Imperial recognised for industry-leading employment practices

Leading mobility and transport company Imperial has been recognised as a leader in the Automotive, Transport and Logistics industry by the global Top Employers Institute for its exceptional human resources practices and procedures.

The Netherlands based Top Employers Institute globally certifies excellence in the conditions that employers create for the development of their people. Annually, the institute conducts rigorous international research into the HR environment of participating companies, probing areas such as talent strategies, leadership development, career planning and succession management among others. The certification programme is independently audited, adding to the rigour of the process.

Samantha Crous, Regional Director South Africa and Benelux for the Top Employers Institute said: “Optimal employee conditions ensure that people can develop themselves personally and professionally. Our comprehensive research concluded that Imperial provides an outstanding employment environment and offers a wide range of creative initiatives, from secondary benefits and working conditions to performance-management programmes that are well thought out and truly aligned with the culture of their company.”

Commenting on the accolade Imperial CEO, Mark Lamberti said: “Given the current competitive environment the ability to attract and retain the best talent is a strategic imperative for Imperial. I would like to thank our HR teams across the group for their continued passion and efforts in ensuring that Imperial is not only a leader within its industry, but a recognised leader within the South African market.”

About Imperial   

Imperial Holdings is a JSE listed South African-based international group of companies active predominantly in three major areas of mobility: consumer and industrial logistics; vehicle import, distribution, dealerships, retail, rental and aftermarket parts; and vehicle-related financial services.

Imperial employs over 51 000 people who generate revenues of over R100 billion in Africa, Europe, South America, Australia and the United States through five major divisions which operate under separate management structures to enable decentralised entrepreneurial creativity within the group’s clearly-defined strategic, capital, budgetary and governance principles.

Imperial strives for focused value creation and leadership in its chosen markets by allocating capital and resources to those organic and acquisitive growth opportunities that will enhance and be enhanced by the group’s existing assets and capabilities. www.imperial.co.za

The Top Employers Institute assesses participants on the following criteria:

• Talent Strategy
  • Workforce Planning
  • On-boarding
  • Learning & Development
  • Performance Management
  • Leadership Development
  • Career & Succession Management
  • Compensation & Benefits
  • Culture

For more information about the Top Employers Institute go to www.top-employers.com.