As one of the world’s largest international recruitment companies, Vedior plays an influential role in the development of flexible working arrangements. We believe the development of such flexibility is healthy for general economic growth as well as society in that it enables people to better balance their work/life priorities and experience a greater variety of work.
Vedior believes in the value of a diverse workforce for its own staff as well as for the personnel it supplies to clients. Temporary staffing can play a particular role in assisting more disadvantaged sections of society gain access to the workplace as well as in allowing recent graduates to get a first foot on the career ladder. The Group does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, religion, sexuality or union membership.
Vedior operating companies participate in relevant national and trade associations and to promote the benefits of our industry, encourage good practice and the adoption of socially responsible policies. Participation in these associations also provides a useful channel to communicate and negotiate with other social partners. A number of Vedior’s senior managerial staff contribute directly to the development of national associations by taking active voluntary positions within these organisations. Vedior is one of six corporate members of CIETT, the International Confederation of Temporary Work Businesses and supports its code of practice and objectives.
All operating companies within the Group are encouraged to adopt socially responsible business policies and practices that balance the interests ofinvestors, customers, employees, suppliers, business partners and local communities.
Vedior operating companies are required to abide by its Code of Conduct (available to download from www.vedior.com ) which, amongst other things, describes the Group’s basic environmental, equal opportunities, ethical and social policies. The Code is designed to assist in recognising and understanding the conduct of Vedior and its operations in complying with the laws, regulations and ethical standards that govern the recruitment industry. The Code establishes certain principles which are further enhanced and refined at operating company level in order to ensure policies and initiatives are directly pertinent within local jurisdictions and also to reflect the priorities and interests of local management teams. We believe Vedior’s decentralised structure enables it to best respect local customs and conform to all appropriate legislation. The Code encourages all members of staff to be good corporate citizens and to strive to become economic, intellectual and social assets to their local communities. As well as having responsibility for ensuring the Code of Conduct is understood and observed by all employees, management is expected to promote constructively the spirit and the letter of the Code through personal example, giving clear guidance and advice where appropriate.
Vedior has a Health & Safety Policy which applies to all operating companies. We regard the promotion of Health & Safety as a mutual objective for management and employees at all levels. Vedior’s policy is to do all that is reasonable to prevent personal injury and damage to property and to protect employees and non employees (including temporary workers) from foreseeable work hazards, in so far as they come into contact with Vedior’s operations and property. Deaths and injuries are reported at the appropriate board level and all operating companies have a board member that is responsible for Health & Safety matters. Health & Safety legislation pertaining to the placement of temporary workers varies by country. As well as taking into account local statutory requirements, operating company managers have particular responsibility to maintain a constant and continuing interest in health and safety matters applicable to their companies’ activities. As such, they are expected to ensure that adequate measures are taken, including by clients, to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of our temporary workers. For clients in a number of markets we also provide Health & Safety consulting services, in which we assist companies in assessing and implementing Health & Safety policies, procedures and training requirements.
Vedior operating companies are committed to social well-being and this commitment is reflected in a variety of charitable and social initiatives in which we participate. In each of our markets we are attentive in our efforts to nurture social welfare for all people and populations. Through outreach programmes and community partnerships, like Select Appointments’ partnership with the national disabled access register in the UK, we continually strive for the betterment of society. Given the nature of our business, Vedior’s charitable contributions are primarily focused on helping our local communities to develop and invest in a vital future for their people. The examples below are just a few of the many ways in which we do this.
CNC Global has an ongoing tradition of supporting charitable works. In 2006, staff members across Canada continued their efforts to make a difference in the lives of people less fortunate via CNC Global’s 14th Annual Charity Auction, an internal event that has collected over CAD 1 million for a variety of charities nationwide.
Emma-at-Work
 Through a partnership with the Emma Children’s Hospital, a branch of the Amsterdam Medical Center (AMC) in the Netherlands, Vedior Netherlands has established ‘Emma-at-Work’, a temporary staffing agency for chronically ill children and adolescents. They may be unable to participate regularly in after-school, weekend or summer jobs and often find it difficult to find suitable opportunities and hence the necessary experience, acceptance and motivation for their future development. Emma-at-Work bridges the gap between a very special group of young people and their place in the workforce. www.emma-at-work.nl |
In 2006, Hill McGlynn agreed to supply Fair Trade coffee and tea exclusively in all company locations. With offices in the UK, Australia and Middle East, this commitment to social and environmental protection allows each employee to make a small difference to organic and sustainable development every day.
Ma Foi Foundation
 The Ma Foi Foundation was established in 1996 to sponsor students by providing them with the means to continue their schooling, especially in areas notorious for their exploitation of child labour. Today, the Foundation provides material and inspirational support to underprivileged students via a number of educational and training programmes. The Foundation also provides entrepreneurial mentoring and financial support to women’s self help groups in some of the poorest areas of the country through which a number of micro enterprises have been established in food processing, handicraft production, dress making, food vending, and tailoring sectors. The Foundation works through CIOSA (The Confederation of Indian Organisations of Service & Advocacy) to promote collective action on social causes. http://www.themafoifoundation.org . |
Vedior Institute for the Promotion of Diversity and Equal Opportunity (Institut Vedior pour la diversité et l’égalité des chances) 
The Vedior Institute is active in the development of institutional, public and private partnerships in order to promote equal opportunity within France as well as through cross border associations. Many of the partnerships aim to engage disadvantaged youth in career development by facilitating skills training programmes and by supporting the integration of these skills in the community. The Vedior Institute, along with VediorBis, has also partnered with Adam’s Peak, an organisation dedicated to providing aid to the victims of the tsunami which devastated Sri Lanka in 2004. Our contribution provides humanitarian support to hundreds of families and assists in the implementation of programmes to retrain workers and to launch new trade initiatives.