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Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 March 1997 - Report of the Directors
Committees of the Board
The committees are:
● Audit Committee comprising Sir Ernest Harrison (Chairman), Sir William Barlow and Sir Robert Clark;
● Remuneration Committee made up of Sir Ernest Harrison (Chairman), Sir William Barlow and Sir
Robert Clark;
● Nominations Committee comprising Sir Ernest Harrison (Chairman), Sir William Barlow, Sir Robert
Clark and C C Gent.
Directors' interests in the shares of Vodafone Group Plc
The Report of the Remuneration Committee details the directors' interests in the shares of Vodafone
Group Plc.
Employee involvement
Employee involvement is actively encouraged throughout the Group. In practice, the managing director of
each of the subsidiary companies is responsible for evolving a consultative policy, supported by the
Board.
Employee involvement is achieved through:
● Directors' presentations - made to staff within subsidiary companies throughout the country;
● Team briefing - a systematic method of employee communications covering all levels of employee to
which
employees are encouraged to put forward their ideas;
● Internal written communications - comprising company newsletters, staff notices and bulletins and the
internal
distribution of official press releases;
● Social functions - the Company actively encourages and financially supports a wide range of sports and
social
functions across the Group for its employees.
UK all employee share schemes
The directors are committed to the principle that all employees should be able to participate in the
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