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Our people
Datatec employs over 11 000 people in more than 50 countries: they are our greatest asset and the driving force behind our success. We prioritise the development, support and wellbeing of our people and are dedicated to providing the resources and working environment they need to excel.
We strive to be an employer of choice and attract, develop and retain talented people by delivering an inclusive culture where every team member can reach their full potential. Employees are encouraged to provide feedback and we undertake regular engagement and inclusion surveys to listen to and understand what is important to our people as well as how we can improve.
The behaviours and performance we look for and encourage in our teams are reflected in Datatec’s values:
Learning and development
Continual learning and development, including technical accreditations where relevant, is fundamental to our business success and plays a key role in positioning Datatec as an employer of choice. Datatec and its subsidiaries continue to invest meaningfully in training and development, including the implementation and enhancement of learning management systems.
In FY25, we invested over US$3.4 million on employees’ career development, training, and accreditations across the Group. This included funding to improve training infrastructure, materials, and programme offerings including inductions, sales, financial analysis, management and leadership, ESG, inclusion and belonging, as well as various technical and vendor accreditations which enhance professional profiles and improve our industry capabilities.
Inclusion and belonging
As one of our key Datatec values, inclusion continues to be an integral part of our culture which focuses on creating equal opportunities for all employees. We are proud to support a diverse and varied workforce around the world, which helps our business learn, thrive and grow.
Our divisions are committed to promoting and building inclusive work environments for all team members, and have succeeded reasonably well, according to employee surveys. Across Logicalis International and Latin America, a score of 8.5 out of 10 on the diversity and inclusion measure was registered for FY25, which considers employees’ perceptions of efforts to maintain a diverse workforce and create an environment where everyone feels included. At Westcon International, 85% of employees believed that the division actively promotes diversity and inclusion, while 89% felt comfortable sharing their cultural background.
Initiatives undertaken to achieve this success have included broad diversity, equity and inclusion training programmes, holding leadership teams accountable for delivering on inclusion commitments, celebrating success stories and cultural diversity through multiple events and activities across the world, and a focus on increased representation of women at all role levels.
Currently Datatec Group has 30% female employees overall, and 31% of the c.600 leaders (defined as CEO, CEO-1 and CEO-2 levels) in the Group are female. While attracting women into the technology sector remains a challenge, we see a clear opportunity to increase female representation at Datatec and are committed to realising the benefits of a more diverse and inclusive workforce.
Wellbeing
Employee wellbeing is a priority across Datatec, including both physical and mental health. This is promoted and supported through a combination of activities and initiatives, including regional employee assistance programmes, health insurance options, wellbeing webinars, employee resource groups or health committees, targeted policies, local fitness activities, and mental health awareness events.
FY26 plans
Across Datatec’s divisions in the year ahead, we will continue strengthening leadership capability through our development academies, formalise our commitment to inclusion and belonging through the introduction of related policies, and enhance our recognition and celebration of top performance.
Case study
In FY25, Datatec combined its commitment to people development and responsible business through ESG training courses made available to all staff at Logicalis International and Westcon International via their learning portals.
These courses provide a good understanding of ESG principles as they relate to Datatec. The training covers a broad range of topics, starting with an overview of ESG and its significance within our organisation. It explains our responsibilities and illustrates how these are integrated into our responsible business practices, while also covering specific topics like ESG and the supply chain, environmental topics, inclusion and belonging, and ESG reporting and regulations. Beyond theoretical knowledge, the training provides practical, actionable steps that employees can take to contribute to our ESG goals and initiatives.
Across Datatec, our ESG training courses were completed by 71% of targeted employees in FY25, (representing 53% of Datatec employees in total) and we plan to roll out the training to Logicalis Latin America employees in FY26.
