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Enhancing and safeguarding the diversity of the individual
Since 1945 the name Ratti has been synonymous with concepts such as creativity, style and talent, to name but a few.
There is, however, something else that characterises the experience of the Group and that represents its real point of strength.
The one thing that has allowed us to continue to grow over the decades we have been in business: the human factor. People represent, in all their diversity, the motor of creativity and competitiveness of the Group. This is why in Ratti enhancing the individual and safeguarding equal opportunities begins
with the recruitment process, and then continues during the journey of personal growth that
each person undertakes, thanks to continuous investment in training.
Welfare and benefit policies contribute to creating an environment in which every employee can find an effective answer to their specific needs, whether
People, and their diversity, represent the engine of creativity and competetiveness for the Ratti Group. The enhancement of individuals and the safeguarding of equal opportunities starts with the recruitment process, and continues during each individual’s growth pathway.
in terms of family management or mental and physical health.
The Group pays attention to the needs of employees with disabilities. In Ratti SpA all necessary measures have been taken to ensure ease of access to company spaces, with internal and external parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities, lifts that are suitable for ascending to the first floor of the building, and specially adapted bathrooms. Any workers who have difficulty walking following surgery or other medical treatment are granted temporary access to parking spaces. Textrom and Creomoda, at 31 December 2018, had no workers with disabilities or belonging to protected categories.
Selection and turnover
Each company autonomously defines its personnel selection and administration of policies on the basis of the principles and practices established by the Group’s Management, according to its specific requirements.
As indicated in the Ratti Group’s Code of Ethics, the selection of personnel is carried out by the Group’s competent functions, and must fully respect the company’s values, the ethical principles of the Code and all applicable legislation, whether at European or national level.
The selection and administration of personnel is based exclusively on criteria of expertise and merit, and is carried out while fully respecting the rights
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