Air Liquide China honored as “2012 Best Human Resource Management Company”

Air Liquide China has been selected as one of the winners of the 2012 "100 Best Human Resource Management (HRM) Companies"  award, which is sponsored by 51job, a leading integrated human resources service provider in China. The award is presented to 100 companies in China whose human resource practices have made a significant contribution to their corporate development.

Themed on "Human Resource Management in a Diversified Society", this year 51Job assesses the companies based on 10 criteria. Air Liquide China is recognized for its outstanding human resource strategies, best practices on employee training, talent recruitment and retention, performance and compensation system, and many other aspects in corporate culture and human resources management.

Developing talents is one of the strategic drivers of Air Liquide. The company has always attached great importance to talent recruitment and development. Every year, hundreds of talents from various industries join Air Liquide China. And through the diversified campus recruitment programs such as "Yang Fan" International Assignment Program and the Management & Technical (MT) Trainee Program, a great number of fresh graduates join Air Liquide China, injecting fresh energy to the company's fast and sustained growth. The company also spares no efforts in employee training and development. Air Liquide China has built up a complete training system and structured training modules, with an average training time of 7 days per employee. The Technical Career Ladder (TCL) not only opens a technical career path to technical professionals in addition to the traditional management path, but also helps build a vigorous platform to promote innovation and the sharing of technical knowledge. The complete employee performance appraisal system, sophisticated human resource information management system as well as the rich and diversified corporate culture constitute Air Liquide's unique advantages in human resources management. Air Liquide strives to offer each and every one of its employees a balanced and motivating professional life, so as to achieve the long-term sustainable development of the individuals and the company.

Mr. Remi Charachon, President & CEO of Air Liquide China, commented, "People are the most valuable asset of the company. Winning the 2012 Best Human Resource Management (HRM) Company Award is demonstrating the success of Air Liquide's  Human Resources policy. In the future, we will continue to help our employees give full play to their potentials and achieve long-term professional development, and together with Air Liquide, to lead the future of the industry."