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CIMIC Group Limited Annual Report 2016 |
Sustainability Report
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OUR APPROACH
As a service organisation, our success is dependent on the quality of our service which is driven largely by the skills, passion and expertise
of our people. CIMIC Group's workforce is project-focused, committed to the achievement of high quality standards, and gains
satisfaction from meeting or beating targets. CIMIC Group places considerable emphasis on leadership, responsibility and accountability,
and is committed to developing the individual skills and career paths of its employees.
EMPLOYMENT
As at 31 December 2016, the Group directly employed 28,535 people, 8,148 in Australia and 20,387 in the international operations, up
from 27,939 last year (7,610 in Australia and 20,329 in the international operations).
Direct employees (#)
2016
2015
CIMIC
101
93
CPB Contractors
5,031
4,740
Leighton Asia
14,950
13,954
Thiess
7,852
9,024
Sedgman
464
-
UGL
6,801
-
EIC Activities
83
63
Pacific Partnerships
41
38
Devine
58
139
Leighton Properties
13
27
Group
35,394
28,078
Based on a share of the employees in our investments as follow – HLG Contracting (45%) and Ventia (50%) - our total number of
employees is 50,874, up from 43,433 last year. The acquisition of a substantial shareholding in UGL by 31 December 2016 is the largest
factor in the total employee increase since 2015.
ATTRACTING, DEVELOPING AND RETAINING EMPLOYEES
To maintain our position as a leader in the industries in which we operate, we must ensure that the knowledge and expertise of our
people grows. To do this we identify skill gaps, train and develop our people, and share knowledge across the Company. By doing so we
improve employee attraction, retention and engagement which ensures we have the skills to execute on our strategy.
Our workforce is predominantly made up of permanently employed full time and fixed term employees. Typically, many trade-related
employees such as labourers are recruited on fixed terms for construction projects and then leave for other opportunities when the
project, or their contribution to the project, is completed.
Workforce composition (%)
Male
Female
Permanent full time
55.7
8.3
Permanent part time
0.3
0.4
Fixed term
34.6
0.5
Casual
0.3
0.1
In 2016, the Group recruited 12,564 new employees, 748 female and 11,816 male.
Recruitment (#)
Male
Female
CIMIC
20
20
CPB Contractors
2,537
417
Leighton Asia
7,916
138
Thiess
1,249
141
Sedgman
51
19
EIC Activities
25
7
Pacific Partnerships
18
5
Leighton Properties
0
1
Group
11,816
748
Developing our people and leadership are critical to our success. In 2016, CIMIC Group developed ‘Program One’ which is a new Group
wide leadership framework and program which will be utilised to consistently build our leadership capability across the Group. The
program launched with a global conference led by the Executive Chairman with the top 100 executive leaders from across the Group
participating. The conference focused on ‘leading with principle’ and setting the leadership expectations required for CIMIC Group. Our
priorities into 2017 will be to roll out the program to our frontline leadership group.
In 2016, a Group-wide ‘Capability Framework’ has been developed which is designed to deliver consistent training for core capabilities
that are a priority for our business. We invest in training that supports our business requirements and the development of our
employees. Each of our Operating Companies conducts regular skills-based training and programs, such as technical and vocational
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