Atos - Registration Document 2016

F Risks analysis [G4-14] F.2 Business risks [G4-13]

Human Resources

F.2.5

Dependence on qualified personnel F.2.5.1 the skills, the experience and the performance of their staff and In today’s IT services market, companies remain dependent on the key members of their management teams. The success of career opportunities and job content. Over the reporting period, customers. Therefore, Atos is focused on providing challenging qualified staff and to use their competences for the benefit of organizations in this field depends on their ability to retain key by competency development through the Atos University management and offering better career perspective supported furthermore developing strategic and tactical workforce Atos has been able to continue its focus on employability encouraged. Particular focus was put on digital experts offering a experts, in which sharing of knowledge and expertise is social collaboration to create communities of professionals and dedicated career framework. rewarding structures. More and more efforts were initiated in Human Resources department has developed competitive To enhance the Group ability to attract and retain staff, the on-board new, often international career development initiative, employees were encouraged to investigate and Via workforce management and broadening of the MyMobility Employee attrition F.2.5.2

programs. Given Atos’ ambition to be trusted digital partner of competencies, in technology, commercial and support functions, the client, development and certification of “digital” skills and further expanded, not only for internal staff but also for clients. Corporate Academy, a campus in India, training offerings will be has been intensified in 2016. With the set-up of the Atos Special attention was also given to attracting early professionals campus presentations. from Top universities with an improved recruitment site and on

qualified positions. successfully to consider preferably internal candidates for high opportunities. In addition, a new initiative was launched These programs allowed faster adaptation of people to client attrition. Furthermore an increase in Trust Index as well as in needs and led to greater mobility, which also helped to balance IT sector lead. (DJSI) has been achieved. Atos is now considered in the DJSI as the social dimension of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Offshoring F.2.5.3

Atos increasingly fulfils its client contracts using offshore used in Business Platforms and Solutions and Infrastructure and facilities in order to optimize its cost structure. Offshoring is combination of insourcing and offshoring for the delivery of staff at the end of December 2016, mainly based in India. The Group developed its offshore capacity with more than 25,000 Data Management. To keep up with increasing demand, the

able to optimize resource utilization rate. The Group processes in and to deploy Human Resources, the Group made sure it was resources to other contracts. Given Atos’ ongoing need to attract projects led the Group to adapt and optimize the insourced in any case of business risks associated with offshoring. have been certified. Atos is therefore well positioned and ready this area are mature and the offshore facilities of the Company

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