Strategy
An ambitious HR strategy that puts the Group's people first
In 2024, Bouygues and its six business segments rolled out “People First”, the Group’s ambitious strategic HR action plan.
The demographic shift and the shortage of technical skills compel us to adapt our approach in every country in which we operate, to identify potential talent and to train all our people, wherever they may be.”
MADAGASCAR – Safety measures are widely promoted on worksites: here, the Colas teams in Madagascar.
The Bouygues group has developed and rolled out “People First”, an ambitious strategic HR action plan, at a time of international labour market tensions and against the backdrop of the Group’s expanded global footprint following the acquisition of Equans in late 2022. The plan – which covers matters ranging from drawing power, hiring and internal job mobility, to talent management, skills and human rights – is geared towards meeting the operational needs of Bouygues’ six business segments in every part of world.
Focus on health and safety
The Group remains steadfast in its determination to safeguard the health and safety of its people. While “zero accidents” remains Bouygues’ ultimate goal, its immediate priority is to achieve “zero serious accidents” across all of its sites.
Given the risk-prone nature of its operations, especially in its construction and energies and services businesses, Bouygues holds awareness-raising events, runs workshops and implements a great many other measures in a drive to reduce the workplace accident frequency rate.
The physical and mental health of employees is an area of special attention, as evidenced by various special programmes and initiatives focusing on research and development, ergonomics, reducing arduous work, and preventing violence and harassment.
> Health and safety is one of the non-financial criteria which determines the variable portion of the remuneration of the heads of the Bouygues group’s business segments and corporate officers.
Providing an inclusive working environment
It is the Group’s firm belief that diversity is a source of innovation and creativity and a strategic asset for the company. Bouygues is open to all forms of diversity and does not tolerate discriminationa in any form.
Bouygues measures progress towards its gender balance targets using metrics every year. The two quantitative targets set for 2024, excluding Equans, were as follows:
- Share of women managers in the business segments: 21.5%b. At end-2024, the share of women managers, excluding Equans, was 23.8%.
- Share of women on business segment executive committees/management committeesc: 30.5%. At end-2024, the share of women managers, excluding Equans, was 31.6%.
Parental leave coverage under the BYCared scheme has been available to all our people outside France since 1 January 2024, regardless of gender (first caregiver, second caregiver), with employees maintaining their full salary for the duration of their leave. This means that parents can take care of their child(ren) with peace of mind.