Lumesse - The New Name for StepStone Solutions - Launches Its
'Inspiring Talent' Global Survey of Employee Attitudes in 14
Countries, Including Australia, China, the US, UK and
Germany
2011-05-11 06:00 
-- Survey shows that half of
Australia employees are not accessing to proper appraisal process
to evaluate their job performance.
SYDNEY, May 11, 2011
/PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Lumesse - the new name from today for
StepStone Solutions - has revealed the first findings of 'Inspiring
Talent' - a detailed, independent survey of employee attitudes to
their jobs and employers. Sourced from almost 4000 employees in
larger companies in 14 countries worldwide, including Australia,
China, the US, UK and Germany, with 404 replies from Australia. The
survey reveals the different attitudes to work and employers among
older and younger workers, men and women, and different regions.
The survey found, for example, that employees starting work
and nearing retirement consistently reporting higher levels of
workplace satisfaction than their mid-career colleagues.
Differences in pay rises, training opportunities and job
satisfaction between men and women were still common, suggesting
that not all employers have made good progress in equalising the
workplace experience between the sexes in recent years. Other key
findings include:
StepStone Solutions, one of the
world's leading talent management companies, also today announces
the rebranding of the company as 'Lumesse' (www.Lumesse.com). With
rapid growth in its 'Software-as-Service' solutions over recent
periods, and an active user base well in excess of a million people
in 70 countries, the new brand is the first step in making Lumesse
an increasingly high-profile, global player in the fast-growth
talent management sector.
Lumesse is positioned in the
'Leaders' quadrant in Gartner, Inc's 2011 "Magic Quadrant for
Employee Performance Management Software. Leaders have strong
product functionality and, often, provide superior customer
experience. In addition, these vendors have strong direct sales
and/or channel sales capabilities. Leading vendors also have strong
or emerging multinational solutions (with corresponding service and
support).
The Lumesse 'Inspiring Talent'
survey shows that issues remain in the way many employers use the
talents of their staff. Training, performance reviews and workplace
trust remain an issue with only half of employees reporting that
they have an effective appraisal process and only one third saying
that good training is regularly available. Less than one in five
employees said they would always be rewarded for taking extra
responsibility or working harder.
Formed in 2003, StepStone Solutions
separated from its parent company in a management buyout backed by
HgCapital in April 2010. With over 1,700 customers, including major
brands such as Banque de France, Deutsche Telekom, Heineken, Merck,
Peugeot Citroen and Virgin Atlantic, and employees in 17 countries,
Lumesse is a high-growth global success story in the talent
management market. Lumesse provides 'Software-as-a-Service'
solutions in both talent acquisition and talent management, with
well over a million active users of its technology, served from
global datacentres.
"Many companies seem to be doing a
great job in providing inspiring, supportive workplaces for their
people," adds Matthew Parker, Lumesse CEO. "But the report card for
many others has to be 'could do better,' especially in areas like
training, career development, performance appraisals and job
recognition. As Lumesse we've set out a clear statement of our
company values, based on what our people said they wanted the
company to be, with a strong emphasis on our ability to provide a
working environment and culture that inspires people - in Lumesse
and in our customers - to do better and have more fun."
"Our rebrand to Lumesse is the end
of a long project and the start of a new chapter in our history,"
said Michelle Martin, Global Head of Marketing. "The brand reflects
the kind of company our people said they want to work for -
vibrant, human, fun but focused, global in scale but local in
execution and, above all, a business that generates fantastic
outcomes for its customers and inspiring careers for their
people."
About Lumesse
Lumesse is the only global company
making talent management solutions work locally. We help customers
around the world to implement successful local talent management
initiatives that identify, nurture and develop the right people, in
the right place, at the right time.
http://www.Lumesse.com
SOURCE Lumesse