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CHAPTER 2 | Uniqueness and talent, ingredients for success
Enhancing the individual and safeguarding equal opportunities begins with the recruitment process, and then continues during the journey of personal growth
Enhancing and safeguarding
the diversity of the individual
Since Ratti was established, its name has been synonymous in the collective imagination with a values outlook linked to concepts such as creativity, talent and expertise – all elements sustained by a web of experience and work, along with the rituals and the art behind which people’s work manifests itself.
These represent, in all their diversity, the motor of creativity and competitiveness of the Group. Identifying and emphasising this narrative means keeping sight of the values outlook not only of this human capital but also that which today might be defined as the “continuous becoming” of this company.
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 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. In Textrom the principles of equal opportunity and diversity are applied in accordance with the Code of Work and the Code of Ethics, while Creomoda and La Maison des Accessoires also apply the SA8000 policy and the procedure against discrimination.
Safeguarding fundamental rights:
the prevention of child labour
As set out in the Code of Ethics and in the Policy for Social Accountability, the Ratti Group is committed to opposing any situation that could potentially involve exploitation in the workplace.
As a guarantee of their respect for human rights, Ratti SpA, Creomoda and La Maison des Accessoires are SA8000 certified. In its recruitment policies, the Group also specifies its requirements regarding the minimum age of employees, in line with national regulations (18 years in Ratti SpA and in Textrom Srl, 16 years in Creomoda Sarl and La Maison des Accessoires) for all companies.
When interviews are conducted with minors below the age of 18, there is a specific procedure in place to assess the educational circumstances of the minor, so that
the working commitment is not incompatible with the former, and to verify and monitor compliance with the conditions agreed when the contract is signed.
The verification of any risks inherent to non-compliance with respect for human rights is carried out periodically, during the process of updating SA8000 certification.
The provisions of the Group’s Code of Ethics are further reinforced by the Suppliers’ Code, which was introduced in 2018, and in which the Group requires its suppliers to respect national laws, any other applicable laws, and
the principles stipulated by International Labour Law conventions, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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The Ratti Group is committed to preventing and to opposing all situations involving exploitation in the workplace, and in particular child labour, not only in its production units, but along the whole of the supply chain.