7 . R e l a t i ons hi ps E m p l o y ees W e s t riv e t o b e t he p ref e rre d em ploy er of b ot h c u rren t and p ot ent ial e m p lo y ee s . Our a im is t o a t t ra c t , de v e lo p, and k eep qu alif ied and m ot iv at ed p eo ple in a prof es s io na l e nv iron m e nt . • W e aim t o of f e r a s af e a nd he alt hy w o rk ing en v iro nm en t in a ll o ur op era t ion s . • W e be lie v e in equ al o pp ort u nit ie s , f airne s s , a nd d iv e rs it y . W e re c ruit and p ro m o t e on t h e ba s is of qu alif ic a t ions f o r t h e w ork t o b e pe rf orm e d, re gard le s s o f ra c e, re lig ion , ge nd er, age , n at io na lit y , dis abilit y , s ex u al orien t a t ion , un ion m em bers h ip, a nd p olit ic a l o pinio n. • W e re c o gniz e t ha t e m plo y ee s h av e t h e rig ht t o c ho os e w h et he r or no t t o be rep re s e nt e d by t ra de un ion s f or p urpo s es o f c ollec t iv e ba rga in ing. N o dis c rim ina t io n s h all be d ire c t e d aga ins t an y em ploy e e ex erc is ing s u c h righ t s . • U nd er no c irc u m s t an c es w ill f o rc ed o r c o m p uls o ry lab or b e em ploy ed in ou r op erat ions . W e are s t ric t ly a ga in s t c hild la bo r a nd ot he r f orm s o f ex p lo it a t ion of c h ild re n. W e do not e m p lo y an y p ers o n un de r 15 y ea rs old , an d a da pt t o loc a l s t an da rd s t h at s pe c if y a h ig he r a ge m in im um . • Eac h of u s is e x p ec t ed t o c o nt rib ut e t o t he grou p, an d ou r pe rf orm a nc e is rew a rd ed in a f a ir w ay . Ap prais a ls are m a de on a n an nu al ba s is . • Ou r em ploy ees a re c o nt inuo us ly of f e red t rain in g and d ev e lop m en t p os s ib ilit ie s t o s a f e gu ard t heir c h an c e t o g row w it h t he grou p. T h e go al is a n a v e ra ge of 4 0 t ra in ing ho urs p er y e ar f or ea c h em ploy ee. • W e en c ou ra ge a f lo w o f in f o rm at ion a c ros s div is io nal, f un c t io nal, and g eo grap hic a l b orde rs t o m a k e f ull u s e of t he gro up ’s a v a ila ble k no w ledg e an d ex p erienc e.