Life-Phase-Oriented Work
WACKER offers its employees extensive opportunities to balance their private and professional lives. These range from multiple work-time models, childcare assistance, and school-vacation support at Burghausen (our largest site) through to one week of “family time” for parents of children under eight and support for employees caring for relatives. Our company has a wide range of flextime models, including a self-regulated system based on trust (working-time autonomy). Where possible, we offer both full-time and part-time positions. In individual cases, WACKER enables employees to work from home (an option that may be combined with part-time work).
A pilot project on “mobile work” kicked off in November 2018 for employees at the Munich headquarters and the Stuttgart sales office. After obtaining approval from supervisors, employees have the opportunity of performing their work on a mobile basis to a certain extent. The aim of this new arrangement is to create a framework for modern working conditions that are flexible in terms of both time and place, and to keep pace with the digitalization megatrend. This pilot project will run for one year initially to gather experience with mobile work.
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Part-time employees, WACKER Germany |
3,013 |
2,984 |
2,975 |
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Of whom female |
921 |
912 |
873 |
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Of whom male |
2,092 |
2,072 |
2,102 |
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Part-time employees, WACKER Germany (%) |
29.3 |
29.9 |
30.4 |
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Employees in phased early retirement |
916 |
846 |
659 |
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Of whom in non-active phase |
386 |
326 |
222 |
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Our employees have access to a variety of leave options and part-time models for personal situations, such as providing care for family members with serious health conditions, pursuing further education or taking a sabbatical. Unpaid leave can be taken up to a maximum period of two years. These arrangements are based on the “Working Life and Demography” collective-bargaining agreement and offer employees a wide range of options for balancing their careers with different stages of their lives.
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Sabbaticals1 |
72 |
61 |
51 |
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Qualifications2 |
32 |
27 |
15 |
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Care3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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Total |
107 |
91 |
69 |
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In 2018, WACKER joined the “Familienpakt Bayern” network (Family Pact Bavaria) launched by the Bavarian government and industry, a move that highlights our goal to foster a family-friendly corporate culture. About 600 companies have joined the Pact.
We support childcare and the return to work after parental leave. There is a return-to-work seminar every year in Burghausen, for instance. At the Munich and Stuttgart sites, pme Familienservice GmbH helps employees find kindergarten and preschool places.
WACKER engages two service providers to handle family emergencies at its German sites. Whether employees themselves or family members fall ill or need nursing care, advice can be obtained from Amiravita GmbH. During the reporting period, both Amiravita and pme Familienservice presented their services at Burghausen and Munich through various informational campaigns.
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Parental leave |
513 |
488 |
445 |
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Of whom men |
264 |
244 |
217 |
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Of whom women |
249 |
244 |
228 |
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Returnees from parental leave |
364 |
351 |
299 |
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Of whom men |
258 |
244 |
209 |
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Of whom women |
106 |
107 |
90 |
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Returnees from parental leave who were still working for the company 12 months later |
357 |
345 |
296 |
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Of whom men |
254 |
242 |
206 |
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Of whom women |
103 |
103 |
90 |
In 2018, the Bavarian government ran its “Successful. Family-Friendly” corporate competition, in which it commended 20 companies, including WACKER, for their exemplary support in reconciling family life and work. 227 Bavarian companies from all industries and of all sizes participated in the competition. WACKER won in the following categories: “family-oriented work conditions,” “service and support offers,” “personnel development and sustainability,” “information and communications” and “corporate and leadership culture.”
In cooperation with pme Familienservice, WACKER offered a two-week vacation program for school children at the Burghausen site in August 2017. A total of 23 children aged 6 to 12 participated in the pilot project. The project continued in 2018 with 29 children participating.