People ethos

Overview

As a provider of high-end software engineering services, our employees are the single most important factor in our business. All employees are encouraged to play a full part in their own career development through progressive human resource and training arrangements. We are committed to equal opportunities and avoiding discrimination.

Our people promise

We will:

• provide safe conditions of work
• provide policies that cater for the diverse needs of our workforce
• create an environment where employees are able to conduct business with the avoidance of illegal discrimination and harassment of any kind
• offer employees a secure and confidential means of providing feedback to management without fear of reprisals
• conduct regular performance and development reviews so that all employees engage in meaningful dialogue with their manager resulting in full development plans
• continually review our global reward framework to ensure that it remains market competitive, aligns the interests of employees with those of the business and shareholders, and facilitates a 'pay for performance' culture
• actively seek employees' views and feedback using surveys, focus groups and other appropriate communication channels
• engage in collective and individual consultation as appropriate and depending on local conditions
• provide specialist advice to enable employees to use professional recruitment and selection techniques that ensure fair and objective assessments of potential recruits from a diverse employment pool and career moves around the company
• encourage employees to move across departments and international businesses to facilitate the sharing of best practice
• provide locally adapted frameworks that support staff well-being. This will include a range of work life balance initiatives, which are regularly reviewed against external best practice
• encourage our contractors and partners to demonstrate the same level of commitment to the welfare of their staff
• ensure compliance with this standard through a process of education, review and audit