Polish Post Office in the Lodołamacze competition at regional level
Poczta Polska became a laureate of the jubilee icebreakers competition at the regional level. She received a prestigious statuette for winning the first place in the Open Labor Market - icebreakers at the regional level covering the Łódź, Mazowieckie, Greater Poland and West Pomeranian voivodships.
Poczta Polska joined the competition in the "Open Labor Market" category. As the largest employer in the country, the company shows social sensitivity - it employs people at risk of exclusion on the labor market. The post office offers thousands of jobs, also in small towns, where employment is not as easy as in large cities. During the year, the postal operator increased employment by nearly 240 people with a disability certificate. Today, the post office employs a total of over 1900.
- Obtaining the title of laureate and place in the Lodołamacze competition at regional level is our common success. It was primarily made up of the open attitude of the managerial staff towards employing people with disabilities, the commitment and empathy of employees towards their colleagues with disabilities, as well as a team of local PKL coordinators, who a large part of their activities and activities direct the culture of openness to employing people with disabilities - says Marek Makuch, managing the managing of the human capital in Poland.
The competition has been organized by the Vocational Activation Foundation of Disabled People Fazon for 15 years. Its formula provides for 2 stages: regional (4 regions focusing on 4 provinces), which were settled in August and the central, which will be decided on October 8. The decisions of individual chapters of the competition at both stages are communicated at solemn regional galas and the Central Gala.
In July 2018, Poczta Polska adopted a "policy of employing people with disabilities", which is based on several assumptions. It comes, among others To take into account social and environmental factors in the recruitment process, in addition to the economic dimension. Mail staff not only recruit themselves, but also cooperate with external entities supporting the employment of people with disabilities. For example, with the State Fund for the Rehabilitation of Disabled People and the Activation Foundation, conducted as part of the "Work - Integration" program, whose first edition ended with employment in the post office of 405 people with disabilities by the end of 2019. The project is continued. Poczta Polska declared employing another 360 people with a disability certificate.
The company through internal communication channels conducted a wide campaign promoting the importance of employing people with disabilities, addressed to employees. These were Articles and interviews with employees with disabilities who realize themselves in Poczta Polska.
In 2019, local coordinators for employment of people with disabilities in Poczta Polska conducted over 50 meetings and trainings with managerial staff and employees whose goal was to build a culture of openness to the needs of people with disabilities, gaining knowledge in the field of "Savoir Vivre" towards them, as well as encouraging current employees to disclose disability decisions, if they have.
In 2019, Poczta Polska became a partner of the Polish Amp Futbol national team. Cooperation is continued, and postalists support white and red in preparations for next year's European Championships. The company is constantly adapting its infrastructure to the needs of disabled people, it also offers solutions to facilitate the use of postal services to disabled people, including free service at the place of residence.
The company is, among others Winner in the "Trustworthy employer" competition in the category "Disabled friendly company". She also received the title "Availability Leader" in the National Architectural and Urban Competition in the "Network of Institutions" category.