Social responsibility Work environment In order to make our company even more attractive as an employer, we support flexible working models such as part-time hours and flexitime. As part of our mywork@blum initiative, we are also gradually introducing organisational changes – with respect to working hours and location, infrastructure and remuneration – to facilitate flexible working. For instance, we have abolished core working hours for administrative employees, expanded our policies for part-time staff in both administrative and production roles, and improved access to the infrastructure and equipment needed to support flexible and mobile working. We also operate remote offices in Vienna and Feldkirch in Austria in order to offer employees greater flexibility and help us keep pace with current trends such as the digitisation of the workplace, demographic changes and the shortage of skilled workers. We know that employees who feel motivated and well supported in the workplace and who are able to strike the right balance between their professional and private lives will perform better, have more motivation and also be healthier and more satisfied at work. Creating this kind of positive working environment is therefore central to our value system and one of the long-term goals that defines us as an employer and underlines just what it means to be part of the Blum team. We created our WORK ORANGE employer branding and START ORANGE apprentice branding precisely because we wanted showcase what working at Blum is like and underline the values at the heart of the Blum workplace, notably: respectful and equitable collaboration across all company structures and hierarchies (all employees are encouraged and expected to take responsibility for their work and are given opportunities to take on tasks that stimulate and interest them); zero tolerance of any form of unequal treatment or discrimination; and a working environment without prejudice, where all employees are treated equally regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, world view, nationality or ethnicity. ➔ GRI 406-1 Our WORK ORANGE and START ORANGE employer branding helps us to position ourselves as an attractive employer and recruit the skilled staff we need. As a business, we want to protect ourselves against the potential risks associated with staff turnover, the emigration of skilled workers and the resulting loss of expertise. We therefore offer our employees targeted personal development opportunities, including those defined in the Blum Path (more information in ‘Our comprehensive employee and organisational development strategy’ chapter). Our commitment to training and employee development has been recognised on multiple occasions, including with the ‘Employer Branding Award DACH 2023’ for START ORANGE and the ‘Brand 4 Young Talents’ award in the ‘Global Player’ category. 62 © Copyright by Blum
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