{"id":582,"date":"2020-08-22T12:46:54","date_gmt":"2020-08-22T12:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nordzucker.com\/en\/?page_id=582"},"modified":"2025-05-13T11:44:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T09:44:08","slug":"work-life-balance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nordzucker.com\/en\/people-at-nordzucker\/working-at-nordzucker\/work-life-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"Work-Life-Balance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The focus is on people<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"py-4 text-xl leading-8\">\n\tNordzucker places a strong emphasis on employee development and on employee retention. This particularly includes the attractiveness of our work environment. Our work-life-balance initiatives help Nordzucker to fully meet the expectations for a modern employer.<br \/>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sustainable measures<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The working world has changed due the influence of new technologies, trends and changes in employees\u2019 expectations. Different generations work hand-in-hand and learn from each other and with each other. Today\u2019s work needs to align with individual interests, values and convictions.<br>Flexible working models, transparent communication structures and lean management structures are requested. These are high expectations, which we are happy to face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We offer modern HR concepts, foster individual fulfilment and enable our employees to balance work and personal lives. Employee development and retention is very important to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Work-life balance at Nordzucker<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>It is the little things in life that make a difference &#8211; Work-Life Balance at Nordzucker started with a comparatively small initiative of daily fresh fruit for all employees, daily and at no cost.<br>This was followed by health and nutrition initiatives, which have now become an integral part of the concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We value the right balance in day-to-day work \u2013 consequently, we enable flexible working hours and maintain continuous communication with our employees so that we can offer suitable and effective measures. Home office is a well-adapted and appreciated measure within the Nordzucker Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nordzucker promotes a family-friendly culture and supports the <em>Fortschrittsindex Vereinbarkeit<\/em> (compatibility progress index). The compatibility progress index was developed as part of the corporate programme <a href=\"http:\/\/www.erfolgsfaktor-familie.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Erfolgsfaktor Familie <\/a>by the German Federal Ministry for Family Affairs together with various companies, the German Federal Association of Human Resources Managers (BPM) and the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK). The online tool assists companies in assessing and enhancing their level of family-friendliness, thereby making it more visible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nordzucker sponsors a day care centre in Braunschweig and offers day care places to employees. Unexpected day care problems are not an issue for our employees \u2013 they use the in-house \u201cfamily room\u201d in our \u201ctime-out\u201d area, the \u201cAuszeit\u201d at our headquarters in Braunschweig.<\/p>\n\n\n<div>\n\t<amp-accordion\n\t\tid=\"accordion_69e397d44eb3b\"\n\t\ton=\"expand:AMP.setState({ 'accordion_69e397d44eb3b': true });collapse:AMP.setState({ 'accordion_69e397d44eb3b': false })\"\n\t\tdisable-session-states\n\t>\n\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"border-none outline-0 bg-primary-lighten-4 p-4 pl-16 my-2 font-bold text-lg relative\">\n\t\t\t\tA peak into the \u201cAuszeit\u201d (Time-Out Zone)\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block absolute left-0 ml-4 top-0 mt-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block\" [class]=\"!accordion_69e397d44eb3b ? 'block' : 'hidden'\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon--size-2\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/www.nordzucker.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/app\/public\/icons\/arrow-down-solid-dark.svg?ver=125) center no-repeat;\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hidden\" [class]=\"accordion_69e397d44eb3b ? 'block' : 'hidden'\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon--size-2\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/www.nordzucker.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/app\/public\/icons\/arrow-up-solid-dark.svg?ver=125) center no-repeat;\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content pl-8 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>Nordzucker\u2019s &#8220;Auszeit&#8221; in Braunschweig is a 60 m\u00b2 space where five different services are available to help reconcile work and family life and to promote health and well-being. The &#8220;Auszeit&#8221; was designed for our employees and tailored to their needs.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nordzucker.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/EFranke\u00a9HA-825.jpg\" class=\"max-w-full\" \/>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\n<p>It offers a massage and physiotherapy area, a dry-cleaning and ironing service, a fitness area including Powerplate\u00ae, a brainLight system (audio-visual deep relaxation with massage), a lounge area and a family room for employees with unexpected day care problems. The &#8220;Auszeit&#8221; has been a much-used and appreciated space for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nordzucker.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/EFranke\u00a9HA-782.jpg\" class=\"max-w-full\" \/>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The enjoyable lounge atmosphere in the &#8220;Auszeit&#8221; was extended to the Nordzucker Diner. The Diner is an inviting space with plenty of room for our employees to network, eat or play table football. Short breaks at the Diner or at the &#8220;Auszeit&#8221; with a coffee and a magazine or book, support the daily balance of our employees.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nordzucker.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/P1000190.jpg\" class=\"max-w-full\" \/>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t<\/amp-accordion>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Nordzucker, the focus is on people, placing emphasis on employee development and retention and ensuring an attractive work environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8602,"parent":361,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"page_category":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nordzucker.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/582"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nordzucker.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nordzucker.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nordzucker.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nordzucker.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=582"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/www.nordzucker.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8603,"href":"https:\/\/www.nordzucker.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/582\/revisions\/8603"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nordzucker.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/361"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nordzucker.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nordzucker.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"page_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nordzucker.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/page_category?post=582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}