Our people

We invest in the professional development of our people, offering various educational programmes, to help them continuously expand their knowledge and acquire new skills. 

Person-hours of training in 2022: 

• 60,668 for men. 
• 92,913 for women. 

In total 5,482 of our employees participated in educational programmes in 2021. 

We recognise the importance and contribution of our people, offering a series of benefits, covers and services to them and their family members.  

In 2022: 

• 1,024 employees received a monthly childcare allowance. 
• 14,806 days of maternity leave were granted to working mothers. 

We offered the children of our employees 2,100 gift cards at the start of the school year. Moreover, we organised summer camps and Christmas events for them. 

Complying with ISO 45001, we aim to provide a healthy and safe work environment to our people, and take steps to prevent occupational risks and injuries. To this end, in 2022: 

• 5,000 employees visited Alpha Bank doctors.
• 83% was the response rate in 2 employee satisfaction surveys. 
• 140 evacuation plans were prepared for our buildings and branches. 

There were no fatal incidents in our facilities and we had just 4 incidents involving employee injury.

In addition, through the Occupational Health and Safety Policy, we are committed to fostering a safe work environment for our employees, as well as all stakeholders.

To ensure our people have equal opportunities for development, we establish neutral and transparent evaluation procedures, and provide suitable opportunities for growth. 

We treat our people with respect, without any discrimination on the grounds of age, gender, race, family status, physical or mobility impairments or other traits. We have developed a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy, turning into action initiatives along 5 strategic pillars:  

• Gender diversity 
• Generational diversity 
• Health equity  
• Financial inclusion  
• LGBTQ+ inclusion 

Percentage of female employees in 2022: 

• 62% female employees. 
• 31% women on the Board. 
• 45% women in managerial posts. 

Moreover, our staff includes 82 employees with some form of disability. 

We encourage our people to participate in our annual volunteering initiatives, in keeping up with the spirit of modern entrepreneurship and the need of having corporate companies contribute to social development and growth. Therefore, every year we: 

• Organise blood drives every March and October to replenish the Alpha Services and Holdings blood bank. 
• Honour the Alpha Bank Group Volunteer Day since 2019, playing our part to further raise awareness among our people on social and environmental issues in Greece and abroad. 
• Secure the participation of the Alpha Bank Team in the Athens Classic Marathon.