Galp as a great place to work

We prioritise lifelong learning, diversity, inclusion, well-being, and human rights at Galp. Our integrated approach spans recruitment, performance management, rewards, learning, mobility, and sustainability.

To achieve our ambition, Galp is focused on the following drivers:

  • Reenergise our people
  • Advocate people’s wellbeing as a top priority

Reenergise our people

Our focus on developing new capabilities promotes agility and enhances organisational performance, supported by our five strategic pillars: Care, Cultural Change, Leadership Development, People Experience and New Ways of Working.

A significant outcome of this strategy is our internal mobility program, which is a development opportunity for our employees.

Attract and empower talent

Galp is committed to address the challenges ahead, managing talent and empowering the workforce through training actions, highly focused on new trends and the energy transition.

At Galp, we constantly seek to promote a closer relationship with the academic community. We want to continue being a key employer in our sector and in the countries where we operate. And as such, we invest in the development of contact initiatives and sharing of experiences and know-how between universities and Galp, in order to attract potential talent.

We also do this through the assignment of internships of various types and Generation Galp, our trainee program, which has been a consistent source of entry for new and qualified generations of employees in the company.

In 2025, we launched a cross company training plan aimed at addressing mandatory training needs common to all employees, regardless of role or geography, structured into three distinct phases: Understanding Artificial Intelligence, Sustainability, and a third phase on Business Continuity, to be implemented in 2026. In addition to this mandatory training plan, we introduced a set of recommended courses on LinkedIn Learning and Coursera. 

Performance management

Our performance management model is based on a continuous feedback culture, which characteristics we highlight:

  • Its universality;
  • Its focus on people's motivation and development;
  • An orientation towards meritocracy and differentiation;
  • Its coherence and integration;
  • Its objectivity.

Thus, the new model particularly values the behavioural skills, which are directly related to Galp’s values because of the importance given to "how it is done" and not just "what one does". The model's ability to differentiate the degree of responsibility in achieving the objectives is also worth noting.

Creating a recognition culture

We continue to invest in our GROW (Great Recognition of Outstanding Work) program, with the goal of promoting a culture of recognition and experimentation. In 2025, more than 180 employees were recognized.

Benefits and compensations

At Galp, we are concerned with the overall well-being of our employees, and we provide them with a number of benefits. Our organization provides a set of social insurance policies to the majority of our employees and pensioners beyond those provided in the Portuguese Labour Code (for example, health insurance and life insurance).

In 2025, another cycle of flexible benefits plan was launched, achieving a 42% adoption rate, with the aim of maximizing and personalizing the benefits associated with variable compensation. 

The flexible benefits plan allows each employee to choose, in a dynamic, flexible, and participative way, the additional benefits that he/she wants to use, recognizing that different people have different needs and that the needs vary over time. Aligned with the best market practices, benefits in the areas of mobility, health, retirement, education, and technology are available on an optional basis, without partial or total loss of any available benefits. The aim is to reinforce the values of the company, extend the social protection areas, and reinforce the employer brand of the organization.

Labour relations

The employees of the Group’s companies elect Committees to represent them, and Management representatives meet monthly with these employee representatives. The goal of these meetings is to present, analyse, discuss and clarify issues and situations of labour nature that are considered relevant for the life of the Company and our employees.

The Group's companies (Petrogal, Enerfuel, SAAGA, Galpgeste) held several meetings to discuss labor-related topics such as working conditions, salary raises, and benefits for employees. Other topics, such as refinery, teleworking, performance assessment, Dividend Distribution Policy, Pension Fund, Gender Equality, Safety, results, among others, are part of the Worker’s Commissions and Sub-Commissions meeting’s agenda.

Organizational climate diagnosis

Galp regularly conducts employee surveys to monitor organisational climate and engagement levels. In 2025, we enhanced our organisational climate assessment approach by replacing the Pulse survey with the Great Place to Work (GPTW) framework, which brings an internationally recognised methodology aligned with best practices in people management. This change enables a more robust analysis of our culture and employee experience, with indicators comparable to global benchmarks. Adopting this new methodology reinforces our commitment to improving the work environment, helping to identify opportunities for enhancement and strengthening organisational culture. 

We will continue to identify high-impact areas with lower scores, and, in collaboration with the different Business Units, define action plans to address these concerns by continuously monitoring the impact of the initiative and promoting frequent communication with all employees throughout the process.

Internal communication tools

Aware that communication is fundamental in engaging with our employees, we have a series of tools for communication and for promoting the sharing of information, namely via intranet (mygalp), digital periodical newsletters, videos, clipping of media articles related to the Company, to the sector, market and trends, etc.

Advocate people's wellbeing as top priority

We focus on a global health and wellbeing strategy that includes physical and mental health. Our main pillars of purpose are:

  • Promote a holistic health & well-being strategy with a global footprint;
  • Consider health protection from a comprehensive perspective, considering all aspects of the physical, mental health and well-being of our people;
  • Reinforce support in areas such as mental health or financial well-being;
  • Greater preparation and involvement of leaders on well-being issues.

Protecting the health of our people

A healthy workforce is vital for a thriving and sustainable organisation as this boosts morale, job satisfaction, and overall performance. It fosters a positive work environment and helps to attract and retain top talent for long-term success and sustainability.

Our occupational medicine team develop initiatives aimed at enhancing and raising awareness of health-related topics. Some of the initiatives include providing a breastfeeding room in the new Lisbon headquarters and at Sines, Matosinhos and Madrid, the dissemination of information and tools to support mental health, continuing to perform periodic medical examinations.

We continue with our Balance Program with several initiatives that were carried out, such as the definition of ambassadors, offer of physical & financial workshops, tips for leaders and tools and resources like flyers on various health & well-being related topics. In our Lisbon headquarters, we have also created a space that promotes physical and mental well-being. From introducing height-adjustable desks in the workspace to providing access to an employee only wellness centre, every aspect of the building is designed to contribute to the comfort of its users and offer access to diverse and inclusive environments.

We promote the health and well-being of our employees and their families through the following actions:

  • We foster the adoption of healthy behaviors and an active lifestyle (e.g. nutrition appointments, promotion of physical activity, and smoking cessation). 
  • We promote awareness and prevention campaigns for diseases such as breast and prostate cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and obesity, 

  • We continue to promote various wellbeing initiatives, such as yoga and pilates, psychological support, workshops on nutrition and healthy lifestyle habits (sleep), thematic conferences, including active and positive lifestyle, healthy living habits, how to adopt healthy eating in daily life, psychosocial risks and stress management, among other. 

  • We are focused on ensuring the same health and wellbeing experience for each of our employees, across all locations and geographies, and on ensuring that all employees feel healthier, more productive, and happier. 

We guarantee medical surveillance to protect our people, our partners, and communities, through the following actions:

  • We assess our activities’ effects on the health of our people, partners and communities, in the various geographic areas we operate in. We ensure health surveillance in three key areas:
    • Conducting periodic medical examinations of employees, in compliance with protocols defined according to the activity’s risks;
    • Assessing and preventing physical, chemical, biological and ergonomic risks;
    • Disease prevention and early diagnosis.
  • We actively promote employee awareness, by issuing alerts with the main care to be carried out at each location and in every work trip;
  • We monitor key indicators and develop specific programs that are tailored to risk groups, geographical areas, and activities.

Protecting our people also means taking care of them in adverse times, whether it is an accident or the sudden onset of an illness.

For that reason, in protecting our people's health we ensure emergency relief in all geographical areas:

  • Provision of health care in the event of an accident at work, until the employees’ full recovery, including their return and full integration in their work position;
  • Provision of health care to employees and their families - in case of illness or personal accidents - including repatriation and emergency medical evacuation in the case of expatriates.

With national coverage, Galp has Medical Centers, ensuring through them both Occupational Medicine Services and Curative Medicine Services, ensuring access to primary health care (general and family medicine and internal medicine) and including some specialties such as Dentistry and other frequently used, making available to its employees a set of excellent clinicians and health assistants.

Medical Centers by geographical areas:

  • North- Matosinhos and Matosinhos Logistics Park
  • Center - Rua do Alecrim and Torres de Lisboa
  • South - Sines Refinery and Santo André

Main services provided:

  • General and Family Medicine Appointments
  • Dentistry Consultations & Treatments
  • Specialty consultations (Occupational Medicine, Ophthalmology, etc.)
  • Medical examinations of fitness for work (admission, periodical and occasional)
  • Clinical analysis
  • Nursing treatments (placement and reapplication of dressings, injections, vaccines)
  • First Aid