81 Social Responsibility and Sustainability Report 2016 | PRISA ment, financial and job security, independence, and cutting-edge technology. Staff enjoy total freedom to participate in trade unions and the Group fosters social dialogue for any internal debate that might improve the development of its businesses. The Group establishes minimum periods of notice for structural / organizational changes in accordance with the time limit established by law or collective agreements applicable in the countries in which Sustainability at PRISA it operates Training Training and ongoing professional development of employees are a key component in the Group’s policy to maintain the highest standards of professionalism, quality and professional advancement. Cost containment measures have also affected training, although the Group aims to progressively increase the resources allocated and to improve the efficiency of training outcomes. In 2015, even with the departure from the Group of a significant part of PRISA TV (DTS and CATSA), we have maintained the proportion of investment in training, with a final amount of around 700,000 euros and which translated into 36,35313 hours of training over the year. PRISA employees have access to a wide range of training opportunities, which are made available and are structured through different tools and formats, both classroom based and online (Campus PRISA). Campus PRISA is an online training portal for all Group employees and is focused on developing employees’ skill sets, and complements the process of sectoral professional retraining that is demanded by the dramatic metamorphosis of the traditional media economy into a digital one. Country Percentage of senior management10 from local area11-12 Argentina 93 Bolivia 100 Brazil 88 Northern Central America 100 Southern Central America 100 Chile 89 Colombia 75 Ecuador 80 Spain 100 Mexico 86 Paraguay 75 Peru 83 Portugal 97 Puerto Rico 60 Dominican Republic 60 Uruguay 100 USA 75 Venezuela 83 TOTAL 91 10 By senior management we mean the first and second level top managers of the business at each country. 11 By local worker we mean an employee who is working in his or her country of origin (where they were born or where they live legally). 12 The ratio of local senior management to total senior management of PRISA, that is, local + PRISA. 13 In Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela only the hours of training at Santillana have been taken into account.
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