Workplace

Innovative corporate governance
Steria benefits from a unique and innovative governance structure that enables employee shareholders to play a major role in the running of the Group. Represented by a company named Soderi, specifically set up for this purpose, our employees own a 16.5% stake in Steria. In this way employees have a significant say in determining Steria strategy, acquisition plans and other major policy decisions. The result: a greater sense of ownership, empowerment and loyalty to the Company.

Steria’s share ownership scheme and governance model have broken new ground in the IT sector. In France, we received the employee shareholding Grand Prize and the Special Prize for Best Progress by the Fédération Française des Associations d’actionnaires salariés et anciens salariés (FAS) in 2008.

Building our future
Steria has a culture that inspires employees to a long-term career with the Company. As we grow, careful selection of new people refreshes our talent base and keeps the corporate culture vibrant. In a competitive market that differs from country to country, we maintain strong relationships with leading schools and universities. In both Europe and India, we recruit final year undergraduates.

Developing careers
People do not join Steria just to get a job. They want a flourishing environment and personal satisfaction. We have created a career path with a yearly performance and development assessment, called CEDRE. Apart from evaluating each employee’s potential, CEDRE helps anticipate the needs and development capabilities of each person. Based on individual need, Steria offers every employee a wide variety of training and competence development opportunities. These include on-the-job training, e-learning, workshops, knowledge transfer and induction sessions for new and transferred personnel.

We are a major investor in technical training that includes software, domain and service delivery and formal qualifications in project management. Our new Steria Academy is supplementing these activities by providing a real centre for employee development, with the support of external experts, focused on leadership, programme management, consultancy and sales.

Keeping in touch
In a diverse, international company such as Steria, effective two-way communication is vital to reinforce engagement and employee satisfaction (which in turn leads to client satisfaction). Our annual, company-wide survey, Stereo, measures employee satisfaction. Its findings help to promote team dialogue and improve management progress. Year-on-year Stereo comparisons help us to chart progress and identify areas for improvement.

We are a major investor in technical training that includes software, domain and service delivery and formal qualifications in project management. Our new Steria Academy is supplementing these activities by providing a real centre for employee development, with the support of external experts, focused on leadership, programme management, consultancy and sales.