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Employees and communities

Employees

We are focused on creating an environment where we can unlock the potential of every employee to perform to the best of their abilities. Our company-wide values support our business objectives and unite our employees to work together.

Innovation - We apply inspiration, imagination and creativity for high performance
Agility - We adapt, grow and swiftly change for a sustainable future
Integrity - We do what we say we will do
Meritocracy - We develop, evaluate and recognise high performing ability and achievement
Courage - We stand up for what we believe in and are willing to accept team decisions as our own

More than 1,000 employees participated in workshops to develop our values and they have been shared with all employees through communications and training.

We continue to create an inclusive culture for our employees, including men and women from different nations, cultures, ethnic groups, generations and backgrounds. We have local policies and procedures which set out our commitment to create an environment where our employees can work without concerns that they will not be treated appropriately as a result of their gender, marital status, sexual orientation, colour, religion, race, nationality, ethnic origin, age or disability.

Invensys promotes and ongoing dialogue between employees and management. Globally, we communicate with our employees through local communications networks, town hall meetings, ‘skip level’ meetings and employee newsletters, webchats and blogs. We also survey employees in order to hear ideas, suggestions and feedback from as many employees as possible.

We are committed to provide financial support for employees seeking to gain professional qualifications, access to leadership development programmes and many other learning interventions. In 2008, we are targeting a 2% of payroll investment in our employees’ learning and development in each Invensys business. Additionally, we have supported more than 400 senior leaders through Leadership Development programmes.

Community

We recognise the importance of our role in and relationship with communities in which we operate. Community outreach is encouraged by Invensys at the local level, where our businesses have ties with the communities where our employees work and live, and implemented by our site managers. Our businesses provide a variety of programmes such as matching gifts, sponsorships of activities and paid volunteer time that allow our employees to actively participate in community events.

Our UK-based Rail Group employees have established a program which recognises employees consistently using ‘green’ options to travel to work (car sharing, walking, cycling and public transport). As a result of this initiative and in collaboration with the International Tree Foundation, 400 new trees will be planted on behalf of Westinghouse. They also continue to support local schools, providing sponsorship awards for outstanding science students.

Our US-based Process Systems employees have adopted an overall approach of combining employee volunteerism on visible community and educational projects with targeted charitable donations. For instance, an annual ‘Community Day of Caring’ took place in which teams of employees worked on community projects, where they shared their time and talents. A Women In Technology programme was conducted with three area high schools, state workforce consortia, and a local community college as part of an overall School To Career Partnership. An Invensys engineer led a team of college engineering bound students through a facilitated product and project development process to create an IT product. Beyond getting hands-on experience with a real workplace project, these students became acquainted with a variety of engineering careers, and received college course credit and a scholarship.