HERMES_REGISTRATION_DOCUMENT_2017

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

PEOPLE

PEOPLE

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Since 1837, Hermès has based its long-term project on the quality of the men and women who joined the company, often for the long haul. Participating in the collective adventure, they make a successful contri- bution to Hermès’ activities through their sense of belonging, their com- mitment and the ability they are given to develop every day thanks to the diversity of their responsibilities and the quality of management. With almost 13,500 employees worldwide, of whom 62% are in France, Hermès is continuing to develop its creative, craftsmanship and sales projects around diverse teams, with almost half in the French Production sector. With a presence in more than 30 countries and a majority of women employees (67%), Hermès provides close support to its mana- gers so that they develop, on a daily basis, a responsible management style, which is capable of embodying the Group’s values and culture and a dynamic vision of continuous renewal. Social success is as impor- tant as economic success. Exercising this enlightened leadership is not a matter for improvisation: management is a demanding job, which is learnedand cultivatedover awhole lifetime, through confrontation, expe- rimentation, by forging linkswithothermanagers and through the training provided by the Company. Communicating our corporate culture at all career stages, combined with a raft of development and leadership initiatives help to increase employee commitment and pride at contributing to the Group’s growth. They are the catalyst for our labour relations. They contribute to the suc- cess of our initiatives in the area of diversity and how we take disability into account. In this context, scrupulous attention is paid to employees’ health and safety, with an uncompromising and pragmatic approach, site by site and sector by sector. Conditionsforemployeedevelopmentandfulfilmentareachievedthanks to theattentionpaid to apositiveenvironment which involves, for all work- places, investmentsmade in acquiring expert knowledge and reinforcing skills. The professional context within the Company allows every person to find their place, make a commitment, fulfil themselves and grow in accordance with their responsibilities and roles. We are convinced that our customers are only happy when our employees are happy. Numerous internal communication initiatives enable the corporate pro- ject and Group’s values to be shared and this attitude, which is so cha- racteristic of the House, to be nurtured.

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Workforce

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GROUP WORKFORCE

The workforce within the Hermès Group includes active permanent staff members and people on fixed-term contracts of more than nine months, including apprenticeship contracts. The permanent active staff repre- sents 95% of the Group workforce. Increasing by roughly 81% over the last ten years, the Group workforce was equal to 13,483 people as at 31 December 2017.

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