Social Responsibility

For Manpower and Right Corecare, corporate social responsibility extends well beyond just writing a donation check to a charitable cause. It's about strengthening the diversity of our communities and creating opportunities for all people to participate in the workforce. It's about focusing on the long-term view and developing solutions that are sustainable. Whether it's helping an unemployed single mother return to the workforce, or giving a job to an immigrant when no one else will, our reward comes from knowing that we make a real difference - today and in the future. All over the world, our employees, partnering with community organisations, businesses and government, engage in workforce development programs that make a difference in people's lives.

Because of our relationships with both employers and individuals, we are uniquely positioned to determine where current and future skills gaps are, identify people who need help engaging with the workforce, and develop solutions that bring these two groups together, mutually benefiting both. In this way, we function as a "bridge" to employment for many who would otherwise be unemployed. Our systems, programmes and policies are designed to make the connection to work a viable option for those who need it. Our industry leading skills assessment processes and hiring policies help us ensure that people are not discriminated against. Rather, we focus on people's abilities - not their disabilities. Our approach to Corporate Social Responsibility is driven by our values that determine the way we do business. Through our corporate social responsibility activities, we are therefore committed to:

People - Caring about people, customers and community and the role of work in their lives

• Developing a diverse and inclusive labour market that reflects the population as a whole.

• Driving social cohesion - the inclusion of all disadvantaged groups in the workforce - to the benefit of local, regional, national and international economies.
• Implementing Work / Life balance policies which recognise individuals' requirements and create a more motivated and productive workforce.

Knowledge - Learning and growing by sharing knowledge and resources

• Delivering "Life Long Learning," improved employability and sustainable employment to people of all ages and backgrounds through education and training programs, skills development and work experience opportunities that in turn will deliver a business benefit and secure jobs for the future.
• Encouraging companies to manage people responsibly through good and bad times using our own experience of effective change and people management.
• Encouraging our employees to share our commitment and make their personal contribution to the communities within which we live and work.

Innovation - Daring to be innovative in driving business growth through corporate social responsibility

• Partnering and developing initiatives with business and business organisations, government and local authorities, trade unions and non-governmental organisations to the achievement of common goals.
• Delivering shareholder return through responsible business management - for us, CSR is not just the "right" thing to do; it is central to increasing our sustainable business competitiveness.
• "Raising the bar" - Manpower is a global company and all its operations aspire to the highest CSR standards.