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Employee involvement

GSK employees are encouraged to contribute to their local communities as volunteers.

Hundreds of employees give their time to good causes through our Days of Caring in the US, and to support science education to school children through our UK Science and Engineering Ambassador Scheme and US Partnership for Educational Discovery.

In September 2004 over 500 employees from six GSK sites in Germany gave their time to community projects as part of a new ‘Orange Day’ initiative. The volunteers gave practical support to over 60 projects. Activities included constructing a bowling course at an old people’s home, painting rooms in a women’s shelter, and helping a local charity develop a marketing and PR plan.

In the UK and US we also make cash donations to charities where employees have done voluntary work.

During 2004, our GSK Investment in Volunteer Excellence (GIVE) programme gave over $350,000 (£191,000) to 700 charitable organisations in the USA where employees or their partners volunteered at least 50 hours during the year. In the UK our Making a Difference programme provided grants of £269,000 ($492,000) to over 400 charities, based on employee involvement.

In many countries we also encourage employees to donate money to charity by matching the money they give or by providing tax-efficient ways for them to make a donation, in accordance with local taxation guidelines.

In 2004 in the USA, GSK matched donations by 15,800 employees and retirees at a value of over $4million (£2.2 million). In addition, GSK gave $1.3million (£710,000) to match donations by GSK employees through the GSK and United Way campaign: “One Spirit Caring, One Spirit Sharing”.

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