HUMAN RESSOURCES POLICY
Société Générale’s Human Ressources policy aims to foster teamwork, new synergies and shared practices and expertise between the different Group divisions.
Core priorities of Société Générale Group's Human Ressources policy
At the end of 2008, Société Générale Group had 163,082 employees working in 82 countries. In this increasingly diverse environment which covers a wide variety of activities and employees from different cultural and professional backgrounds, human resources management needs to tackle a number of strategic challenges such as:- strengthening the Group’s appeal as an employer, in order to attract new talent and integrate and retain staff;
- recognizing and encouraging staff diversity and dynamism;
- keeping pace with the Group’s development and the diversification of its different activities;
- fostering solidarity by promoting shared values;
- focusing on the management and personal development of staff;
- ensuring the successful integration of Rosbank staff in 2008 and the development of the Group's activities in Russia.
Key figures in 2008
- 163,082 employees
- 122 nationalities
- 60% women
- 63% based outside France
- 23,766 new hires on permanent contracts (61.5% of which are women)
- More than 75,000 employees and former employees are Société Générale shareholders
- 9,373 internships granted
- 335 Volunteers for International Experience (VIE)