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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
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
Employee attrition
F.2.5.2
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
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
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
used in Business Platforms and Solutions and Infrastructure and
facilities in order to optimize its cost structure. Offshoring is
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