HERMÈS - 2018 Registration document

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Corporate social responsibility

People: savoir-faire

Schools offering applied artsmétier programmes and those offering pro- grammes focused on craftsmanship métiers are the two main targets of our school initiatives. The institutions involved represent the métiers in which our recruitment needs are the strongest. For leatherwork, special relations exist with Ecole Boudard and Lycée des Huisselets in Franche-Comté, Ecole de l’Abbé Grégoire in Paris, Lycée Professionnel Casanova in Savoie-Dauphiné, Lycée Jean Monnet in Montereau, and Lycée Jean Rostand in Angoulême. Specific subjects – sometimes via competitions – are submitted to art college students for the construction of window displays in our Distribution subsidiaries. Our involvement in these schools also includes participation in examination panels. In 2018, case studies were entrus- ted to ECAL students in Switzerland. In parallel, every year we open our doors to cohorts of school pupils, in response to requests, in a spirit of hospitality and to provide a glimpse of our operations, some of which are little-known. Such visits give us the opportunity to present Hermès. In 2018, we entered into a novel type of partnership with the Web School Factory — a digital métiers management school. For one acade- mic year, four Hermès employees are taking part in a part-time appren- ticeship experience, as part of a group composed of students from the school, students from Paris Sciences et Lettres, and professionals. This 10-month programme is aimed at training them in areas such as project management, design thinking, collaborative approaches, etc. All the bet- ter to get them involved in our digital transformations. In 2018, Hermès also entered into agreements with HEC and Sciences Po Paris, two of France’s most prestigious higher education institutions. These agreements entail Hermès’ presence in certain forums to recruit interns, the involvement of students in case studies, and support for Sciences Po’s “Accessible” programme, which provides special assis- tance to students with disabilities. Recruitment Hermès dedicates special attention to recruitment. It must enable new recruits to harmoniously fit into the Company’s long-term project and contribute effectively to its activities. The Hermès employer website (www.hermesemployeur.com: «l’esprit artisan») presents the House’s unique character and enables candi- dates to apply online. Hermès published 6,650 jobs offers on its site in 2018, of which 1,650 were permanent positions, 1,057 intern posi- tions and 250 work-study positions for students following courses that combine practical work in a company with theory at college or university. It attracted over 610,530 visitors in 2018, who applied for positions speculatively or in response to job offers. New visitors accounted for 18.8% of the total, while 81.2% were regular visitors. In 2018, the num- ber of visits recordedon the recruitment siteexceeded1million. In2018, the recruitment site evolved, allowing users to apply from a tablet or a smartphone.

On LinkedIn – a major social media network for employer communica- tions and recruitment – Hermès had over 287,000 followers in 2018, i.e. 100,000more than in 2017, a great achievement in our industry. The average number of visits per month stands at 17,497. In 2018, numerous recruitments took place in the Silk sector : 100 positions were filled (permanent employment contracts, fixed-term contracts, work/study contracts and internships). This dynamic recruit- ment activity was boosted by the Company’s participation in various recruitment fairs in the Lyon area, Forum Emploi and Handiagora (a day dedicated to employment and disability). Close ties were established with ITECH through the Company’s participation in the Jobdating event for young graduates, the apprenticeship and traineeship forum, exami- nation panels, etc. Hermès Parfums held two collective recruitment sessions aimed at attracting the top candidates through a collective event highlighting our Company’s distinctive character embodiedby its players, andpresenting its diverse métiers. Moreover, a new method for recruiting packaging operators was tested in the Vaudreuil production unit: interviews were supplemented with technical tryouts to assess technical aptitudes. The Franche-Comté division of Hermès Leather Goods & Saddlery métier has experienced intense recruitment activity. Indeed, every six months, 40 leather craftsmen have been recruited for Table work, while another ten have been recruited under a professional qualification pro- gramme for Leather Cutting (CQP Coupe). In 2018, the Paris Val de Seine division took in 137 professional trai- ning contracts under 9-month vocational training contracts, as well as 96 people under the APFR programme (a pre-recruitment training programme operated by the Job Centre). A total of 233 people thus joined one of the division’s six sites on initial training programmes. To raise awareness of its leather métiers, Hermès participated in the Recruitment Forumof Montereau (where a new site was set up in 2018), the Recruitment Forum of Val de Reuil, and the Forum of craftsmanship métiers, in collaboration with the Paris job centres. In the Savoie-Dauphiné division, 100 people were recruited and trained for five and a half months. Those who successfully completed all of the savoir-faire validation stages were hired under permanent contracts by one of the division’s four sites. Operations were launched at the new leather goods Maroquinerie de Guyenne thanks to 18 internal transfers, including 11 employees from Hermès Leather Goods & Saddlery. In 2018, 28 new people were recruited to train in the leather crafts métier. The Maroquinerie du Sud-Ouest Leather Goods division continued to recruit its future leather craftsmen and women, inter alia through the Job Centre’s AFPR pre-recruitment training programme involving 400 hours of training and using a simulation-based recruitment method. Following this AFPR programme, 40 people were taken in under vocational trai- ning contracts for a period of nine months. Likewise, future multi-skilled Mechanics and Cutters were recruited in a similar way. Following the AFPR programme, four people were taken in under vocational training contracts for aperiodof sixmonths. InMarch2018, thedivision took part in the Charente Recruitment Forum to focus attention on leather métiers. Our subsidiary in the United States – Hermès Of Paris – recruited 106 employees under permanent contracts in 2018.

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