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Employees

GSK employs over 100,000 people in 119 countries.

Our goal to be the best place for the best people to do their best work is central to our business strategy and key to business success. We aim to create a positive working environment, offer competitive reward packages that emphasise performance, provide opportunities for training and advancement, and listen and respond to employee feedback. (See our Annual Report for more details on our business strategy).

We expect employees to meet high standards in the way they carry out their work for GSK. The GSK Spirit defines our culture and the principles we expect employees to work by. These are:

• Performance with integrity
• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Focus on innovation
• A sense of urgency
• Passion for achievement

Regular performance appraisals assess whether employees have upheld these principles and the requirements of our Code of conduct in their work. The results affect bonuses and career progression. See  Ethical conduct for more information on our Code of Conduct.

This section explains our approach and performance in 2005. It covers:

• our regular employee surveys
• our programmes to recruit and retain a diverse workforce;
• employee development, performance appraisals and talent management;
• how we communicate with employees and get their feedback;
• our health, safety and wellbeing programmes

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