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The Board recognises the major contribution that our people make to the
Group's success. During the year we completed the first year of our Human
Resources ('HR') strategy aimed at refreshing HR policies and practices
and striving over time to achieving “Employer of Choice” status. Progress
was made on several key themes in support of the Group's business objectives.
Communication has been improved by the use of an Employee Survey - the
second of which was undertaken at the end of 2000. Results were fed back
early in 2001 to all staff and actions are underway across the Group to
address local issues.
Recruiting and retaining key talent remains a challenge during a year
that has seen record low unemployment in the UK and skill shortages across
several of our professional areas. We have sought to counter this with
improved recruitment processes, and our intake of graduates, which is
increasing substantially, supported by the successful development of a
dedicated web site www.whywsatkins.com.
We have increased our investment in training
and development, including more structured methods of identifying and
supporting the management talent necessary for the Group's future success.
Note: A full
version of the Review of the Year is available in the Annual Report.
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