The Group’s 87,400 employees are at the heart of L’Oréal’s success. With them and thanks to them, L’Oréal is shaping the future of beauty based on strong human values. The attention paid to youth employment, individual professional development and constant investment in quality of life at work underlie this human-centric vision and help to attract, engage and retain the best talent.
JeanClaude Le Grand
We are peopledriven, because people are our driving force. They are at the root of each and every decision. Giving them an innovative, inspiring and inclusive work environment is our way of moving the world.
In 2022, L’Oréal received close to 1.3 million job applications, an increase of +7%. In a highly competitive job market, the Group’s commitment to hiring is stronger than ever. Its attractiveness as an employer remains extremely high, particularly among students, who account for 60% of new hires and for whom L’Oréal is constantly investing.
For more than twenty years, L’Oréal has been committed to building a more inclusive company, reflecting the diversity of its consumers around the world – an ambition embodied within the Group on a daily basis, and also more widely in the way it promotes diversity among its consumers and stakeholders.
L’Oréal firmly believes that intergenerational connections are pivotal to performance and innovation. In 2022, the “L’Oréal for All Generations” initiative was launched in Spain and France, before being rolled out globally. The programme aims to ensure that the Group’s employees feel fulfilled in their careers, from the time they join the company until they retire. This is L’Oréal’s response to the major demographic, technological and environmental challenges we face, ensuring the employability of its employees, 100% of whom received training in 2022. All training needs are considered; for example, L’Oréal initiated a training cycle to overcome digital illiteracy by enabling more than 300 employees at plants and distribution centres in France to familiarise themselves with the digital skills needed on a daily basis.
During its third Employee Share Ownership Plan, rolled out in more than 60 countries, L’Oréal gave its employees the opportunity to buy Group shares on special terms to involve them more in its success and its future. The 2022 campaign was a resounding success: 35% of employees bought shares, evidence of the commitment and trust among staff worldwide. The plan complements the attractive profit-sharing policy and is an additional opportunity for L’Oréal to share its growth and performance with employees and build their loyalty.
