Employees
During times of rain and wind, snow and ice, or sunshine and calm, PG&E employees can be found throughout Northern and Central California delivering on our plans to be the safest, most reliable energy provider in the nation. Our employees bring a customer focus to their work, whether they are maintaining and improving our gas and electric infrastructure or interacting with a customer at a local office. We are also working every day to build and sustain the workforce of tomorrow: well-trained, engaged and diverse employees who can meet the demands of the changing energy industry.
2016 Highlights
- Continued to create a workplace where every employee is empowered to speak up to share new ideas and raise concerns.
- Set a company record for employee volunteerism, contributing 96,800 hours of community service.
- Engaged 5,500 employees in our Employee Resource Groups to promote diversity and inclusion, employee development and community service.
- Delivered more than 791,000 hours of technical, leadership and employee training.
- Developed our leadership ranks through Leading Forward, a program designed to grow leaders at every level and support our goal of filling 75 percent of director-and-above vacancies from within PG&E.
- Provided career opportunities for veterans and women through our pioneering PowerPathway™ workforce development program, including enrolling our first-ever class of active duty military members.
- Continued to see a reduction in the number of employees unable to work due to health-related issues.
- Achieved $8.4 million in pledges from employees and retirees in our annual Campaign for the Community—setting a new record for PG&E.
Key Sustainability Indicators
Percentage of PowerPathway graduates hired into industry jobs:
82%