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.