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Finmeccanica UK
Finmeccanica UK has been certified as one of Britain's Top Employers 2013. Independent research into its employee offerings showed this company has outstanding working conditions. On this page you will find out exactly what makes it one of the best companies to work for in the UK.
From the research by the CRF Institute
The Top Employers Certification is awarded only to organisations that meet the highest standard in Human Resources (HR). The research assesses all critical areas of HR management of the participating organisations. The research showed that Finmeccanica UK has outstanding employee offerings and thus qualified for the exclusive Top Employers certification. The research
Development Programmes
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Internship programmes
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Graduate development programmes/traineeships
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Talent management/high performer programmes
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Leadership development programmes
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Coaching/mentoring programmes
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Peer support programmes
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Job rotation programmes
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General training programmes
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Industry-related/job-specific training programmes
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Self-selected training programmes
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International exchange programmes
Flexible Working Conditions
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Compressed working hours
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Part-time working
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Flexi-time working
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Sabbatical/career break
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Self-rostering
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Time off in lieu (TOIL) /Time-for-time
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Reduced overtime
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Telecommuting/working from home
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Reduction in company travel
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Special leave for parents
Networking Activities
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Sports club
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Sports events
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Organising weekly drink/other social events
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Alumni club
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Online chat/instant messaging
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Online blogs or forum
Onboarding Activities
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A tour around the organisation
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Induction course (covering the organisation’s mission, vision, values)
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Employee handbook that specifies HR policy and regulations (hardcopy or online)
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Networking events for new employees
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Follow-up session one year after joining
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Meeting with HR to explain procedures
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Standard meeting after specified period
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Meeting with the CEO
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Meeting with Executive Management
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Formal session on targets
About the company
Finmeccanica is a 60-year-old Italian company and among the world’s top 10 players in the aerospace, defence and security sectors. Its portfolio of companies includes AgustaWestland, Alenia Aermacchi, AnsaldoBreda, Ansaldo Energia, Ansaldo STS, DRS Technologies, MBDA, OTO Melara, Selex ES, Thales Alenia Space, Telespazio and WASS.
Finmeccanica employs almost 9,000 people in the UK.
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“The structure in place within the company very much nurtures talent”
"Due to the diversity of its business and products and the variety of roles within Finmeccanica, individuals can have a hugely varied and rewarding career within the company. I believe those who are ambitious, forward-thinking, and hard-working are recognised. This is through careful succession planning and an informed understanding of the company’s talent pool at the highest level."
"Since joining Finmeccanica, I have personally seen a step change in the company’s attitude to training and development. Training at the senior level is taken very seriously and the development courses I have been part of have been rewarding and also very challenging. There is a deliberate attempt to immerse staff in cultural, professional and intellectual development. This is essential in such a geographically and culturally diverse company. Career development is the individuals’ responsibility in the first instance –however the structure in place within the company very much nurtures talent. I have never felt restricted by age, sex or any other traditionally limiting factor; within Finmeccanica there are many opportunities to learn and progress if you demonstrate determination, commitment and ambition."
Jane Wilson, Financial Controller, Selex ES (A Finmeccanica Company)
“Key skills developed are teamwork and networking”
"Finmeccanica holds unique opportunities for new graduates and ensures we are involved from the start, developing our skills through a Group induction programme and different company specific training schemes. The combination of face-to-face and online learning make the Group induction programme easily accessible, with the virtual campus providing a great forum for graduates, worldwide, to engage and learn from one another. Key skills developed are teamwork and networking – these are invaluable to us as graduates. A core focus is cross-company integration ensuring graduates understand the businesses and vision of the Finmeccanica Group."
"Experiencing a multicultural, global working dynamic is incredibly exciting, especially in a unique cross-discipline group like this. The investment of time and training allows the fast-paced development of personal, technical and business skills simultaneously, allowing for even the newest graduates to be involved in projects of significance. Mentors are allocated to graduates, which facilitates knowledge transfer and provides us with exposure to senior managers. With the support of colleagues and managers we can achieve our potential and contribute to the future of the company."
Sophie Hart, Engineering Graduate, AgustaWestland (A Finmeccanica Company)
“Being Finmeccanica means living on the frontier of innovation”
"Being Finmeccanica means acquiring solid, marketable and internationally acknowledged skills, in a company that boasts an industrial and human heritage of absolute value, employing more than 67,000 people in 43 countries worldwide. Being Finmeccanica means living on the frontier of innovation, in a Group of over 14,000 engineers that annually invests 12% of its turnover in research and development. Being Finmeccanica means always being ready to put one’s self on the line in a context that offers its employees important growth opportunities, rewarding merit, ideas, professionalism and assumption of responsibility."
"Being Finmeccanica means knowing how to gather the legacy of experience to imagine and devise possible new scenarios, in a company where colleagues with different backgrounds work elbow to elbow, reciprocally enriching each other owing to the structured opportunities for development offered by the Group. Being Finmeccanica ultimately means being part of one of the most important Italian industrial companies and, therefore, committing fully every day for the economic development and prosperity of Italy and of all countries where the Group Companies are based."
Francesco Mantovani, Senior Vice President Human Resources Development and Education, Finmeccanica
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