DATALOGIC SpA : For the fourth consecutive year, CRF, an independent and international entity, recognizes Datalogic as a Top Employer in the field of Human Resources. Datalogic also receives a special award for excellence in “Training and Development,” as well as for “defining job skills,” “monitoring effectiveness in development programs” and “continuous training”

Bologna, 20th March, 2012 - Datalogic Group, global leader in automatic data capture and industrial automation, has been awarded the "Top Employers" certification for the fourth year running.

This certification is assigned following a survey of the CRF Institute, the international organization that has assessed and rated over 2500 companies worldwide, since 1991. This assessment is based on the "Top Employers HR Best Practices Survey™", a scientific and objective method which assesses a wide range of human resource policies and practices.

Datalogic has achieved a particularly high rating in all five areas assessed: "Remuneration Policies", "Working conditions and Benefits", "Company Culture", "Training and Development" and "Career opportunities", with the highest rating in "Working conditions and Benefits" and "Training and Development".

This year Datalogic has also won a Special Award in the "Training and Development"  area, thanks to the excellency rated in "defining competences", "development programs", "monitoring effectiveness of the development programs", "mentoring and coaching", "continuous training" and "involvement of the management in development".

The award giving ceremony was held Monday 19th March at the Sala Collina in the Il Sole 24 Ore headquarters in Milan, media partner of Top Employers Italy.

Datalogic has once again been rated amongst the accredited group of companies that represent positive examples in the Italian entrepreneurial field and has once more demonstrated its essence as a modern reality that works with success in countries all over the world and that has created an ever more solid group and community, giving utmost importance to innovation and dedicated to constant growth and development.

Mauro Sacchetto, Datalogic Group's Chief Executive Officer, commented: "The 'Top Employers' award has become an important appointment which fills us with pride. 2011 was a very demanding year, we endeavored in many extraordinary operations, which were all accomplished successfully,  a positive outcome achieved thanks to the commitment and dedication of all our team worldwide.
This year we are particularly proud to have been assigned the Special Award for Training and Development, which goes to confirm that the real asset for Datalogic is represented by its people, a fusion of cultures, competences, individual and team accomplishments which make us an international company with multinational processes and worldwide performances, capable of performing professionally all over the world and also widening its perimeter".

Datalogic's profile, with rating details, points of excellence and company profile are published on Top Employers Italy 2012, which can be consulted online at the following website: