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CHAPTER 2 | UNIQUENESS AND TALENT, INGREDIENTS FOR SUCCESS

The Ratti Group consists of and is managed
by people whose expertise, sense of responsibility
and dedication condition the progress made by

the company day after day

Ratti obtains Fair Wage
certification for its employees’
The value of people working conditions
The value of people and the attention Ratti
During 2021 Ratti SpA participated in a survey promoted
dedicates to its employees represents one of
by the National Chamber of Italian Fashion and the Fair
the intrinsic characteristics of the Group itself –
Wage Network in the Italian luxury sector, in order to draft
characteristics which do not only come to the
a social sustainability report. More than 1,000 workers in
fore in moments of greatest difficulty. textiles, leather goods, footwear, accessories and many
The Ratti Group consists of and is managed by other sectors took part in the interviews on working and
people whose expertise, sense of responsibility salary conditions across Italy.
and dedication condition the progress made by
the company day after day. Out of a sample of 45 companies, one-third of these –
including Ratti – had obtained Fair Wage certification.
For this reason, the leadership works on a daily This attests to the appropriate management of
working conditions on the basis of 12 factors including
basis to ensure the constant protection of all
salary levels, remuneration systems, working
employees and partners. In the same way, the
hours, opportunities for career development, wage
Human Resources function is committed to
discrimination and mechanisms for social dialogue.
ensuring the Group’s employees receive the right
training and development and, in general, the
right motivation and professional development.
Ratti is strongly convinced that this is the only way
work can become an object of value and people For further details of the GRI indicators regarding
can share what they believe in. significant topics pertaining to human resources,
please see the table in the Annex.
This is an asset that merits the constant attention
and protection expressed in the Code of Ethics: 2.1
a document which expresses the principles and
values which commit the Group to developing Ratti’s employees
its professional staff. It encourages the
development of skills and professional growth, At 31 December 2021, the Ratti Group had 726
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guaranteeing the satisfaction and the wellbeing employees , the majority of whom were women
of the staff working in the various production (66.94%). This has long been a characteristic of
facilities. the sector. The total workforce recorded a slight
fall (-3%) compared with 2020. The data show a
In addition, Ratti’s Code of Ethics provides the net improvement on the drop recorded between
basis for ensuring there are equal opportunities 2019 and 2020 (-12%) which was due mainly to
in terms of work and professional development the effects of the Covid-19 health emergency.
for all its employees. The drop caused a reduction in volumes and
This is done by enhancing their professional conditioned corporate processes and policies
qualifications and earnings capacity, without any with regard to hiring staff.
discrimination, given that the functions select,
1 The 726 members of staff
hire and manage employees exclusively on the 82.09% of the workforce are on permanent include employees, interns and
basis of expertise and merit. contracts, 15.84% are on fixed-term contracts, freelancers

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