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DolphinEnergy is committed to providing
a competitive and attractiveworking
environment for its current and future staff.
DolphinEnergy strives to systematically
invest in people’s professional
development, foster commitment to
performance, and enhance company-
wide dialogues that promote a culture of
responsibility, ownership, and belonging.
DolphinEnergy’s human resource
management function is supported by
a designatedHRdivisionwitha team
inQatar and theKuwait. Furthermore, in
January 2009, a shared-services function
has been implementedbetweenKuwait and
Qatar that includes compensation and
benefits, policies and procedures and
training to provide increased focus and
standardization. By theendof 2009 there
was a 90% alignment between theKuwait
andQatar.
An essential commitment and
responsibility of thehuman resource
strategy is the nationalization of the
company’sworkforce. DolphinEnergy
has adopted specific hiring and retention
policies to serve this purpose, while
also investing in capacity building for
its employed nationals. DolphinEnergy
also invests in talentednationals outside
of itsworkforce byworkingwith local
communities anduniversities on various
sponsorships for students.
Just as critical is the company’s
commitment to human rights, which forms
an integral part of the corporate culture.
DolphinEnergy is committed to promoting
and continuously improving the conditions
of itsworkforce, ensuring fair treatment of
employees and contractors.
