Our people

Promise 2008

In 2008 we will:

  • develop our Managing Ethnicity and Managing Gender with Confidence Workshops;
  • roll out our UK diversity training products and tools to Head Office and international operations;
  • expand our employee networks;
  • appoint over 3,000 new managers in the UK, 80% of whom will be internal appointments;
  • reduce reportable accidents in the workplace by 3% year on year;
  • extend our apprenticeships programme to 800 trainees in the UK; and
  • train 97% of our retail and depot staff to bronze level of competency and 85% of our retail staff to silver level.