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B U S I N E S S A N D S U S T A I N A B L E D E V E L O P M E N T R E P O R T
2010
EMPLOYEES:
ALL TOGETHER
AND DIffERENT
OPEN TO DIVERSITY IN ALL ITS fORMS
Groupe SEB has been promoting diversity within its workforce for
several years, particularly in France where it is a signatory of the
Diversity Charter. Following a diagnostic study, an action plan was
initiated early in 2010, covering, for example:
- Training. This aims to reinforce management training on the
theme of diversity; in 2010, 140 managers benefited from this
module.
- Male-female job equality. The Group applies a policy of
strict non-discrimination, particularly at the hiring stage. In 2010,
it developed a programme to encourage female access to
technical and management posts. Today, women represent 32%
of Groupe SEB managers, for all entities.
- Ethnic and social diversity. The Group extended its partnerships
in this area with specialist consultants, including Mozaïk RH,
and the equal opportunity network Nos Quartiers ont des talents.
It set itself a target to recruit 10% of its trainees from deprived or
immigrant communities. Temporary staff agencies were also asked
to adopt this principle of diversity. A similar approach is being
applied to the hiring of handicapped people.
Canonsburg plant.
Groupe SEB Brazil.
CANONSBURG, A BETTER BALANCE BETWEEN WORK AND PRIVATE LIfE
Dewayne Rideout, Director of Human Resources, Canonsburg site, USA
“All-Clad products are manufactured at the Canonsburg plant. In 2010, in response to increased business, we hired 80 new production staff at this
plant and introduced a three-shift system, where previously there were two. The number of overtime hours was thus significantly reduced, and overtime
work became optional. This is in line with the Group’s values and is a follow-up of a Human Rights review we carried out in 2009 with the HRCA Quick
Check* self-assessment tool. Plant staff are very pleased with the new arrangement which enables a better balance between work and private life. This
development, and our close liaison with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry on job creation, earned us the title of ‘Employer of the Year’
in September 2010.”
* See glossary, page 84