- Adecco Foundation launched the #EmergencyforEmployment initiative in June 2020, with Endesa as the main company behind the initiative, aimed at mitigating the impact on society caused by the economic crisis of Covid-19.
- This partnership is part of Endesa's Plan for Public Responsibility in the face of Covid-19, presented at the beginning of 2020, to which 25 million euros were allocated.
- More than 1,000 people in a severely vulnerable situation, many of whom are single parents, victims of gender violence, long-term unemployed, etc. have already been helped.
- 718 people have already been helped to find a job with personalised advice, in a programme that includes an induction plan, a workplace insertion and intermediation plan and training on cross-cutting skills and tools to help them search for a job.
- In addition, Endesa's employees have also helped the most vulnerable find a job in the #EmergencyforEmployment school, giving different training sessions to improve their employability.
The Adecco Foundation's #EmergencyforEmployment initiative was launched in June 2020 with Endesa as the main company behind the initiative. The project was created to address the need of helping those who were most affected by the pandemic find a job, which had a full impact on the most vulnerable households. These are mainly low work-intensive households, with little or no connection to the labour market and on the verge of poverty, even before Covid-19. This partnership agreement was created as a result of the company's Public Responsibility Plan, presented at the beginning of the pandemic, to which 25 million euros were allocated.
Two years after the launch of the programme and, after having overcome the hardest times of the Covid-19 crisis, it seems like now is the perfect time to take stock of the results.
More than 1,000 people helped and 718 jobs created
During these two years, Endesa has donated 760,000 euros to the Adecco Foundation's social inclusion project, which has made it possible to help 1,036 people at serious risk of social exclusion find a job. All of them have participated in personalised job-finding plans, which have resulted in the signing of 718 employment contracts.
A series of strategic aspects have had a major impact on the plans, such as professional qualifications, guidance to find a job and intermediation with companies in emerging sectors, such as the public health, logistics or
cleaning sectors. In particular, 2,516 employment guidance actions (definition of the career goal, helping write the CV, information about the current job search channels and recruitment processes, etc), 824 training actions (digital skills, emerging employment niches or additional training, such as language learning), 1,887 actions of the Employment school (acquisition of cross-cutting skills to find a job) and 5,733 labour intermediation actions with companies have already been rolled out
The #EmergencyforEmployment programme was designed for people at serious risk of social exclusion, many of whom are single parents, victims of gender violence, long-term unemployment over the age of 45, living below the poverty line, etc.
Mariam managed to get a job after receiving personalised advice
Mariam S. Pérez Estrada, 32, finished her studies a couple of months before the pandemic, just when she had quit her last job with the hope of finding a job associated with her studies. "I was not earning any money during lock-down, and I was also very depressed because I am a victim of gender violence", she says. She now works as a waitress in a fast food chain, although she does not abandon her dream of finding a position related to her studies. "I am very grateful to the #EmergencyforEmployment programme because it given me receive personalised advice when looking for a job and because it has helped me improve my CV".
#EmergencyforEmployment school: Endesa volunteers face the crisis
Aware of the importance of strengthening the accompaniment of people at risk of exclusion during these months and, within the framework of its collaboration with #EmergencyforEmployment, Endesa opened a school with the same name, with which its employees can participate in the challenge of helping people in need find a job. 553 people have already been benefitted from this initiative.
The school was led by Endesa's own employees, who worked as volunteers, participating in the different training sessions. After receiving training, the professionals gave the sessions online, addressing the essential contents required to increase their understanding of the labour market and improve employability: beginner's course on social media, recruitment processes (interviews, group dynamics), writing a CV, searching for jobs online and on social media, financial tips to save, etc.
Business commitment, key to recoveryBusiness commitment, key to recovery
The Covid-19 pandemic had a huge negative impact on the labour market, driving the unemployment rate up with 3,719,800 people unemployed by the end of 2020. Currently, only two years after the start of the pandemic, this figure has dropped to 3,103,800, improving on the figures before the start of the pandemic (3,191,900 unemployed in the last quarter of 2019). However, the trends of the exclusion figures do not move in parallel to the decline in unemployment, so it is clear that a solid business commitment is proving to be decisive to achieving the country's economic and social recovery.
"Covid-19 threatened to drive up the exclusion and/or poverty rates in Spain since the beginning. In fact, according to Foessa, the severe exclusion rate has risen from 8.6% to 12.7%. However, a solid commitment and business partnerships have been key to dampening these effects and driving a strong and sustained recovery. Within this framework, Endesa has emerged as an indisputable agent in reducing unemployment and exclusion levels in Spain. Thanks to its commitment, we were capable of launching this project, which has helped hundreds of people at risk of exclusion on their way to a dignified life through employment", stated Francisco Mesonero, Managing Director of the Adecco Foundation.
Moreover, María Malaxechevarría, General Manager of Sustainability at Endesa, highlighted that: "Once again, this initiative reflects the company's commitment to leaving no one behind". We are sensitive to the needs of the environment and we focus our activity on what is needed to provide a solid response to the great
social, environmental and ethical challenges ahead of us. In this context, we had no other choice than to respond to the unprecedented crisis caused by the pandemic and, among the activities carried out, to focus in particular on the groups that start from a more difficult context. We are especially happy to provide support in the area of social inclusion through the employment of the most vulnerable people, promoting their full integration into society".
About Endesa
Endesa is Spain’s leading electric utility and ranks second in the Portuguese market. We have nearly 10 thousand employees and we serve more than 10 million customers that place their trust in us. We want to help create a new energy model based on clean energy, protection of the natural environment and sustainable development. Our priority is people, which is why we strive to offer a better service to our customers and base our business strategy on our commitment to local communities and on our contribution to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. We carry out our activity mainly in the Spanish and Portuguese markets. To a lesser extent, we market electricity and gas in other European markets, as well as other value added products and services (VAPS) related to our core business. We work to lead the technological transformation in which our sector is immersed. For this, we have the solid industrial position and strength of a large multinational group, the Enel Group, which we joined in the first quarter of 2009.
About the Adecco Foundation
Established in July 1999, the Adecco Foundation is the result of the corporate social responsibility assumed by the Adecco Group as world leader in the management of human resources. Its main objective is the inclusion in the job market of people who, owing to their personal characteristics, find it harder to find a job.
- Disabled persons
- Long-term unemployed people over the age of 45
- Women with sole responsibility over their families or victims of gender violence
- Other groups at risk of social exclusion