15. Equal Opportunities

The company discloses in what way it has implemented national and international processes and what goals it has for the promotion of equal opportunities and diversity, occupational health and safety, participation rights, the integration of migrants and people with disabilities, fair pay as well as a work-life balance and how it will achieve these.

euromicron respects its employees at all levels as a valuable bedrock and key component of its commercial success. The employee survey conducted in 2016 documents that employee satisfaction is basically high and reveals further potential for improvement. The target is to use this potential, due to missing experience no KPIs are fixed yet.

The company supports flexible working time models and freedom in organizing parental leave and leave to care for family members. Home office regulations are the responsibility of the individual companies. euromicron provides an allowance for the cost of employees’ children attending daycare centers and has established a raft of further programs that offer employees benefits. Examples that can be named are the employee recommendation system, incentive programs, or offering of Job Tickets.

The euromicron Group nurtures an open corporate and communication culture and also demands that employees practice that.

Moreover, euromicron is opposed to any form of discrimination and also documents this clear stance, its values and its open culture in its Code of Conduct. Internal compliance management also has a preventive influence here. Various training courses (in-person courses and e-learning modules) ensure that managers and employees also live up to the high standards euromicron demands of them.

euromicron explicitly welcomes all forms of diversity. The company attaches great importance to equal opportunity and development opportunities for all employees.

Women are explicitly wanted in management posts, a precept that is also practiced: Ms. Bettina Meyer is Spokeswoman of the Executive Board and Ms. Evelyne Freitag is Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board and another member of the Supervisory Board is Ms. Dr. Martina Sanfleber.

euromicron pays its employees attractive compensation. Their compensation package also includes additional payments, bonus agreements and arrangements on expenses.

Risk assessments for individual work areas and activities are conducted as part of a detailed health and safety risk analysis in order to derive suitable measures to protect employees. There is also regular training and instruction on work safety and health, as well as inspections of the locations and building sites. An Occupational Health and Safety Committee convenes four times a year.

A check-up for employees by the physician at the individual companies is offered as a means of prevention and on a specific case-by-case basis, depending on the activity. The “Work Safety” policy defines the regulations, practices, required conduct and recommendations in writing. All employees must be informed of the policy’s contents. Important documents, instructions and checklists are available in the intranet and are available to all employees.

euromicron supports sports groups and initiatives and regularly stages events relating to the subject of health. In addition, euromicron works to raise employees’ awareness of the need for sufficient recuperation and breaks in their everyday work in order to avoid chronic stress and how to consciously look after their own health at the office. Age-appropriate, ergonomic workplaces are likewise supported as part of health and safety at work.

All employees are offered professional advice and help in their personal and professional life situations from an external partner. This round-the-clock offering can be used by employees and their family members free of charge – over the phone, online or personally.