Betten Ammerer GesmbH & Co KG

  Key Information

  Abstract

  Objectives/reasons for the special best Practice

• Several women are in leading positions
• Familiar atmosphere
• Good internal communication
• No problems with sudden family incidents

  Target group

The employees of the company

  Best Practices-process/special Best Practices activities

All employees have been working for the company for a long time. Women have the opportunity to stay in contact with the company during the baby-time. So it is easier to return in the working process. The personell contact from employees to management is strong, which helps to go along with wishes for individual working time. 90 % of the women have been working in the enterprise for more than 20 years. They get their babies, return to the company as part-time employees and when the children are brought up they can work full time again.

  Other relevant information

• Family friendly measures like financial support, baby staff, ...
• Expanded vacation because of the illness of a child
• Expanded parental leave

Darbo Adolf AG

  Key Information

  Abstract

  Objectives/reasons for the special best Practice

• Qualified and satisfied employees
• Familiar atmosphere
• Flexible working times

  Target group

The employees of Darbo

  Best Practices-process/special Best Practices activities

Part time worker have the opportunity to do further training and to arrange their working hours individually. This leads to a very easy way of coping with both family and work. One woman works monday to thursday 8 and a half hours/day and has pare time on friday to do her "family work".

  Other relevant information

• Family friendly facilities
• Free social services
• Financial support in times of need
• Financial support for clothing, food, spare time,...

Adler Apotheke & Kräuter-Reformhaus Wurzelsepp

  Key Information

  Abstract

  Objectives/reasons for the special best Practice

• Create a family friendly atmosphere
• Satisfied and qualified employees
• Supporting problems with child care

  Target group

The employees of the company

  Best Practices-process/special Best Practices activities

Young mothers have the opportunity to stay in contact with the company during maternity leave: substitution for people on vacation, further training, meetings, projects, free working, company events and so on. Returning is supported by seminars, career planning, regular conversations, working time which fits care duties.

  Other relevant information

• Planning of career
• Financial support like family pay 14 times/year
• Link between management and employees: women for family questions

DI Hanns H. Schubert

  Key Information

  Abstract

  Objectives/reasons for the special best Practice

• Hold up a strong internal communication-system
• Keep satisfaction of employees very high
• Be supportive within the company and somewhere else

  Target group

• The employees of the company
• Social projects

  Best Practices-process/special Best Practices activities

In regular team meetings and coachings within all departments employees report about their ideas, discuss problems, projects and results. Deciding and creating along with employees is the principle. Women have the same chances like men, women are responsible for some important departments like marketing and recruiting.

  Other relevant information

• Further training is very imporant for the company
• Recruiting internally

Caritas der Diözese Graz-Seckau

  Key Information

  Abstract

  Objectives/reasons for the special best Practice

• Matching work-time and child care
• Family friendly attitude
• Familiar atmosphere
• Equality of chances

  Target group

The employees of Caritas

  Best Practices-process/special Best Practices activities

Return from the maternity leave is supported by: working time matching the child care, seminars,... . Women have the opportunity to stay in contact with the company during their baby-break. They get invitations to company events, get the company`s newspaper, take part at meetings or simply work a few hours. If the child care can not be arranged the employees can work at home.

  Other relevant information

• Child care and work of housewife is financially awarded
• All employees can use Caritas services
• Financial support 14 times/year

Dorf Installateur-Dorf Montage GesmbH & Co KG

  Key Information

The company created its own workingtime-system, called "Dorf-Modell", to be more flexible in changing eg. from part-time to full time working

  Abstract

  Objectives/reasons for the special best Practice

• Flexible working-time
• Satisfied employees
• New kind of work (tele-working)
• Create a modern and family friendly company

  Target group

The employees of the company

  Best Practices-process/special Best Practices activities

The company is divided into "Profi-Teams", which are different in size and output, which grants a very high flexibility. The "Dorfmodell" makes it possible to adjust the work-time to the lifestyle of the employees.

Examples for the system:

• An employee has left the company for 3 months for self-development;
• A technician in a leading position has taken paternity leave for 3 months when his wife did further training.
• The manager leaves for 6 months.

  Other relevant information

• The companies attention lies on the training of female trainees in unspecifical teaching profession
• Unity of profession, family and private interest

Hauser Parkett GesmbH & Co KG

  Key Information

Children of the employees have their own playing- and learning room, sick-care arrangments offered

  Abstract

  Objectives/reasons for the special best Practice

• Familiar atmosphere
• Special importance: child care
• Women-representative

  Target group

The employees of Hauser Parkett.

  Best Practices-process/special Best Practices activities

The atmosphere within the company is very familiar, all employees have been working for years at Hauser Parkett. Employees` children have their own playing- and learning-room, which supports the familiar atmosphere and makes child care a lot easier. The company members try to support each other in times of need.

  Other relevant information

• Hauser Parkett offers many family-services like rented cars, ...
• Part time employees work flexible

Högl&Lorenz

  Key Information

There is an individual work time arrangement for almost every women;

  Abstract

  Objectives/reasons for the special best Practice

To be an organisation, which

• shows consideration for problems and demand of the employees
• attachs great importance to flexible working times
• many internal benefits

  Target group

The employees of Högl+Lorenz plc.

  Best Practices-process/special Best Practices activities

The possibility of arranging working-time individually in many different ways, gives employees the chance to cope with both family and work. The different working-time arrangements show consideration for individual living situations, problems like school-opening-hours and so on. Almost every women, who want to work in flexible arrangements, realizes her own individual working plan. This is very important because 204 of the employed women have children under the age of 15 and have to care about them.

  Other relevant information

• Benefits for employees like vouchers for shoes,...
• Cheap canteen, meals can be taken at home for the family
• Vacation can be taken only for a few hours, for example for farmers in the summer time.

Intersport Zink-Eisenstadt KG

  Key Information

Special importance:
equal chances for all employees no matter which age, sex, position, ...

  Abstract

  Objectives/reasons for the special best Practice

• Equal chances for all employees
• Satisfied employees
• Supporting interpersonal relationships
• Child care within the company

  Target group

The employees of Intersport Zink

  Best Practices-process/special Best Practices activities

Employees organize their working time by themselves, which grants a better link between work and family. Necessary private things to do can be done during business hours. Sudden vacation or exemption is possible.

  Other relevant information

• Finacial support in times of need
• "Satisfied employee - satisfied costumer!"

Altenwohnheim Jakobushaus

  Key Information

Children of the employees spend time with elderly people, which stimulates their creativity and energy.

  Abstract

  Objectives/reasons for the special best Practice

• Create a friendly place to live for elderly people
• Create a positive and stimulating atmosphere
• Be a family friendly place to work

  Target group

The employees and inhabitants of Jakobushaus

  Best Practices-process/special Best Practices activities

Employees take their kids to work, the energy of the children stimulates the energy and creativity of the inhabitants. The elderly people don`t feel like living in a "Ghetto for old people". The children organize their own "art openings", and so on and the inhabitants tell them stories and feel like " second grandparents".

  Other relevant information

• Solidarity is very important
• Duty rosters are drawn up 2 month before, flexible changes individually

Stadtgemeinde Klosterneuburg

  Key Information

Special importance
paternity leave => return is granted

  Abstract

  Objectives/reasons for the special best Practice

• Make families stronger
• Child care system is big
• Positiv reaction for women
• Support paternity leave

  Target group

The employees of city of Klosterneuburg

  Best Practices-process/special Best Practices activities

Two men took paternity leave. Their returning in the company was granted, the promotion prospects were the same as before. The mayor: "I need people with extanded experience of life. In addition the family structure stabilizes during paternity leave." From 48 women who took maternity leave returned 40. Their returning was supported by child care, seminar, work-time, ...

  Other relevant information

Child care is big: during holidays all kids can be looked after in a particular kindergarden. The city pays all entries to swimming pool and ice-skating for schoolkids during the PE-lesson.

LKH Deutschlandsberg

  Key Information

Different work-time types like flexitime,
part time,...

  Abstract

  Objectives/reasons for the special best Practice

• Satisfied and trained employees
• Family friendly measures
• Flexible work time plans

  Target group

The employees of the LKH

  Best Practices-process/special Best Practices activities

5 % of all employees are flexi time workers, 33% of all women work part time, 5 people in a leading position are part time workers.
Employees can change from part to full time work or the other way around, if a job is free.
90% of all part time employees did internal and external further training in 1999.

  Other relevant information

• Financial support: birth of a child, marriage
• Expanded illness-care
• Company`s kindergarden

Menox Krankenanstalten GmbH

  Key Information

All female employees are re-employed after maternity leave.

  Abstract

  Objectives/reasons for the special best Practice

• Familiar atmosphere
• Create a better situation between work and family

  Target group

The employees of Menox

  Best Practices-process/special Best Practices activities

All women working in the company have returned from maternity leave. Since 1995 a woman has been taking her baby break. She is still absent but is working a few hours/week. Return from maternity leave is supported by working time which fits care duties. The employees can stay in contact with the company through working a few hours, substitution for people in vacation,... .

  Other relevant information

• Play and sportscorner for children
• Management consists of a man and a woman

Neusiedler AG

  Key Information

Many different types of working time offered:
eg. flexitime, flexiplace, jobsharing,
part-time working, ...

  Abstract

  Objectives/reasons for the special best Practice

• Create family friendly atmosphere
• Community within the company is important
• Being a healthy company

  Target group

The employees of Neusiedler plc.

  Best Practices-process/special Best Practices activities

Many different types of work-time arrangments makes it easier to cope with family and work. Tele-working makes working and taking care at the same time possible. Within the "Neusiedler Dialog" the employees are imformed about actual questions, discuss problems, communicate.
A special sports-community to keep the employees healthy and relaxed is supported by the company.

  Other relevant information

• Healthy company: fitness check during working hours
• Financial support and awarding during the year
• Sportscommunity introduced by company

Öbau Teubl GesmbH

  Key Information

Employees can use service- and sportsfacilities like golf, tennis, reduce goods, ...
Possibility of variable work time;

  Abstract

  Objectives/reasons for the special best Practice

• Creating a familiar working atmosphere
• Support in times of need
• Support of internal further training

  Target group

The employees of ÖBAU teubl

  Best Practices-process/special Best Practices activities

Variable work-time and part time parental leave is possible. In addition working time is related to individual needs, so coping with sudden familiar incidents is much easier.
The possibility of car sharing makes the way to work communicative and economic.

  Other relevant information

• Further training, continuing contact to parents of trainees
• Costs for family parties are paid by the company
• Child care
• Financial support in times of need

Tridonic Bauelemente GmbH

  Key Information

Creative planning of different working-time models particularly in the production

  Abstract

  Objectives/reasons for the special best Practice

• Create the most flexible work time system as possible
• Satisfied employees
• Create familiar atmosphere to get best motivation
• Facilities for including the family in the working-life

  Target group

The employees of Tridonic

  Best Practices-process/special Best Practices activities

Individual working-time like reducing or expanding of working hours caused by family incidents is possible. Because of maximum working capacity individual working-time in the production is very hard to coordinate. Creative solutions can be found. Tele-working in many different departments is very important for the company.

  Other relevant information

• Many family and women friendly measures
• Kindergarden for children of employees planned
• Show consideration for familiar situation at allocation of company flats

  Planned next steps

• Companies Kindergarden
• Further training offers
• New canteen

Voithofer

  Key Information

Working time can be arranged individually, employees coordinate

  Abstract

  Objectives/reasons for the special best Practice

• More time for family
• Specialiced and satisfied employees
• Community between employees and their families

  Target group

The employees of Voithofer

  Best Practices-process/special Best Practices activities

Every employee has the possibility to arrange his/her working-time by him/herself. Trough exact planning it is granted that the offices are always occupied. All employees are trained in all areas, so everybody can do a substitution. Also possible: tele-working via internet. A part of the working-time can be spent at home with the family.

  Other relevant information

• Every 3 months conversation about satisfaction of employees
• Spare-time program
• Independent working

Volkshochschule Bregenz

  Key Information

Internal communication system with overlapping working hours and a written Informationsystem via PC Further training quota: 100% !!
Also voluntary worker took part.

  Abstract

  Objectives/reasons for the special best Practice

• Satisfied employees because of internal communication
• Financial and emotional support from company
• Job-sharing wanted by employees

  Target group

The employees of the university

  Best Practices-process/special Best Practices activities

Worth mentioning in this company is the extremly good working internal communication system, which is important for the smooth exchange of information of all employees. There are calculated overlaps in working time, additionally a written Information system via PC and filing system.
At a meeting once a month all employees discuss appearing problems.

  Other relevant information

• Maximum quota of further training: 100% in 1999
• Human being is top priority!

ADEG AG

  Key Information

50% part time workers;
117 different types of flexitime work
from 3 to 44 hours/week

  Abstract

  Objectives/reasons for the special best Practice

• To be an organisation, which shows consideration for problems and demand of the employees
• attaches great importance to women in leading position
• single parent prefered
• many internal benefits

  Target group

The employees of ADEG Austria plc.

  Best Practices-process/special Best Practices activities

The possibility of arranging working-time individually in 117 different ways, gives employees the chance to cope with both, family and work. The different working-time arrangements show consideration for individual living situations, problems like school-opening-hours and so on.

  Other relevant information

• Single parent program
• Women in leading position
• Return from maternity leave

Wiener Städtische Allgem. Versicherung AG

  Key Information

The company is planning to open a company owned child care centre. Until then kids can be taken to work.

  Abstract

  Objectives/reasons for the special best Practice

• Measures for maximum relation between family and work
• Flexible working
• Familiar atmosphere
• Community within the company

  Target group

The employees of the company

  Best Practices-process/special Best Practices activities

The company is planning to open a company owned child care centre. Until then kids can be taken to work. In the case of further training seminars the management tries to show consideration with parents, who need babysitters.

  Other relevant information

• Financial support for food, spare-time, education,...
• Healthy food in the canteen
• Further trining for everybody
• Private kindergarden is planed

Werbeklaus GmbH

  Key Information

Individual Arrangement of working hours when employees arrange among each other and projects are finished in time

  Abstract

  Objectives/reasons for the special best Practice

• Create a friendly atmosphere
• Strong community
• Satisfied employees
• Be a family friendly company

  Target group

The employees of Werbeklaus

  Best Practices-process/special Best Practices activities

Employees are able to arrange their worktime individually, they only have to arrange with the others and finish their projects in time. This gives employees the chance to organize their working and private life more flexibly and individually. The employees support each other in times of need and meet regularly outside the company together with their families.

  Other relevant information

Employees are not only involved in decisions, they are also involved in the ownership of the company.