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• Equal opportunities

We are guided by our aim to be the employer of choice in all countries in which we operate.

The group is committed to the principle of equal opportunities for everyone in employment. We believe that the recognition of individual ability and merit, the absence of discrimination and the promotion of positive attitudes towards diversity will result in the most productive deployment of skills, talent, expertise and competence across the group.

Building on this approach we will be putting renewed focus on achieving and valuing diversity within our organization. We are currently creating group wide processes to gather management information on diversity issues and will be seeking the views of our staff to help shape our approach.

Our aim is to set priorities, establish areas for improvement and measure our own progress throughout 2002 and beyond.

• Business units should have in place equal opportunities policies that reflect local legal requirements and groupwide good practice. They should ensure training and guidance is available on equal opportunities issues to managers and staff as appropriate
• Where the group's own equal opportunities standards go beyond local legal requirements, such standards must be applied appropriately as good practice across the group
• Business unit performance will be reviewed against a range of measures of equal opportunity

• Health and safety

We are committed to providing a working environment which is both safe and fit for the intended purpose and ensures that health and safety issues are a priority for all business operations.

The group aims to provide a safe and effective environment for all staff (including contractors) as well as customers and members of the public. In doing so we will, as a minimum, comply with local health and safety legislation.

• All the main UK businesses have steering groups which provide the direction for health and safety issues
• All UK staff have received health and safety handbooks

We are working on several initiatives to promote health and safety and to raise the general awareness of these issues

• Group management development and training

We believe our people are a source of competitive advantage.

The company will invest in its employees' training and development, building their capabilities to meet the business plans and provide internal management succession.

SimplyCo believes that effective training and development will help the company to attract and retain high quality people, support them in reaching their potential and build the capabilities necessary for them to succeed in a changing and challenging environment.