ACS
Actividades de Construcción y Servicios

Retaining policies

The ACS Group is made up of a total of 141,002 people, 6.8% more than last year. In 2008, the ACS Group created over 8,950 net jobs.

Of the employees, 15.9% were contracted directly and permanently and 84.1% were contracted in relation to a specific project, work or temporary production joint venture.

Likewise, 29,966 employees worked abroad. Of these 18,775 worked in America, 5,737 in Africa, 4,625 in Europe and 829 in Asia and Oceania and in a total of 43 countries.

Hiring, training and development policies favor professional loyalty. In this respect, the Group companies have implemented measures aimed at retaining and motivating its employees, especially those displaying high potential.

Another form of incentive offered to employees is the possibility of promotion. The turnover of the ACS Group and the continuous development of the company generate a significant number of annual promotions among the employees that, due to their efforts and efficiency, are nominated for positions of greater responsibility.

The ACS Group prefers internal promotion to external hiring, and only taps the job market when it is not able to find a professional with the desired characteristics within the organization. Periodic performance evaluations guide employees’ career development and offer opportunities of promotion.