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We support business growth by creating an inclusive working environment that attracts and retains the best people.
We employ 42,800 people in more than 50 countries across our four global market sectors:
Average number of employees 2012 2011
By region
United Kingdom 22,800 21,600 Rest of the world 20,000 18,800
Total 42,800 40,400 By sector Civil aerospace 21,500 19,800 Defence aerospace 7,800 7,600 Marine 8,800 8,600 Energy 3,700 3,500 Engine Holding 1,000 900 Total 42,800 40,400
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Rolls-Royce is committed to creating a working environment which helps people to perform at their best. Great value is placed on giving a voice to our workforce and we engage and involve people in improving the business and welcome their feedback. Information on business and work issues is shared with our employees and their representatives through established communication channels. We reward and recognise high performance and encourage our employees to become investors in the Company.
Human rights are reflected in our policies and standards covering Business Ethics, Health and Safety, the Environment, Employees, and Community Investment. We oppose any form of child labour or practices which inhibit the development of children. We believe employment should be freely chosen and commit to refrain from using forced or involuntary labour.
Encouraging diversity
Our Global Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group is comprised of main board directors and senior executives. It promotes an inclusive workplace in which individuals feel they are respected, valued and have an equal opportunity to progress.
The Group’s global workforce is 15 per cent female with eight per cent female senior executives. About two thirds of our workforce is in engineering or manufacturing with historically low female representation. We actively work with schools and universities to increase interest and encourage diversity amongst those taking STEM subjects, and to broaden the career aspirations of individuals from under-represented groups.
Our female and international graduate recruitment has increased steadily over recent years, 26 per cent of overall graduate
development programme participants are female and 38 per cent are non-British. Around 50 per cent of participants are female in our non-engineering and non-manufacturing programmes. The Group is committed to developing a diverse workforce and equal opportunities for all. Our policy is to provide employment training and development opportunities for disabled people wherever possible. We are committed to supporting employees who become disabled during employment and helping disabled employees make the best use of their skills and potential.
Resourcing and development
In 2012, we recruited over 2,800 experienced professionals to support the growth of our business, nine per cent higher than in 2011. We recruited 318 apprentices. We engage with universities globally, and in 2012 recruited 312 graduates on to our corporate graduate programme from 89 universities and 36 nations. To support long-term growth objectives, we plan to further increase our graduate programme in 2013.
In 2012, we supported 47,500 employees and sub-contract personnel through our learning management system, MyLearning. A total of 249,000 training courses were completed during the year. Learning investment for 2012 was £39 million.
In November, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, opened the new apprentice academy in Derby. The £6 million investment, supported by the Skills Funding Agency, provides capacity for Rolls-Royce to double the number of apprentices it trains. They will provide an additional source of skilled employees to our supply chain. In the UK, the academy won the Gen II Macro Employer of the Year category of the National Apprenticeship Awards.
Our regional training centre strategy places product training close to our customers. A new training centre in Ålesund, opened by the Crown Prince of Norway in November, complements the existing facilities in Derby, Bristol, Singapore and Indianapolis.
Demand for customer training continues to increase with a 35 per cent growth in 2012. On-line learning is available to all our customers through the Group’s website at www.rolls-royce.com.
Health and safety
Rolls-Royce is committed to continual improvement in the standards of health and safety in the workplace. A main board director has responsibility for this. The Board receives regular reports on progress against targets and improvement programmes. Employees receive mandatory health and safety training. As a result of this focus, health and safety performance has shown steady improvement over many years. However, tragically, in 2012 we suffered two employee fatalities. In the first incident, an employee was fatally injured whilst working on electrical equipment at a customer site. In the second, an employee drowned in a river during a company organised event. Thorough investigations for both incidents were carried out. These are the first fatalities since 2008. We continued to make progress on our major global
improvement programmes. We reviewed machinery guarding and lifting programmes at 30 sites as part of our review of process safety management.
Business segments have global certification to OSHAS 18001, confirming our commitment to globally consistent health and safety standards.
Exposure monitoring confirmed that existing controls should meet the new exposure and release standards under the EU Registration, REACH regulations.
We further engaged our employees in improving health and safety with focused activities during HS&E Week and over 5,000
employees taking part in a global wellness programme. Our total reportable injury (TRI) rate continues to decline – a 23.5 per cent drop in 2012 gives a 28 per cent reduction over the past three years from 0.72 TRI per 100 employees to 0.52. This fell short of our target of a 50 per cent reduction by the end of 2012. Our primary focus has been on high potential incidents which could lead to significant injury or harm, rather than the broader measure of TRI which also includes minor incidents.
Sustainability