HERMES_REGISTRATION_DOCUMENT_2017

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

PEOPLE

Demographic data

2.3.1.3 Employment The last ten years have not required any restructuring efforts for econo- mic reasons that hadany consequenceswith regard to jobs. During deve- lopment operations (site construction), any transferswere on a voluntary basis. In France, individual lay-offs involved 72 people in 2017 (94 in 2016). As part of its strategy to preserve and develop its supply sources, the Group opened a new leather goodsworkshop in l'Allan, in FrancheComté, in 2017. The new Iguatemi in Sao Paulo and Sydney Airport stores and the Copenhagenbranchcontributedtothe increase intheworkforce in2017. Jobs created within the Group The Group created 649 jobs in 2017. As has been mentioned, the Production division saw the most growth (with the creation of 332 addi- tional jobs) in order to increase production capacity and to protect savoir- faire and sources of supply, closely followed by theSales sector (with265 additional jobs created). Employment creation was significant in existing production units, parti- cularly in the South-West, Savoie Dauphiné and Franche Comté French areas.

2.3.1.2

WORKFORCE BY AGE

The distribution of the Group’s workforce by age remained stable. The average employee age is 40.

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25 and under 25 to 30 years of age 30 to 35 years of age 35 to 40 years of age 40 to 45 years of age 45 to 50 years of age 50 to 55 years of age 55 to 60 years of age 60 and over

3%

6%

10%

13%

14%

17%

18%

14%

5%

BREAKDOWN BY GENDER

The Group is largely made up of women (67%, a figure comparable with that in 2016), who are represented at all hierarchical levels and in all business activities. The Group’s policy is to guarantee total non-discrimi- nation in the treatment of its employees.

BREAKDOWN OF JOBS CREATION BY SECTOR

Men 33%

Sales 41%

Production 51%

Women 67%

Support 8%

SENIORITY PYRAMID

Average seniority is nine years and 44% of the Group’s total employees have been with the Group for less than five years, resulting from fast growth in recent years. The Group encourages the development of skills and long careers. More than one third of the staff has been with the Group for more than ten years.

over 20 years

11%

9%

15 to 20 years

15%

10 to 15 years

5 to 10 years

21%

15%

3 to 5 years

18%

1 to 3 years

11%

1 year and less

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