Carrefour - 2017 Registration Document

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Carrefour’s human resources policy 2017 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT | CARREFOUR 2. 84 Initiatives in support of employment for young people and seniors The Carrefour group is committed to contributing to the local development of the communities in which it operates and has always focused on hiring local young people through work-based learning programmes and/or by providing mentoring for new hires. Carrefour is committed to guaranteeing good working conditions for everyone, regardless of their age, in the knowledge that employees of different ages bring complementary skills to the workplace. Examples in 2017 Carrefour group joined the European Alliance to promote ● employment opportunities for young people. At the end of 2017, 1,084 apprentices work in Carrefour France ● and about 2,500 young people on professionalisation contracts. Each year, 400 young people are hired in Carrefour on apprenticeships in the fresh products sector. Carrefour ran the ninth annual competition to find the best ● butcher’s and baker’s apprentices in its hypermarkets and supermarkets. This year, the spotlight was placed on the apprentices and their mentors. The annual Youth Employment Day was organised in all of the ● Group’s French stores in March. Carrefour China launched a “young voices” project to appeal to ● young talent and build their loyalty. Discussion groups were set up with young people to get their ideas about management and retail. Carrefour Brazil and Atacadão, in conjunction with several ● training bodies, implemented the Young Talents (Jovem Talento) programme, in which 150 young people aged 14-24 took part. Carrefour also pays particular attention to employing seniors and ensuring that they enjoy good working conditions in the later stages of their careers. Intergenerational agreements were signed in 2017 at hypermarkets and supermarkets in France. Performance The chart below shows that 18.5% of the Group’s workforce are under the age of 25, while 14.3% are over 50. 0.1% 1.1% 5.2% 8.6% 13.7% 15.3% 15.1% 13.7% 12.1% 14.6% 0.6% > 65 65-60 60-55 55-50 50-45 45-40 40-35 35-30 30-25 25-18 < 18 Q 2016 Q 2017 0.1% 0.9% 4.4% 8.1% 10.9% 11.9% 13.4% 13.9% 14.2% 20.6% 1.5%