Vodafone Group employs approximately 60,000 people around the world. Our goal is to recruit and retain the most talented and motivated people in order to build the best Vodafone team.
We aim to do this by providing an inclusive working environment, promoting wellbeing, treating people with respect, communicating with employees effectively, and offering attractive incentives and opportunities.
Global people strategy
Our global people strategy – established in 2006/07 – aims to increase employee engagement by setting out a clear statement of our commitments to employees and our expectations of them. The strategy focuses on six key areas:
- Communication and involvement
- Learning and development
- Resourcing (equal opportunities and diversity)
- Reward and recognition
- Organisation and change
- Health, safety and wellbeing
Employment policies
This strategy, together with our Group employment policies, sets out a global framework for employee engagement. We are committed to upholding human rights and our employee policies are consistent with the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Labour Organization’s Core Conventions.
Local implementation
How operating companies implement these policies and strategy is managed locally to a great extent. This allows individual operating companies to adapt to local cultural differences and legal requirements. Many operating companies also have their own human resources management systems, established prior to joining the Group as acquisitions.