People- our main resource

We capitalize on the business contribution made by all employees, their varied skill sets, roles and responsibilities.

Our focus is on providing an interesting yet challenging work environment, underpinned by a foundation of constructive relations. We endeavour to achieve excellent communications and encourage and support on-going dialogue among our employees at all levels.

We encourage personal development, helping individuals to exploit their potential and we actively promote and support their quest for knowledge, enjoyment of continuous learning and active participation in the life of the company. Recruitment and promotion is based solely on merit and ability on an individual basis.

Respect, politeness, humility and trust are the behavioural characteristics we applaud and recognise are essential in creating a work environment where the best results can be achieved. Discrimination, in any form, is not tolerated. Each employee is valued and appreciated for who he or she is.

We encourage employees to recognise that they have influence and, as such, they share in the collective responsibility for the performance of the business and the company’s reputation.

We support cross-fertilization among our diverse cultures. This allows us to expand more readily in new parts of the world, benefit from different ways of reasoning, and understand better our customers, wherever they are situated.  
 
Within the Qioptiq Group

• each individual employee and his or her contribution is valued
• personal development is supported  
• we believe in treating others as we would expect to be treated
• an individual feeling of business ‘ownership’ is encouraged