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Our People
To compete e昀昀ectively in our
markets, it is critical that RWS is
well-positioned to attract, recruit
and retain the best people. Our
activities are highly reliant on the
skills, dedication and passion of
all of our colleagues and freelancers around
the world, who we rely on to meet our
clients’ demands for excellent quality, timely
delivery and e昀昀ective service and product
solutions. We aim to be a destination
employer in every one of our key operating
territories and markets, and we remain
committed to this ambition.
Ongoing geopolitical and macroeconomic pressures
meant that FY23 was another challenging year for RWS
colleagues, and we remain constantly impressed by and
grateful for the resourcefulness and resilience of our
teams around the world.
The con昀氀ict in Ukraine continued to provide ongoing
challenges during the year, particularly as we still employ
colleagues in both Russia and Ukraine. The frameworks
and capabilities we developed to support our people’s
physical and mental health during the pandemic,
including our global Employee Assistance Programme and
our managers’ skills of sensitivity and adaptability, also
continue to be helpful in this ongoing situation.
Despite these various challenges, FY23 has seen ongoing
progress with regard to the important consolidation of
our key people platforms, processes and initiatives as the
Group comes together as One RWS. We now operate a
single global HR organisation that is highly responsive at
a divisional and local level, and supported by specialist
HR teams at Group level. Together, this team, partnering
with managers and colleagues, has delivered a number of
successful Group-wide programmes during FY23.
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