Training our talent

Because our Made in Mercon essence drives us to be better every day, we invest in nurturing and growing our talent. A training assessment needs (TAN) process is in place through which our employees, together with their immediate supervisors, define the needs of the position or work area, determining whether training could help close any gaps in knowledge and skills.

During the 20-21 harvest we delivered:

13,363 hours of training

1,229 employees

81 training sessions Investment of +$100k

In order to strengthen our team’s development and to leverage its full potential, this harvest we implemented the new Thrive Library a space stocked with self-development resources. With a wide range of online courses, it is a symbol of our commitment to continue strengthening and investing in our most important resource: our people. The sky’s the limit when it comes to self-development!

Our top commitment is to our people, making the health and welfare of our employees and their families a priority for Mercon. We continuously promote a safe and healthy workplace, backed by our Occupational Health and Safety system rooted in ISO 45001. Additionally, we focus on a culture of risk prevention and zero tolerance of unsafe conditions.

During the 20-21 harvest we continued to make progress in strengthening our model of Excellence in Safety by expanding implementation of our system across the agricultural division and in Mercon Honduras. This resulted in:

Establishing a base line of standard safety indicators for our operations in Central America

+300 Employees trained in our standards procedures

10.07 LTIFR 1.53 Accidentability rate

1,656 Hours of training in occupational health and safety

Similarly, given the unprecedented situation that is the COVID-19 pandemic, we made a number of support services available to our employees:

Additional alternatives to social security in each country:

Specialist consultations.

Health check packages at competitive prices and with financing options.

Awareness campaigns to:

Reinforce preventive and palliative measures.

Encourage vaccination. At the end of 20-21 crop, 64% of our employees were vaccinated.

Motivational talks:

Focused on processes of reflection, gratitude, resilience, balance, and selfknowledge, among others, to provide tools to help our employees face this crisis in the best way possible.