Working for us
Our business depends on the knowledge, skills, experience and creativity of our employees. They are a vital source of innovation, helping us create new products and services and are critical to our continued success.
We aim to attract, recruit and retain the very best people and expect the highest standards from them. In return, we support their professional development, provide attractive benefits and ensure their wellbeing.
We have around 23,000 employees across our four regions. Approximately 8,000 are based in the UK, 8,000 in our International business (Scandinavia, Canada, Ireland and Italy) and 7,000 in our Emerging Markets business (Latin America, the Baltics, Central and Eastern Europe, Asia and the Middle East).
If you want to find out more on our approach and performance, see our CR Report.
Doing the right thing
As a business, we are committed to ‘doing the right thing’. We seek to manage our business in a responsible and ethical manner and make a positive impact on the environment, people and the communities in which we operate. Our employees are critical to achieving this goal.
All new employees are made aware of our Brand Beliefs which set out what we stand for, how we should behave towards each other and the actions we must take to meet our customers’ needs.
Diversity and Human Rights
A diverse workforce, which reflects of our customer base, helps us to better understand and anticipate our customers’ needs. We are committed to encouraging diversity and equal opportunities by fostering an inclusive culture which values different ways of thinking and backgrounds.
Employees are recruited and rewarded based on their professional merit regardless of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion or disability.
We endorse the UN Global Compact and are committed to ensuring that the principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Labour Organisation are integrated into our business. Our Human Rights policy not only governs our own operations but seeks to address those of our suppliers too.
