The AccorHotels Group values employees’ work and implication in the Group; every year a worldwide programme of employee recognition rewards and pays tribute to employees who have best represented the Group’s spirit and values, through their exemplary behaviour and actions. The Bernaches, AccorHotels’s symbol, are awarded to employees whose work, actions and commitment have embodied Respect, Innovation, Performance, Trust or the Spirit of conquest. Employee recognition programmes exist in the different countries with various rewards adapted to the needs of the employees.