Diversity

At Alliance Boots we value, respect and celebrate diversity. We believe that, combined together, it is our different strengths and qualities which enable us to compete effectively.

The UK Health & Beauty business has regularly participated in the “Race For Opportunity” initiative. It found the feedback helpful in developing new programmes.

Employees

at 31 March 2008

Pie chart showing full time (48.3%) and part time (51.7%) employees as at 31 March 2008Pie chart showing permanent (94.7%) and temporary or fixed term (5.3%) employees as at 31 March 2008

Alliance Boots is an equal opportunities employer and is keen to promote and train its people irrespective of their race, gender, disability, age or sexual orientation. We have not reported the number of employees who come from ethnic backgrounds as in some of the countries where we operate such questions are prohibited.

Across the Group, around 240 of our employees have declared that they have a disability.

“At Alliance Boots we value, respect and celebrate diversity”