A responsible HR policy

Human Resources play an indispensable role at le Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. Our responsible HR policy is based on dialogue, continuous progress, diversity and gender equality. We firmly believe that these principles are essential to cultivating a fulfilling work environment where everyone can contribute fully to the success of le Palais des Festivals et des Congrès.

How are human resources organized?

Human resources are organized around adequate recruitment, career management, work organization, professional training, internal communication, compensation policy and finally around corporate culture.

This is through the adaptation of structures, the satisfaction of customers, the development and fidelization of staff, the search for innovation, the perfection of tools and working methods, the equipment modernization that le Palais des Festivals et des Congrès ensures its perennity and productivity.

The social dialogue, which manifests itself notably through relations with social partners (staff delegates, union delegates, social and economic committee, health, safety and working conditions committee) enables us to build a reassuring social contract.

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The objectives of our HR policy

In today’s competitive world, we must face up to imperatives such as productivity, employment and maintaining attractive prices, with significant reactivity to the market, taking into account both quality of products and services and the women and men who build our future day after day.

These objectives have led us to implement new ways of organizing work. In this context, the Human Resources Department must support and above all anticipate change, thus contributing to the performance of organizations.

In this context, and in line with our Sustainable Development policy, the desired objectives are concrete, involving:

to measure the gaps between facts and established norms by setting them through objectives, legal rules, customs, this is the permanent social audit
to enrich and deal with the real motivations of the individual in a company such as ours and thus establish a code of values applicable and respected by all
to value the companye, i.e. the men and women who work there, through internal communications dependent on the Human Resources Department, in close collaboration with General Management and the Communications Department.
to commit at all times to diversity, equal opportunities and transparency of means.

Caring for the planet and your audience

An operating system

on two levels

The Human Resources strategy covers eight fundamental areas: job offers, recruitment, training, work organization, employee health and well-being, career management, compensation, social regulation and the integration of new technologies.

Our company is based on a two-tier operating system:

on the one hand, a COMEX made up of the Chairman, the Managing Director, the Director of Human Resources, the Director of Administration & Finance, the Director of Sales & Digital Projects, the Director of Operations and the Director of Logistics, Infrastructures and Supervision.
On the other hand, an Enlarged Management Committee, executives, women and men in the field, always attentive to customer needs, with a high level of involvement and constant responsiveness.

The Diversity Charter

Since June 16, 2008, le Palais des Festivals et des Congrès has signed the Charte de la Diversité to demonstrate its commitment, in France, to cultural, ethnic and social diversity.

Favoring pluralism and seeking diversity through recruitment and career management is a factor of progress for the company. Such an approach contributes to its efficiency and the quality of its labor relations. It can have a positive effect on the company’s image vis-à-vis its customers, external service providers and consumers, in France and the rest of the world.

Le Palais des Festivals et des Congrès de Cannes is proud to have renewed its commitment to equal opportunity and diversity in the acts of our daily lives, both personal and professional.

On Thursday, February 09, 2023, on the occasion of the Nice leg of the Tour de France de la Diversité, le Palais des Festivals et des Congrès de Cannes signed the new Diversity Charter and thus made commitments in terms of awareness, non-discrimination and fostering diversity in all its components.

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Gender Equality Index

The law of 5 September 2018 obliges companies to achieve concrete results in reducing the pay gap between women and men, within the framework of the general principles of equal treatment and non-discrimination for which our company strives.

Through its social policy, the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès ensures that the principle of equal treatment for men and women is respected on a daily basis, whether in terms of recruitment, performance or termination of the employment contract, remuneration, professional training, career management, etc.

Today, it is up to the government, aware of these crucial issues, to take up the matter by inviting companies to measure their performance in terms of professional equality and to publish the results of their gender equality index.

This index is based on four indicators for companies with fewer than 250 employees:

The gender pay gap: we scored 39/40.
The gap in the distribution of individual raises: we scored 35/35.
Percentage of female employees receiving a raise within a year of returning from maternity leave: the indicator is incalculable.
Parity among the ten highest earners: we scored 5/10.

The Palais des Festivals et des Congrès scored 93/100 for the Gender Equality Index 2025 (for the 2024 financial year).
In previous years, we have achieved equally remarkable results: 94/100 in 2022 and 93/100 in 2023. These figures testify to our determination to promote equality between men and women in our company and to implement concrete and significant actions.

The Palais des Festivals et des Congrès is determined to maintain this result. We are continuing our commitment to equal opportunities and the fight against exclusion and discrimination, by tackling key issues such as :

The fight against gender stereotypes: we are organising training courses for our staff on unconscious bias and gender stereotypes in order to deconstruct preconceived ideas that can hinder equal treatment.
Taking account of maternity-related issues: we are continuing to improve our arrangements for supporting our female employees during and after maternity leave.
Cultural diversity and inclusion: our aim is to create a working environment where everyone feels respected and valued.

The Palais des Festivals et des Congrès de Cannes is aware of this long-term commitment. We will continue to measure our progress and adjust our actions in line with our three pillars, which form the basis of our raison d’être: connecting, caring and revealing.

For any further information, you can send us your requests by writing to [email protected]

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