform employees and offer them appropriate solutions. 100% of employees in Groupe agencies are covered by these health, hygiene and safety support plans.
In the United States, federal law (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) may be supplemented by laws in each state, and possibly reinforced at the municipal level. In Europe, this mission is entrusted to dedicated local committees (Health and Safety Committees) and the CSE (Social and Economic Committee) in France. Elected or volunteer employees receive training on safety and first aid. Evacuation drills (fire, earthquake, etc.) are regularly conducted on the premises, with support from general services safety teams (Re:Sources) and building managers. In all agencies, safety officers (fire or emergency evacuations) are also trained each year; volunteers are trained in first aid. In India, Occupational Health and Safety regulations apply, and, as in many countries, small teams of employees are trained every year in all buildings and on all floors to assist others in the event of an emergency or evacuation. Given their large size, Publicis Sapient entities in India are ISO 45001-certified, thus covering 48% of the workforce of the Groupe in this country.
In some cities, as is the case in India and China, devices monitor air pollution and inform employees so that measures can be taken for those who may be the most vulnerable in terms of health, and so that teleworking can be facilitated during peak pollution periods. [S1-1-23]
In many agencies, offices are protected by external security teams who check people entering and leaving.
LionAlert is the internal tool designed to be able to contact employees in the event of an extreme emergency and ensure that they are safe; LionAlert is activated locally according to events (earthquake, cyclone, flood, major fire, but also acts of terrorism, political tensions, etc.). LionAlert is overseen by the Groupe’s Secretary General. In 2024, it was activated numerous times in Ukraine to monitor the situation of our employees in the context of the war. It was also used in certain cities during fatal attacks, floods, cyclones and forest fires, with 91 activations in seven countries (including 73 in Ukraine).
100% 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. They also contribute to the improvement of the proposed systems, either through internal surveys or very concrete suggestions.
Employees not covered: freelancers are self-employed workers, with their own social protection scheme specific to each activity. When freelancers work in the Groupe’s agencies, if an occupational accident occurs on the premises, insurance protection systems are activated to provide immediate assistance in the form best suited to needs. [S1-11-75]
In terms of protection, Groupe employees benefit from disability/death coverage, adjusted according to the practices in the various countries. In 2024, as in the previous three years, the Groupe did not have to report any fatalities related to a work-related accident.
