Total workforce and new hires in the period, by age group

Bahia

Age group	Total workforce	New hires	New hire rate (%)	Terminations	Turnover rate (%)
Under 30	421	168	39.9	95	31.24
30 to 50	1,304	115	8.82	140	9.78
Over 50	244	7	2.87	18	5.12
Total	1,969	290	14.73	253	13.79

 

São Paulo

Age group	Total workforce	New hires	New hire rate (%)	Terminations	Turnover rate (%)
Under 30	1,564	794	50.77	350	36.57
30 to 50	3,430	1,523	35.44	1,057	37.61
Over 50	1584	234	14.77	169	12.72
Total	6,578	2,551	38.78	1,576	31.37

 

Southeast Paper Operations

Age group	Total workforce	New hires	New hire rate (%)	Terminations	Turnover rate (%)
Under 30	196	71	36.22	14	21.68
30 to 50	273	136	49.82	23	29.12
Over 50	150	7	4.67	8	5
Total	619	214	34.57	45	20.92

Note: Bracell Papéis started operations in 2023 and is reporting its sustainability performance indicators for the first time, for year 2024.

 

Northeast Paper Operations

Age group	Total workforce	New hires	New hire rate (%)	Terminations	Turnover rate (%)
Under 30	320	109	34.06	81	29.69
30 to 50	627	201	32.06	139	27.11
Over 50	45	6	13.33	5	12.22
Total	992	316	31.85	225	27.27

Note: Bracell Papéis started operations in 2023 and is reporting its sustainability performance indicators for the first time, for year 2024.

Total workforce and new hires in the period, by gender

Bahia

Gender	Total employees	New hires	New hire rate (%)	Terminations	Turnover rate (%)
Men	1,479	189	12.78	168	12.07
Women	490	101	20.61	85	18.98
Total	1,969	290	14.73	253	13.79

 

São Paulo

Gender	Total employees	New hires	New hire rate (%)	Terminations	Turnover rate (%)
Men	5,635	1,961	34.8	1,199	28.04
Women	1,357	656	48.34	409	39.24
Total	6,992	2,617	37.43	1,608	30.21

 

Southeast Paper Operations

Gender	Total employees	New hires	New hire rate (%)	Terminations	Turnover rate (%)
Men	476	150	31.51	38	19.75
Women	143	64	44.76	7	24.83
Total	619	214	34.57	45	20.92
Note: Bracell Papéis started operations in 2023 and is reporting its sustainability performance indicators for the first time, for year 2024.

 

Northeast Paper Operations

Gender	Total employees	New hires	New hire rate (%)	Terminations	Turnover rate (%)
Men	781	177	22.66	177	22.66
Women	211	238	112.8	48	67.77
Total	992	415	41.83	225	32.26
Note: Bracell Papéis started operations in 2023 and is reporting its sustainability performance indicators for the first time, for year 2024.

 

Pay packages for direct employees are developed based on benchmarking assessments and internal performance reviews, which are conducted twice a year, while also complying with relevant labor legislation. Our compensation and variable compensation policies (which are tied to performance reviews) align with the compensation and evaluation policies of the RGE Group (read more in GRI 2-20).

Employee compensation also includes a benefits package aligned with our corporate policies to promote health and well-being. We are a responsible corporate citizen. We offer extended maternity and paternity leave of 180 and 20 days, respectively. Benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, meal and food allowance cards, pharmacy benefit, health and wellness services (nutrition, psychological counseling, gym access, other sports activities, and health and wellness programs), private pension plans, payroll-deductible loans, Profit-Sharing Program (PPR), dependent allowance for children with disabilities, life insurance, daycare assistance, and year-end benefits (read more in GRI 401-3).

We are a responsible corporate citizen. We offer extended maternity and paternity leave of 180 and 20 days, respectively.

	BAHIA	SÃO PAULO	SOUTHEAST PAPER OPERATIONS	NORTHEAST PAPER OPERATIONS
Total number of employees that were entitled to parental leave
Men	1,479	5,635	476	822
Women	490	1,357	143	232
Total employees who took parental leave during the current year
Men	44	32	2	64
Women	8	39	1	15
Total employees who returned to work during the reporting period after parental leave ended
Men	46	33	2	0
Women	10	31	1	0
Total number of employees that returned to work after parental leave ended that were still employed 12 months after their return to work
Men	17	36	2	0
Women	18	9	0	0
Return rate
Men	100	100	100	0
Women	100	100	100	0
Retention rate
Men	89.47	76.60	100	0
Women	81.82	60.00	0	0