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GRI Index

Management Approach – Labor Practices Indicators

We are creating a high-performance environment in which we continue to build a talented workforce with the competencies needed to execute our business strategy. Our goal is to attract and retain employees by offering an environment of openness and trust built on shared purpose and common values, balancing our business objectives with employees' career and personal goals. Our workforce process is designed to address employees' competencies and needs throughout their careers. See Value and Energize Our People for more information on our management approach, our Scorecard and Workforce Statistics Report for goals and performance, and Stakeholder Engagement for additional context.

Indicator	Description	2010 Spectra Energy Response
Labor Practices Indicators
LA1	Workforce composition	See 2009 Spectra Energy Workforce Statistics Report, and Workforce by Gender and Workforce Age Demographic charts.
LA2	Employee turnover	See 2009 Spectra Energy Workforce Statistics Report. Employee turnover information by age group and gender is not available. In 2009, we were able to grow our workforce in a challenging economy.
LA3	Full-time benefits	See Benefits.
Labor / Management Relations
LA4	Employees covered by collective bargaining	42% of Spectra Energy's employees in Canada are covered by collective bargaining agreements. None of Spectra Energy's U.S. employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements.
LA5	Minimum notice requirements	We comply with all applicable labor laws in jurisdictions where we operate as well as our collective bargaining agreements. Spectra Energy does not operate in areas where the right to collective bargaining and freedom of association is at risk.
Occupational Health & Safety
LA6	Percent of workforce included in formal joint-management and worker health and safety oversight committees	All of Spectra Energy's workforce is represented in formal joint management-worker health and safety committees.
LA7	Safety statistics	See Safety and 2009 Health and Safety Performance Data.
LA8	Education, counseling, prevention for employees and family programs	We offer comprehensive preventive healthcare benefits and wellness programs to promote the health and well-being of our workforce. Our Employee Assistance Program, a professional, confidential service, helps employees resolve personal concerns, offering counseling for a broad range of issues and providing referrals to other personal and family services, as needed. See Ensuring Health, Safety and Well-being.
LA9	Health and safety topics in formal agreements with labor unions	All Spectra Energy collective bargaining agreements contain articles related to health and safety.
Training and Education
LA10	Training	See Employee and Leadership Development.
LA11	Skills management and career transition	See Workforce Planning and Recuitment and Employee and Leadership Development.
LA12	Performance reviews	100% of Spectra Energy employees will have access to performance and development tools and all employees are expected to have performance and development discussions.
Diversity and Equal Opportunity
LA13	Diversity	See Diversity & Inclusion, Valuing Diversity and Inclusion and 2009 Spectra Energy Workforce Statistics Report.
LA14	Wages and salaries	We recruit, select, train and compensate based on merit, experience and other work-related criteria. Spectra Energy's policy is to comply with all state, federal, provincial and local laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination in places where we operate. Wages and salaries are commensurate with the requirements of each job.