The French automotive supplier made use of the equality index* that French companies are required to calculate on an annual basis as of this year, with the aim of achieving perfect gender pay equality within in three years (see article n°10909). In March, when France’s equality index was published, Valeo announced plans to extend it to all countries where it operates. Bruno Guillemet, the group’s human resources director, shares with Planet Labor the results yielded by this indicator, after its application on a global scale. The application was rather straightforward for the group to apply, he says, and is set to remain in place indefinitely.
How was this new indicator/index received by your HR network?
Bruno Guillemet: The subject of professional equality is already monitored by our country-level human resources directors, as part of the group’s corporate social responsibility policy. However we also had the feeling that this index would fit in well with Valeo’s culture, which is guided by such indicators. Our HR people are very used to working with such indicators and the equality index was actually very well received.
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